M1 Mac | Save Money with an External Drive

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Before buying the M1 Mac save money with an external drive. In this review of the M1 Mac mini and really all Apple M1 Silicon macs, I discuss the importance of investing in as much RAM and storage as you can, but really prioritizing the RAM specifically. Should you get 8GB or 16GB of RAM? When it comes to the 16GB of RAM on this M1 Mac mini it seems that it is helping with many of these intensive tasks such as video editing and photo editing. It's hard to really future proof any piece of technology since the evolution is a very fast constant, but this would be a one way to ensure you'll get more longevity out of your M1 Mac.
As much as we’re seeing with the efficiency in these M1 Macs, Apple’s silicon does also seem to improve with more RAM, which makes sense. In Final Cut Pro I’ve definitely been pushing this Mac to the limits and so far it has not disappointed. With non-native apps such as the ones from Adobe, like Premiere Pro, this extra RAM is going to be utilized. Whether working with the M1 MacBook Air, M1 MacBook Pro, or the M1 Mac mini, this buying recommendation is the same for the whole line up.
Investing in and editing on external SSD drives can save you money in the long run while still getting very similar performance to what you’ll see using the internal hard drives. These are two of the best external SSD drives I've used on a Mac. Keep in mind that this is not just pure SSD benchmarks, but an actual use case for video editing and RAM intensive tasks.
Gear mentioned in this Video:
SanDisk Extreme (T00-G25): geni.us/n0B9Q (Amazon)
Samsung T5: geni.us/oS8Hv6K (Amazon)
Samsung T7: geni.us/IwAMY8 (Amazon)
DIY Solutions I've Tested:
Fledging TB3 Enclosure: geni.us/flJqziY (Amazon)
Acasis: geni.us/1vu6Jqc (Amazon)
WD SSD (gen 3 option): geni.us/N2FAzD (Amazon)
Silicon Power SSD: geni.us/vhGG (Amazon)
Sabrent USB-C Enclosure: geni.us/7iogvd (Amazon)
WD SSD (750): geni.us/N2FAzD (Amazon)
WD SSD (850): geni.us/gJKK1si (Amazon)
M1 Macbook Air: geni.us/aB6N (Amazon)
M1 Mac Mini: geni.us/pDK2b (Amazon)
Anker Mini Dock: geni.us/ACcOo (Amazon)
Thunderbolt 3 Dock: geni.us/ATbaAjc (Amazon)
MX Master 3: geni.us/pfEgz (Amazon)
MX Keys: geni.us/4wiTh (Amazon)
Ultrawide Monitor: geni.us/un9I (Amazon)
Monitor Arm: geni.us/7j1xeS (Amazon)
Audio Gear:
Overhead Microphone: bit.ly/DeityS2SMic
Overhead Mic on Amazon: geni.us/s1A9eNK (Amazon)
Broadcast Microphone (Q9U): geni.us/QkBCC (Amazon)
Handheld Recorder: geni.us/MTyrz (Amazon)
MOTU Interface: geni.us/NMoYwcJ (Amazon)
ATR Dynamic Microphone: geni.us/0V4K0Rk (Amazon)
Samson Dynamic Microphone Choice: geni.us/fVng5fM (Amazon)
Studio Headphones (250 Ohms): geni.us/BuzD (Amazon)
Yamaha Monitors (single): geni.us/MbemtUC (Amazon)
Studio Monitor Stands: geni.us/MiBAiE6 (Amazon)
What I use to Film:
My Primary Camera: geni.us/gQQxjr3 (Amazon)
Prime Lens 16mm: geni.us/BlBd9 (Amazon)
Sony 18-105: geni.us/Jb3O0 (Amazon)
SanDisk Extreme: geni.us/9MHZlT (Amazon)
Manfrotto Tripod (for vlogging): geni.us/0SYQD (Amazon)
Light Dome: geni.us/TzffFw (Amazon)
Key Light: geni.us/n2kAe (Amazon)
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@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

For all of you who have reached out about the NVMe options. Well, I did a video on that right here friends: bit.ly/NVMeM1Mac So just to clarify, invest in what you can afford. I'm often asked about future proofing your investment whether with phones, computers, or any other tech. It's a fast moving target, but bumping up your RAM (in my opinion and workflow) will give you the most longevity out of your M1 Mac. The more I push this device with multiple tasks, the more I'm seeing how "pressured" the RAM gets. Will the base models be sufficient for most tasks? Sure. This has been tested by many creators here. I'm just sharing my use case and workflow, and the extra RAM is helpful. Go do the things, and you know where to find me.

@zednik8956 3 года назад

Upgrading your ram is honestly very important for a device like this, the mac uses something called swap memory which is basically constantly writing and deleting to your SSD which honestly kills the lifespan of your drive which btw is on the cpu with the ram etc as its all on the chip. So getting something like this not only allows you to invest in more ram but i also lets you get more life out of your maching if you are going to be using it for more than 2 years like quite a lot of people do ( im still using my 2013 15" )

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

You know my feeling on the RAM😉 I hear you. And, for anyone even thinking about using LogicProX, especially using Rosetta, it will use as much RAM as it can. I found this out pretty quickly. It works well on the chip, but it’s also hungry for RAM.

@xStarx889 2 года назад

How much storage did you get w/the Mac mini M1 Ik you got 16 gb of ram but what was the main storage on the device?

@KevinRossRN 2 года назад

I ended up getting 1TB…if you’re asking about my configuration.

@hatyarayt8939 Год назад

Can I scrub easily through 6k timeline on M2 air with t5..??

@temitayoisme 3 года назад

I like how your m1 reviews have been peaking. Good content and excellent delivery

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Much appreciate you my friend. It’s been fun over here. As you know (as a creator), I enjoy hanging out chatting it up with everyone.

@cke2856 3 года назад

Thank you. Glad I found your channel on my suggestion feed.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Well I'm glad we found each other. Great to have you around.

@HighWayDog010 3 года назад

I am new to the world of Apple. Just ordered the Mac Mini M1, 16gb ram. But what I actually want to say is the way you interact to your fanbase is just awesome. You talk in a clear and understanding way, and just help so much with your videos. Definitely subbed

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

That’s awesome you’ve got a mini on the way, and also awesome to have you here. Really appreciate you taking the time to comment. Look forward to seeing you around. 🤙👍

@gilberttosanchez 3 года назад

Bro, i'm in the middle of changing my room and remodeling and coming up with ideas and ended up deciding on a mac. I haven't bought it yet but you explained everything I needed to know clearly.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

That’s awesome! Very glad to help. And best of luck and getting everything dialed in. 👊

@MattsTechCorner 3 года назад

Glad I upgraded to 16 GB RAM and kept my M1 Mac Mini. This was a really great informative video and will check out more of these videos on external drives. Looking forward to more tech content.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Hey Matt, glad to have you here and awesome that I was able to help. And yes, that 16GB of RAM (I think) is a worthwhile investment. Look forward to seeing you around.

@massagewithmike 3 года назад

Just bought the sandisk, great video, love the presentation, underrated channel

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Congrats on the SanDisk. Hope it works out for you. And many thanks for the comment. 👊

@IsaacYongMusic 3 года назад

Hey man, just discovered your video and really like your presentation. It feels like you’re talking to a friend! I seldom subscribe based on just one video but I did it for your channel 😉

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Well alright! 👊 That’s what it’s like around here. I want everyone to feel welcome. Look forward to seeing you around the channel.

@evenflow509 2 года назад

Kevin I have learned SO much about SSDs in the last few days thx to your channel. Thank you so much for the detailed tech information along with real world examples. I’m currently trying to decide which size internal SSD I need for the MacBook Pro I’ll be ordering. The 3-5 vids I’ve watched of yours have helped immensely.

@KevinRossRN 2 года назад

Awesome. Really glad these are helping.

@markdouglas8073 3 года назад

First time viewer. That was helpful. Thanks.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Well I'm super glad I was able to help. Thanks!

@burlutskiyas 3 года назад

Thanks man! Was hesitated first, but bought M1-256 + T7 and UBS hub from your links.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Thanks! The external SSD should serve you well my friend.

@mrbartle7556 3 года назад

Thanks my man, brilliant vid, really appreciate it. Just deciding if the new Mac Mini is my next computer. People like you, making all these great videos which must take you ages to do - it's brilliant, thanks a lot, really appreciate all the work you do :)

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Thanks! Yes, these videos sometimes take days to plan, record and edit...although the editing part is a lot quicker on these machines 😉

@LEEITANAGAR 3 года назад

Great tips. Thank you. Really help full.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Glad that it helped. Thanks for letting me know. 👍🙏

@troyl.jackson3449 3 года назад

Great video I dont know if I will spend the money for that just yet but thanks for the review!

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

My pleasure. And thank you for hanging out here.

@CamReid 3 года назад

This is exactly what I needed to know, than you!

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

I made this video for you 😉

@dimitrithomas 3 года назад

Great video, thanks! Subscribed!

@seekingHim2010 2 года назад

Thank you, Kevin, this helped me out so much. I am a bit late on getting a mac mini but this helped me make the decision.

@KevinRossRN 2 года назад

That’s great! Best of luck 🤞

@james11h 3 года назад

You just saved me a lot of money! I’ve never had a problem fitting my program files on 256 GB, but I was wanting more storage for games and media with my new drone. For the cost of 512 GB internal, I can have 256 + 1 TB external SSD. Makes a lot of sense to me since I’ll only need the SSD when I’m docked and wanting to play games or do creative work. Patiently waiting for my 256/16 GB M1 MBP

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Hey, saving people money and saving lives...sometimes at the same time ;) Really glad that this help out friend. I think you will find that these external SSDs are so versatile. Even with 1TB of internal, I still use these SSDs every day. They're awesome. Best of luck on your set up. That little MBP is going to scream.

@freddierodriguez3036 3 года назад

Very professional. Very clean. Very informative. You remind me of Mark Wahlberg and John Cena. Best wishes to you brother! ✊🏼

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Thanks a hundred times over! Appreciate you very much. Sending my best to you as well.

@rahulmaron 3 года назад

i can't see john cena. do you?

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

I’ve got my eyes out 👀

@viralone912 3 года назад

@@KevinRossRN I am editor so I can edit 300gb movie is in external so I can edit in 256 gb ssd m1 air

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

You can edit as much footage as the external has available space for and that internal can just host the app itself.

@robioavion 3 года назад

Wow! So calm. First time watching you and loving your energy.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Much appreciated friend. Glad to have you over here and hope that this helped.

@GearStuffandThings 3 года назад

You’ve fast become one of my favorite channels. Respect

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Many thanks friend. Glad you’re here.

@damering7116 3 года назад

You are on point! I always wondered what the rendering time between internal ssd vs external. Crazy it was that much of a difference. Sandisk extreme are great drives. Built well and dependable. I ordered 16gb/256 MacBook Pro. I am excited for this. Looking forward to more of your videos.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Hey, just trying to research and help where I can 👊 Much appreciated friend. Keep us posted when that MBP comes in. See you around the channel.

@tonyodoherty6241 3 года назад

Hi very helpful, nice and clear presentation. Silly question may I ask where you got your headphones stand?

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Sure thing. I actually got it from Amazon. Love it: amzn.to/3mNbTsg

@mrbigg2u 2 года назад

Very usual info mate. Answered my question 👊🏼

@KevinRossRN 2 года назад

Glad this helped. Thanks for being here.

@DanielGardner 2 года назад

Helpful! Thanks Kevin.

@KevinRossRN 2 года назад

You bet. Thank you.

@dant.6364 3 года назад

According to a review on Anandtech, the t7 consumes about 4 times less power compared to the Sandisk Extreme Pro and is almost as fast. This is important if you are also going to use an SSD with a tablet or phone.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Yes, love Anandtech as a resource. I may have to test this out as well since my T5 has always been my go to for the iPad and phones. Appreciate you dropping that nugget of info here.

@riverbenddrummer 3 года назад

I bought the Sandisk 500gb for like $80 bucks, and I love it

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

These things are great. Love hearing that others are getting use out of them. Appreciate the comment friend.

@kamertonaudiophileplayer847 3 года назад

A very good video, keep the good work.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

I’ll keep moving forward, thanks!

@ShineBrightDemi 3 года назад

Nice video! Very informative. Thank you

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Very glad it helped.

@johnz1582 3 года назад

why are you so soothing to hear

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Hey, as long as I’m not putting you to sleep 😴 😄

@mikebryant4146 3 года назад

Great video. Could you do a similar one evaluating Logic Pro X on the Mac Mini please!

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Sure. What’s your particular use case with Logic? I will say that it does get hungry for RAM, but that’s usually been my experience.

@mikebryant4146 3 года назад

@@KevinRossRN I am in the market for upgrading and would be interested in what your investigations would reveal in terms of pros and cons. Thanks for asking!

@rosettacarr406 3 года назад

@@KevinRossRN i would also like one on logic please. i'm a producer

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Are there specific third party plugins you’re using at the moment?

@rosettacarr406 3 года назад

@@KevinRossRN spitfire and native instruments but I’m looking to add more with time

@smokey240 2 года назад

Outstanding presentation, thank you.

@KevinRossRN 2 года назад

I appreciate you taking the time to be here.

@jkmadetoworship 3 года назад

Very informative! Very pofesional! Thank you so much.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

My pleasure, friend. Glad you’re here.

@rodneyturnerphoto 3 года назад

I recently purchased the Sandisk Extreme Pro V2. Now I'm waiting on my MBP (M1) to arrive.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Alrighty! Nice. What will be your primary use case?

@rodneyturnerphoto 3 года назад

@@KevinRossRN photography and drone footage.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Saweet! It’s been such a pleasure editing on this M1. Keep me in the loop on what you think of it when it comes in.

@rodneyturnerphoto 3 года назад

@@KevinRossRN will do

@rodneyturnerphoto 3 года назад

It's fast for my needs, but doesn't not achieve rated speeds because it USB and TB3. Around 830mb/s.

@scampifingers 3 года назад

I really enjoyed this vid, thank you! I’ve ordered my M1 MacBook Pro with the 16gb RAM.. but I have a Sabrent 1TB rocket ($100) and an external TB3 case ($100) that acts as a heat sync. I’m able to get read and write speeds of around 2500Mb/s even through the TB3 cable This has saved me hundreds of dollars with amazing performance So much better value for the cost compared the ready made external SSDs and upgrading the internals with Apple

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

I was just looking at the Sabrent yesterday. I agree that these cases and buying your own NVMe is a huge plus. Working on a setup from OWC to review. Let me know what Read/Write you’re getting when you’re able to test your MBP.

@scampifingers 3 года назад

@@KevinRossRN Hey I got my m1 Mac I was able to 1200Mb/s write speed and 2400Mb/s read pretty impressive for $200

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

That is impressive. And I hope this translates to real world performance, getting you as close to those internal speeds as possible. Really appreciate you keep us all updated. Makes research a little easier 😉

@richaellr 3 года назад

Crisp audio. Great lighting. Straight to the point information.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Why thank you. Happy to be of service 👊

@dproulx222 2 года назад

Subscribed.... Always find your videos informative. More importantly I agree 100% with your rationales. You really are a pleasure to listen too. Thanks Ross.....Stay Cool..... I'm Canadian living in South Korea.

@KevinRossRN 2 года назад

Hey, so glad to have you here my friend. Fantastic that the content helps you with your buying decision. Sending my best to you. Look forward to seeing you again.

@philriot 3 года назад

That was my thinking when I ordered my M1 Mac mini. I ordered the 16gb and bought a 500gb T7.👍

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Nice! It’s honestly a great way to save some cash and they really are convenient to have around. Do you have the mini or still waiting on it?

@philriot 3 года назад

@@KevinRossRN I’m still waiting on it, it supposed to be delivered by the 12/15. 👍

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Excited for you! Seriously. I personally hadn’t been this excited about a piece of tech in a long time. I decided to order the MBA as well, but the RAM bump pushed it out closer to Christmas. Let me know what you think when you get it. Stoked for you.

@ibrahimdunga 3 года назад

im thinking on buying the mbp m1 16gb ram and 512gb ssd what do u guys think it will cost me 1675€ with student discount

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

So, not sure of your situation, but is that an attainable budget goal? What will you mostly be using it for?

@impatrickt 3 года назад

Great vid!

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Thanks brother! Was (literally) just watching your desk setup when this notification popped up. I think the Internet is following us 👀 Anyway, back over to yours.

@chiragmehta8212 3 года назад

I like your to the point presentation. New sub

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Nice! 💪 Much appreciate it. Looking forward to having you around here.

@swissheartydogs 3 года назад

Many thanks. Waiting for 16GB/512 (then external SSDs) M1 Mac mini: What’s your screen?

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Awesome! The screen is in the description, but it’s a viewsonic ultra wide. I love it.

@jackdolah2031 2 года назад

DUDE YOU ARE SO UNDERRATED!!!!!

@KevinRossRN 2 года назад

A big thanks my friend. Glad it helped.

@ananas830 3 года назад

Perfect, Thx for This great video 👍

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

And thank you!

@rickycgarrett 3 года назад

Just stumbled onto your channel because I myself just bought a base model M1 Mac Mini and love hearing the opinions on the machine. Very informative and very well shot. You should have more subs.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Appreciate you stumbling over here. Happy to help. Do you have your Mac already, and if so, what do you think of it?

@rickycgarrett 3 года назад

@@KevinRossRN I have it, the keyboard, and the mouse. Just shopping displays right now.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Nice! Best of luck on the display. That’s a whole other rabbit hole to go down. 😀

@rickycgarrett 3 года назад

@@KevinRossRN just wanted to do a follow up Kevin. I got the Dell S2721Q and mounted the Mac Mini to the back. So sick and really clean setup. Loving the Mac Mini’s power so far.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Yes! I love that you circled back around. That’s so great to hear my friend. And, so stealth behind that monitor 🥷I hope it continues to work out for you.

@gsansoucie 3 года назад

I saw your other video first, then this one. Great videos and great concept. For me, it’s less about the performance and savings and way more about pushing the organization of my files as far forward into my workflow as possible. I tend to “accumulate” data and that accumulates on my primary HD. It becomes a pain to cull later. If I am working off an external SSD, the accumulation still happens, but it happens on an external drive. When I run out of space, I buy a new one. This would leave my primary HD free of the junk I can’t seem to get rid of. I am not a pro. Just an amateur. I have decades of photos and videos from family and personal work and am looking at starting a pretty specific YT channel so I expect to gather more files in the coming months and years.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

I hear you. I have about 60 TBs of data/footage. I move everything over to my NAS once I’m done with a project. File management is really boring, but oh so necessary. Appreciate you stopping by.

@alexcarter1413 3 года назад

Very informative, thanks :)

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

You got it. Thank you 🙏

@Shamaoxuan 2 года назад

Hi, Kevin. It is a great content. I find your video is really tech savvy and smart. I really want to watch all of it, as compare to other videos I watched this is more detailed and professional. Also, a bit of personal preferences, if the video can have separate segments to divide your content to different talking points, it will be much easier to get your valuable points quicker. This is a great work. Just want to offer a little suggestion for people who may not that good at tech.

@KevinRossRN 2 года назад

Thanks. I’ve added more time stamps in more recent videos, usually those that are over 10 minutes long or those that have a clear delineation. Appreciate the feedback and glad you’re here.

@hendripraminiarto5702 2 года назад

i like your channel, my english is so bad but your articulation is great for me to understan this video

@KevinRossRN 2 года назад

That’s awesome. Glad to help, and so glad to have you here.

@LukePollack 3 года назад

Great video mate! A-roll frame is clean!!

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Thanks! Trying to keep it clean around here 😉 😀

@holywaterandgreentea 2 года назад

Excellent thanks

@KevinRossRN 2 года назад

Thank you 🙏

@fridayfryguy 3 года назад

For my Macmini I went with just the 8gigs of ram as I'm mostly just running Figma and occasionally Affinity photo and affinity designer. It all runs incredibly smoothly. But totally understandable for someone doing video editing to need more RAM. I also buy an external drive when I need more space it but so far I just store files in the cloud.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

You will certainly be just fine with that my friend. I need to test out Affinity on this machine. Thanks for reminding me 😄

@PankajDevarai 3 года назад

This channel is underrated!!!

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Well at least I’m not overrated 😂 Thanks so much. I appreciate you hanging out with us here.

@metajohndoe 3 года назад

That’s so love, fam 🙌🏻

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

It goes deep around here 😉👍

@MrAverageViewer 3 года назад

This is great advice, and that saves lots of unnecessary expense. External Drives, and even FREE cloud storage on sites like DropBox, and Box, help people on tight budges. Great video! Thanks for such practical tips!

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Glad to have you here. Happy that it helped.

@Vazhakattu 3 года назад

Thanks! Such simple clear advice. And yes; you are movie star material 😄

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

You comment may just go to my head 🎥🎬🍿 Ha! Thanks so much, friend. Glad that I was able to contribute to a small part of your buying decision. Much appreciated 🙏

@KitchenTumblers 3 года назад

This was great!

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Thanks so much.

@RJUnleashedVideos 2 года назад

Totally Agree! So happy with the M1 Mini with 16 GB of RAM, thanks to you. Coupled with 500GM HD. Thought I'd share for your new viewers. Kevin finally laid down the 129 for the SanDisk EXTreme SSD 1 TB! Funny story, I bought the SanDisk for my son for Xmas. After talking to him before the holiday, He told me he has A SD SSD Extreme. So I kept it and bought him a weather vane monitor system for his house. It was a Win Win! Happy New Year my friend!

@KevinRossRN 2 года назад

Ha! That is funny, and glad to hear that it all worked out. And that’s a great price on that SanDisk. Really hard to beat for the price, honestly. Great to see you again. Happy New Year to you as well.

@TheStringBreaker 3 года назад

Great video!

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Really appreciate that!

@philippinesunfiltered421 3 года назад

Very soothing voice. Great tips as well

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Many thanks. Appreciate you 🙏

@JoeCastellon 2 года назад

Thank you for this video. I am now more confident about buying an M1 Mac Mini with base storage and 16GB RAM. I currently have a base model 2015 MacBook Pro 13 and I edit off 2 Pioneer External SSDs that I set on raid through MacOS's Disk Utility. Each disk transfers just over 400MB/s, and in raid they nearly reach 900MB/s. They are on a USB hub connected to the USB-A port on my MBP. My footage is 1080p but I export in 4K. Render times are not a concern to me, but I do need to be able to edit smoothly, which is what my current MBP struggles with.

@KevinRossRN 2 года назад

Yeah, I’m going to be doing another video where I talk about the edit itself. Export isn’t usually an issue, but scrubbing through and playing the timeline with edits can certainly slow things down. Glad to help.

@vladv2777 3 года назад

Yep, will get one. Thank you

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Best of luck 🤞

@joshsimmo 3 года назад

Great content Kevin.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Thanks so much!

@teves9656 3 года назад

Thank you for using the metric system!

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Ha! Well I try. I’m a healthcare provider so I live in the metric system professionally, however living in the US I tend to get pulled back every now and again 😉

@sonygoup 3 года назад

I bought the based mode to use it for a while then reseller as my country is 6 to 1 USD. I'll buy the 16gb model next year. My first Mac so I'm hyped for it to arrive. I'm gonna be learning video editing to get into it as I already do film Photography

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

It’ll provide you with a fantastic start. Feel free to pop back over and let me know what you think.

@LamarMK 3 года назад

Great Video Brother! Keep it up. 💪

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Thanks my man. Appreciate you 👊💥

@LamarMK 3 года назад

@@KevinRossRN Yeah Bro. Appreciate the Friendship. 👊

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Back at you brother 👊

@brucekennedy5274 3 года назад

Solid advice 👍

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Trying to help where I can. Thank you!

@tinywong101 3 года назад

Great job with all your videos!!! I was wondering what were your thoughts on the AGPTEK USB-c Docking HDD enclosure?

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

I'm actually in the process of reviewing a similar setup. It seems like a good piece of tech, but I'd like to test the speeds on that hard drive enclosure.

@tinywong101 3 года назад

@@KevinRossRN cool thanks!!!

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

You bet. 👍

@KiaraHargrove 3 года назад

Great video Kevin! I just purchased the new MacBook Pro earlier today! 👊🏾🔥💯

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Say what!!!??? You did? Oh I can’t wait to hear what you think of it. Awesome 🤙

@KiaraHargrove 3 года назад

@@KevinRossRN Yes I did! I got you! 😤🔥💯

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Ha! Sweet! 🤙🛹

@charlesgraham4286 3 года назад

Thanks appreciated the video

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

And I appreciate you being here with us on this one.

@michaelyusko 3 года назад

Great video. My man where do I find your headphone stand?

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Thanks. I picked it up on Amazon. It was a great little find. I’ve had it for quite some time now.

@sueskiing 3 года назад

Interesting video as I'm planning on buying the Mac Mini M1 with the bigger memory but want to save on the storage. I'm not doing video editing really just my own iPhone videos and photo editing but I do have a lot of photos and I have all my own CD's ripped to my current Mac Mini 2014 machine. Would love to see a similar video showing how you can store music, photos and everyday usage geared for a normal consumer and not a RU-vid creator using an external hard drive and so saving money on the Mac Mini. Thanks

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

How’s your current mini holding up these days? I have one from 2009 that still works. External drives are definitely a life saver.

@allucinox 3 года назад

Hi Kevin. Thanks a lot for your videos. I have one question: how about Backups? Do you use Time Machine? If yes, are you using a SSD or normal HDD?

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

I only use time machine on one of my machines that I use for my business outside of creating because most of my creative is on a server. That being said, I did do a video recently on backups. You could start with a HDD on a budget. In the video I did I had a 14TB drive that cost around $200US

@tedwa3 2 года назад

You are so right about the 8 gb of ram verses 16. I have a Macbook pro 2013 (upgraded to 16g of ram 512) and it is kicking my iMac 2015 tail (8g Ran 1TB).. thank you for the knowledge.

@KevinRossRN 2 года назад

You got it 👍 Thank you for the time you spent here. 🤘

@BrooklynCashmere 2 года назад

Appreciate this video! I am on several (lol) waitlist for a Sony A7s3 and looking to purchase the M1 16g/512 MBP. I wanted to be able to edit completely from an external SSD so I appreciate your REAL LIFE test 💪🏾🙌🏾

@KevinRossRN 2 года назад

Oh, the a7siii? Nice! I think you’re going to love it. And yes, you’ll be able to edit that footage on the external.

@BrooklynCashmere 2 года назад

@Kevin Ross yes if it ever comes back in stock 😵‍💫🥴 lol. SUPER excited, tho I've been waiting AWHILE 😤. Looking forward to upgrading my gear 😊💪🏾😎

@KevinRossRN 2 года назад

I know, a bunch of creators have stock alerts set because it seems everyone is waiting…although we’ll see if that A7IV changes that up slightly. 🤷‍♂️

@Tfrank22 3 года назад

Great video, Kevin!

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Many thanks T! Hope you’re doing well.

@Tfrank22 3 года назад

@@KevinRossRN you’re welcome. All is well. Hope that you’re doing well too.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Awesome to hear. You keep rocking faces. All good here 😉

@robbyrow 3 года назад

Love and appreciate your content my dude.. just picked up an M1 Mac mini to help cut down some time editing in Adobe Premiere Pro. Was wondering how iCloud can still update across all my devices if I'm using the PRO portable external SSD as my main hard drive? Hopefully that makes sense lol. Thanks again homie.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Thanks! So do you want to sync everything from the SSD to iCloud? Or just manually put those files in there?

@robbyrow 3 года назад

@@KevinRossRN Appreciate the response man.. so I mainly want to run all my video editing on the SSD which I believe I know how from one of your videos. But I'm running into a problem with my iCloud Drive.. since I have the lowest storage space on the M1 all my content that's on iCloud won't sync to the M1 and if I just use the SSD to store everything then I won't be able to access the new content I create on the M1 across my other devices unless I just keep airdropping. Yikes that's a lot.. basically wanted to know if there was a way I can use the SSD you recommended as a means to keep my iCloud updating across all my devices. sorry that's so jumbled lol. Once again, appreciate the help brother.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Well, to simply a little, because all of that footage is going to pile up quickly, have you thought about a back up drive, like an easy store or something similar? The SSD is great to edit off of and have a few active projects, but that space will get eaten up quickly. I’d advise a cheaper solution like a hard disk drive for archiving. It’ll give you so much more space at a reasonable price. You can often find those drives on sale pretty regularly, especially at Best Buy.

@robbyrow 3 года назад

@@KevinRossRN awesome. Thanks again dude! Keep killing it.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Indeed 👊🤙

@NotEmilyInParis 3 года назад

Thanks. I've a bunch of those drives so I think I'll make the leap to the mac mini.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Mac mini it is! What do you currently have?

@NotEmilyInParis 3 года назад

I have a 2010 Mac Pro 5.1 which has served me well.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Hey, I’ve got two MBPs from 2010 that we still have in rotation. I hear you on that one. So it sounds like you’re due for an upgrade 😀

@lchanceiv 3 года назад

Do you have a video describing the performance gains/losses of booting from an external ssd or nvme drive on an M1 Mac. I have a base Mac mini M1.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Not booting from, but running programs, gaming, editing, etc. it depends on the SSD, but Gen 2 performs similarly to a NVMe. Have a couple of videos on that, and my latest video (today) is on a thunderbolt 4 dock that when fully saturating the ports, boosts the performance.

@JanineMKartist 3 года назад

Some comments i read on the sandisk one was it was failing on people and they were losing files. What are your thoughts? I plan to get the m1x mbp about to launch so I want a decent portable drive that won’t break the bank.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Let’s just say that any SSD can certainly fail and backing up your files regularly is recommended, however I will also say that I use the SanDisk SSD all the time. You even used it today on a project and so far it’s been great. Western Digital makes the drives inside of those enclosures. I also use several DIY NVMe thunderbolt 3 and thunderbolt 4 enclosures.

@typegstream7984 3 года назад

Can you show us your ssd workflow. some of us are not really familiar with working through your ssd. and tell us the pro's and con's. Thank you Kevin

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Sure, here is a detailed walkthrough: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QhjQjBCHWQ8.html I have a pinned comment in this video which states to make sure you keep original media on the external rather than copying it to the internal as I had in this video. I typically keep all original media on the external.

@markay_ 3 года назад

Thx for all your effort you put into making these useful videos! One question: what does your workflow look like when using the external ssd‘s? Plugging in the SD card and copying it onto the mac and then to the external SSD or copying the content of the SD card directly to the external SSD?

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

So using a hub, just plugging in the SD card to the computer (via the hub), then moving files from the SD to the SSD...I really need to do a video on this. I get asked this all the time, so I better answer the community with a step by step 😀

@BrooklynCashmere 2 года назад

I was wondering the EXACT same thing! LoL. I’m coming across this vid nearly a year later so if you’re made a vid answering this PLEASE drop a link. Also wondering if an SSD would work as seamlessly if editing on an m1 iPad Pro? 🤔🤔🤔

@KevinRossRN 2 года назад

Yes, I have a video for both. My workflow, and editing on an external SSD in LumaFusion on the M1 iPadPro…I can grab those links.

@ZA-kt8vp 2 года назад

What mic do you use to record your videos? Thanks for the video.

@KevinRossRN 2 года назад

If you’re referring to this video it should be in the description, but I believe it’s the shotgun mic from Deity. Still use it to boom mic shots.

@eyoyo642000 3 года назад

Do you have any videos on how to set up external ssd for gaming on the new mini mac

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

In my latest video there’s a section (time stamped) about gaming, and setting it up on steam, however I’m in the middle of testing a full gaming walkthrough.

@Igotacode 3 года назад

I'm building a M1 Mac Mini 16 gig system with a Samsung 500 gig T5 and 500 gig T7 ssd. I don't shoot or process any video but work with large RAW files in my photography. I'm using two hubs, an Elecife and AGPTEK hub. That gives me 1.25 TB of storage.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Nice! That’s definitely quite a bit of storage. And I think as long as you’re not needing that speed through the hub, then that should work.

@kennymccannYT 3 года назад

Thanks!

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Right back at you. Appreciate your time. 🤙

@manyshap 2 года назад

Just what I was looking for. I decided to buy the new Macbook Pro M1 Pro base model, which means 512 GB so I need external storage but not paying +$200. Thank you!

@KevinRossRN 2 года назад

Hey happy to help. It’s a great workflow. Best of luck.

@azizaelghali 3 года назад

Hey Kevin i just subscribed and turned my notifications on to your channel i reallllly like the way you explain things i really hope i get to learn a lot of things from you in the future...i need your opinion on something if you wont mind answering ...im interesting in getting into videography and editing FYI i dont know anything about it i have 0 experience however i really wanna learn and major in it also im a new multimedia student... im planing on getting (MBP m1 16gb 256g )and 1T external SSD and i really hope the laptop will live with me in good condition at least for 5-7 years, so would you advise me to get the 512gb ssd MBP instead or shoud I stick to getting the 256gb and maybe get a 2T ssd instead or 1T ssd ? one last thing, can i save videos on the external ssd and work on it while its connected , or is it better to only video edit using it and save the videos on hdd? Im sorry if my question sound silly im a beginner here

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Not silly at all. Great to have you here. So I did a video recently on this. You can certainly store that footage on the SSD, however it will start to fill up quickly the more footage and the more you edit. I’d recommend a HDD for longer term archiving, which is much cheaper. I have a network attached storage device, but in my recent video I showcased a Western Digital 14TB desktop HDD that I got on sale for around $200USD, which is quite a lot of storage space for many folks. I’d definitely recommend the 16GBs of RAM and although I do edit on my external SSDs all the time, I do like having the extra space on my internal on the M1 mini (1TB), but the MacBook Air is. 256GB model and I’ve been fine with that as well. But you want this to be with you for several years, so get what you can afford, however also invest now so that you’re not regretting being limited later on the internal drive. Sometimes it’s nice to have a little extra space in case you’re moving files off of an external drive and onto the computer for whatever reason that might be. I personally have several 1TB external SSDs, but honestly it’s sometimes better to have larger externals if you can because it’s just less to keep up with. I mostly have multiple drives because I do a lot of testing and have many (a lot) of different projects going at once on multiple machines.

@mackie172 3 года назад

Hi, I enjoyed the vid! I have one question though: Do/can you install editing software on the external drive and run it from there? I would love to be able to run e.g. Logic entirely on a fast external drive and keep my entire library on there as well. I'd be thankful for any replies from anyone who tried.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

The program would have to exist on the internal, which isn’t necessarily a large file size. The library and all your projects however can remain on the external.

@nikolozgabedava6934 2 года назад

Good vid. Just bought macbook pro 13 with ssd512 16gb ram and I’m doing research for external drives for editing. For which one to go?

@KevinRossRN 2 года назад

I’ve definitely got videos on this and recommendations in the description. Depends on whether you want a prebuilt solution or a DIY thunderbolt enclosure.

@theintergenerationalco.3680 3 года назад

Thanks for the video. My T5 hard-drive doesn't seem to work with my Mac Book pro. I connect the SSD to a hub. Do you know a way a could get this to work?

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Did you open up disk utility so that you could format it to MacOS journaled?

@BessieKaine 3 года назад

I watched a video saying SSD internal for apps and HHD external for video editing/gaming is a good setup for a Macbook Pro 2012 upgrade... since you mentioned SSD external setup, would you also recommend for an older Mac?

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

So the external setup for video editing is something I’ve done for years, but you have to keep in mind the throughput of the computer. So thunderbolt 3 is definitely efficient. USB 3.0 is much slower, 3.1 and 3.1 Gen 2 could be manageable, but still much slower than the internal drive. I definitely knew creators editing on an external on a 2011 MacBook Air via usb 3.0.

@swray2112 3 года назад

Interesting take, and I agree that one one should definitely max the RAM because none can be added later. But especially since you are emphasizing "budget" I think you have a slight blindspot in admittedly an infrequent use senerio. SSD technology, while remarkably more robust than spinning harddrives have a finite life span. Without going too deep in the technology each time a file is saved microscopic bits of silicon are used. So in a nutshell larger SSDs will out last smaller ones using the same use scenario. Macs are often kept in use for much longer periods of time than other machines, but if someone is going to keep it a few years & move on, I agree with you. But often times, even if you upgrade you'll keep an older Mac around as a media server, etc. In that case, I'd call the extra $200 for the next step up in storage just longevity insurance. I personally had two 120gb SSDs wear out. One in my teacher wife's 2010 Macbook (which cost about $500 at the time!) & one mSATA in my Drobo NAS used for hot cashing frequently used data.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Most definitely agree with your points. I personally use a NAS/Server with WD Red drives for all archiving and back up and I’ve had that thing running for years. It’s been great. From a creator standpoint, the SSD is a huge asset for gaining back some of that time. Editing on a spinning drive is tough, especially with complex codecs, so the external SSD is sometimes the only or next best option if someone only has 128 or 256GB on the internal. And yes, agree as well on these other use cases. I have a 2009 mini as a media server. Great little machines.

@Mangolite 3 года назад

I went to the local Best Buy and bought the M1 MacBook Pro base model with a Samsung T7 2TB SSD. The M1 couldn’t have come out at a better time when I needed a brand new computer and starting back into photography manipulation in Affinity Photo and video editing with FCP.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Sweet! So glad you were able to pick one up. They’re in high demand. Keep us posted on what you think of it.

@Sandy-sc3ng 3 года назад

Hi. It’s very informative. I am in a confusion now. Shall I buy Mac m1 air or pro? And any issues with both? Shall I wait for some time? Plz suggest me. Normal usage, photo editing and video editing, safari, google and RU-vid.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Do you need the computer right now? Meaning, do you have something right now that is capable? What editing programs would you mostly be using?

@jordanlythgoe1303 3 года назад

Great video! Just what I needed to hear as I’m going to buy the m1 Mac mini 16gb ram 256gb ssd. I’m not sure if you use Logic Pro x but I’m planning on using an external ssd to store Logic Pro’s sound library on and other 3rd party virtual instrument libraries. Would you recommend the Sandisk extreme for this sort of stuff or do you think the T5 would be sufficient? Thanks for the great advice! Peace ✌🏼

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

I do use Logic and storing the library on the T5 would be fine. The SanDisk has about twice the read and write, but that’s really just theoretical and you should be fine.

@jordanlythgoe1303 3 года назад

@@KevinRossRN thanks so much just what i needed to hear and can’t wait to start using this new mac. Still rocking a late 2013 so should notice a big difference haha!

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Oh, you’ll notice a difference for sure. You can count on it 😉🤙

@jordanlythgoe1303 3 года назад

@@KevinRossRN can’t wait! Thanks again for the great videos and advice! By far the most helpful 👍🏻

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Just glad to be here, and glad to have you here. 👊🤙

@charlesa.vernon1030 3 года назад

You can also get the samsung t7, it has the same read/write speed.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

You can indeed. That is correct.

@TheEverythingMan 3 года назад

thanks for the scoop bro. i ordered the sandisk pro and 16gb mini .. do you think editing off the sandisk pro will be faster and more fluid than using the internal ssd?

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

TEM! My man! Hey, I understand the dad hat thing. That's why I prefer the flat bill. Even if it's a little off, it still looks straight 😉 So as far as editing on the Sandisk, yeah, you should be fine. Like I said in the video I was getting about 1-2 minutes slower on the render times with the external. Which, I'd expect that. There's a natural bottleneck happening anyway, so the advertised Read/Write won't be achieved. However, before the M1 I was mostly getting the bottleneck with the CPU (and sometimes GPU), but I'm not seeing that now. The thermal management is just incredible and even if there was some throttling to occur you'd really have to be pushing this thing. I did an overnight render of that 8K Raw on the external SSD without one single issue. The CPU and GPU were chugging about 11 hours to transcode/render that thing to the SSD. But if you're working with 8K Raw all the time, you'd be transcoding and optimizing anyway. I took Josh Yeo's A7siii footage (from Make Art Now) and chewed through it like nothing, and that too just added a couple more minutes to the render on the external. I've also got a guy in Norway sending me R5 Raw footage as well, and he's already sent me Raw photos, which Photoshop on the M1 handled beautifully, even though it's not optimized. Anyway, the short of it is, the internal is going to provide the best performance, but I think the gains you'll get from the M1 chipset for editing will more than make up from a couple of minutes lost with the external SSDs during your render. I do plan on building a NVMe setup to test the speed of those cases from OWC paired up with those drives, but I wouldn't be surprised if they don't perform astoundingly better than these Sandisk or Samsung's because of that bottleneck. We'll see.

@TheEverythingMan 3 года назад

@@KevinRossRN my man .. appreciate the info bro keep up the good work 👊

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Will do brother. And you as well 👊 I’ll keep my eye out on the channel to see what’s happening when you get the mini. You’ll definitely want to talk about it 😉😀

@HansWurst-iq9xe 3 года назад

Never Ever - it‘s a bottleneck!

@billyyoung234 3 года назад

Really useful Information ---> Thank You Kevin. Just a thought, you obviously put a lot of thought into your RU-vid Content, Have you thought about adding Chapters to your RU-vids, quite easy to do if you already have a list of Chapters that you can Copy-Paste, then you just have to add times at the beginning of each Chapter and RU-vid does the rest. ie: Sandisk SSD, add a time to the start --- ie: 04:27 - Sandisk SSD RU-vid auto turns the 04:27 into a Hyperlink, and the Timeline of the Video shows the Chapter names. Thanks again

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Thanks. Yes, for some videos I do put time stamps in. Not all, but some I do... like my gaming test. For those interested in World of Warcraft, and then those that are interested in Tomb Raider. It just depends on how I break up the content. Some videos are easier than others to add time stamps to.

@coldig8618 3 года назад

Awesome Video! Super informative and answered most questions I had about external drives. I do need a suggestion from you if you don’t mind. Im thinking of purchasing M1MBP with 16gb and 1TB just because I had budgeted for the 16” i9 MBP, but im wondering if it’s overkill for the work I’ll be doing, which is Photo-Editing, Video-Editing and just casual business work; emails, conference calls, etc... Would 8gb RAM and 512gb SSD manage? In just starting my business so I don’t know how much work I’ll have because of the clientele.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Not sure what apps you’re using for photo editing, but what I can say is that photoshop and Lightroom are definitely hungry for that RAM. How long do you plan to keep the machine?

@coldig8618 3 года назад

@@KevinRossRN currently I am using photoshop and Lightroom heavily. I plan on upgrading to Final Cut Pro for video Editing from my current software. And honestly probably till it dies on me, this is gonna be my 1st Mac so we’ll see how well it does. I’ve been using a super slow desktop for everything so far, but I want something faster and more portable because I am always on the go to different shoots.

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

It’s been debated heavily among my circles. If you want this to be a better investment for the longer term, 16 it is my friend.

@coldig8618 3 года назад

@@KevinRossRN Thank you so much! 🙏As as for the storage space, would you recommend 512gb and save 200$ and get the SanDisk 2tb 1050mb/s?

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

I have a 1TB setup on the mini and 256 on the MacBook Air...I still use an external SSD for both. Just sayin’

@SerG-ez2po 3 года назад

Hey man, nice video, I'm considering getting a MacBook Pro 16gb but I feel like I should wait for the new 14" coming later this year...ah and btw you remind me of Guy Pearce, nice content, keep it coming

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

Ha! That’s kind of a running joke about me and Guy. Appreciate it. Do you need the MBP now, or can you wait?

@SerG-ez2po 3 года назад

@@KevinRossRN honestly, my current windows laptop it kinda gives me a hard time sometimes when I use it heavily but it doesn't happen very often so I'd say I can wait a few months...and of course I got your question, if I can wait then better getting the new one when is out, correct me if I'm wrong. See ya!

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

If you can comfortably wait then it’s not a bad idea, however hard to say at what point this year they’ll be released...June? 🤷‍♂️

@SerG-ez2po 3 года назад

@@KevinRossRN Hard to say, maybe June or September, I'll wait! Thanks for helping!

@KevinRossRN 3 года назад

You bet. And once Apple’s March event happens, I think we may have a better idea based on if those new iPads are released right away, or if they’re delayed.