The Best SSD for Video Editing | Samsung T7 Showcase 

I love these. I think I have 8 of them. I'm not exaggerating at all. lol. Also, your lighting and color in this one is so good. I love the rim light on the left. Looks great!

Bought the T7 in august to switch to an external SSD workflow and I LOVE it! Use it every single day. Picking up another one very soon

Pure joy. That’s what i get; and this is infectious in the best way. Informative & fun. Now I want one of these. You are lovely - in many ways. You make tech fun and about doing & creating and not just about the tech. Many thanks. Great vibe. Just wonderful videos. Glad i discovered you.

How did you know I was shopping for a new SSD for editing? Slowly running out of room

I'm currently looking for an SSD and Samsung is making points with me, and it helps that they showcase theirs by sponsoring one of my favorite RU-vidrs. Yes, Samsung marketing guy or gal that probably reads the comments, its working.

This is the best color and vibe I’ve seen from any of your videos!

thanks sara! just bought one through ur link

You’re my favorite RU-vid creator thanks for the content

What a great and fun video, Sara. Keep up the great work!

When using this SSD with Mac , it’s better to format it to Apple’s APFS , it’ll be even faster ☺️🌹

Thank you for this!! I was going to tweet you about your input on SSDs for video. Perfect timing!!!

Great video! Excellent production quality and content :) I also just got a T7 mostly for AE and Premiere projects. It’s beautiful to be able to actively run a project on an external drive 😃

I’d been using WD’s externals for years but got my first T5 last year to take on a trip with me, these things are amazing. When I need it I’ll definitely get a T7. Looking forward to the Leica video! :)

Sara, Thanks for the tip on the T7. Great video, and I like how the audio-panning of the background music mix sounded in this video in my stereo headphones plugged into my PC.

I love your channel. You come across as genuine which is such a nice change of pace...

Having someone like samsung supporting your creativity is amazing! Can't wait for that Leica film to come out. AND THAT LIGHT IN THIS VIDEO THO!

I was just looking at one of these at best buy... lol The stars have aligned!!! Getting it!!

Great video! The T7 is a really awesome drive. Btw I love the color grading in the video!

Stoked for this upcoming video Sara. Kudos to you for getting out of the city and into the mountains. Those Samsung SSD’s are nice.

Just got one on your recommendation. I have had the others and this is great. Thanks!

I’ve been meaning to get a new SSD, and this looks perfect 🤩

Love these drives. Great vid fam.

Turned on the bell notification because I missed this by a week somehow. Love this vid and cant wait for the part 2

This was a great video! Got me excited to edit old projects and check out the Blackmagic cameras again as well.

I have been using the T7 with the M1 Mac Mini over the last week or so. Blistering fast speeds and reliable, the Touch ID is a sweet touch to. Though slightly in the high price point region, I definitely recommend it as well.

Love the video. I was also looking into a new SSD for editing. And now im sure im going for a T7 Ty

I just brought the T7 this morning. I use my T5 everyday.

Coming from a t5 I got myself the t7 but I was very disappointed, it didn’t work on my black magic cam and had transfer problems on my pc. Maybe I just got a bad drive out of the batch but I’m still sad 😢

Bought mine 250GB T5 when it premiered for almost 120$ - was definitely worth it! That’s the one purchase that will incredibly improve your workflow and save your time. Just buy one, really

Just received mine and wow it’s a bomb thanks 😊

Thanks for sharing this video. Definitely will be picking up a few of those T7 drives to see what's what. It would've been epic to use Leica cams, and or, Leica glass for the doc.

Thank you. thinking of getting one for my Terrestrial/Cable TV recording to my computer. The thing is a football game is about 20 Gig, and editing it is slower with slower drives. Samsung ROCKS IT for SSD's and Monitor screens! That cam adapter for the T7 is COOOOOL! 😍

I use the T7 and the T7 Shield now and I love them :D

Jus ordered bc of this review. Thanks Sara :)

I've been using a 1tb T5 for editing, storage and gaming and it's been amazingly fast and reliable. F1 2020 load times are so fast I barely have time to change race settings

Note: T7s are not compatible with BlackMagic cameras. I’ve come close to making that mistake but thankfully researched it.

Thanks for this video!! I just started RU-vid and one FCPX file is over 500gb.... I’ve been watching so many SSD videos and I actually finally bought one: the Samsung T7

Woah! So cool. Going to have to get one of these to replace my T5 Ive been using for active video projects! Hope to see that Leica edit in the near future! Looks awesome

Just about to buy a SSD, now I know which one! and I love you shoot Black Magic, but not as much as I love the lighting in this clip :)

Good video and Sara happy thanksgiving

I could so use two or threee of those T7's. So tired of having to delete stuff that I really don't want to. That's really cool how the HD hooks up to your camera.

I am so grateful for this video. It got me yelling “SOLD!!!!!!!” 😁🤙🏽

Super excited about this big project

Wow! I can't believe that hardrives have come this far. I can't imagine them getting any thinner. 😂

you’re awesome ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Awesome video. Thank you, perfect timing here. I have been running out of storage on my devices and looking for the best SSD to get for my iPad Pro. Already have the T5.. and was wondering how much better the T7 was... looks like the T7 might be the one.. ohh.. I do like the red colour too! 😜👍

Haven't finished the video yet but the thumbnail is AESTHETIC AF!!

Just got one a few weeks ago and am about to put it to the editing test.

I literally just bought a T7 and the new M1 Macbook Pro (512gb) yesterday... It's pretty awesome.

Another great review and video. Prefer the quality over straight quantity. Keep it up.

that t7 looks awesome! Id love to have one! sorry about my bad english.

Hello Sara thanks for sharing this we have been looking into getting some of these as our Harddrive is just a little to big to take with us while traveling. Thanks again for resolving our issues. Love and Light Sarah and Glenn

Fully agree, Sara! Compared it to the T5 and the SanDisk Extreme and the T7 blows both out of the water.

Gonna get one for my Xbox series S to store and transfer games. Red looks so beautiful.

Hey, can you share how you record directly to an SSD instead of the card in your camera and you setup that you showed at the beginning of this video???

Thank you Sara for the review of Samsung T7 SSD. I’m in the market for my first ever SSD purchase. So, your video has been the best gift for me. Keep reviewing new tech and update me in the days to come. Regards and stay safe. 🙏 😊

Thanks for the info! My late 2016 mbp has a USB-C 3.1 port (so not the 3.2 2nd gen version), do you know what the read/write speed will be of the T7. Will the speed difference be significant against my T5 version?

I love using my T5, so portable and fast! Can’t wait till they become the norm and cheaper! P.s. Leica is my favourite cameras!

Only the price were lighter as the ssd, Sara is that a skin on ur pc it looks dope!

My favorite gorgeous youtuber with my favorite super ssd😍

Awesome video. Thanks Sara! I shot my first documentary recently and look forward to learning more from your channel.

What's the mic clip you are wearing in this video?

Awesome explanation simply superb... You looking 🥰🥰🥰 awesome then explanation...

I love my T5’s!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family

Got two, one for each of my Xboxes. Video editing isn't their only use! Super fast!!

@SaraDietschy Maybe I misted it, but is there also the software to speed up the drive on Mac like for Windows normaly? Ps. Do you know if there is going to be a hardcase also for the T7?

Just wondering, do you edit directly on the external disks or first on Mac and then copying the finished project to the external disk?

I admire your clear diction Sara

I think you also have to make sure the cable supports 3.2, Gen 2.

I saw Sara Dietschy using a clip on mic. Any idea what model and brand?

Hi Sarah like the video good job. Thank you 😊👍

I’m new to this sort of thing. So can you load Lightroom and premiere pro straight on to the external hard drive? Thanks

What other external harddrives could you recommend for storing pictures?

Do read and write speed have an effect on playback and scrubbing?

Looking at the price of the drives in the M1 MacBook Pro I got the 512 and a T5 for video editing as it was waaaay cheaper.

How do you back up one portable to another for safe keeping?

Is the Leica projector posted yet? What it called??

you’re editing off of exfat drives?? regularly?? you don’t ever lose content from the journaling issue?

This is a total dream! But omg Sarah, that price point though. Of course it's definitely worth it though.

do you know how to transfer files and photos' from an android phone to the ssd? i can open ssd on phone but cant move anything thanks

I would like to get one but too expensive. Looking forward to part 2.

Hey Sara! This question may sound dumb but I’m new to editing. How do you edit from a external hard drive? Don’t you have to bring the files into your computer/editing software to be able to edit? And when you do in iMovie aren’t they automatically copied to your library folder, which uses internal space. Some advise/education would be awesome! Love the channel!!

New fan. Big fan!

Does this affect your ability to use plugins on Final Cut Pro when you are editing through your SSD?

Dear Sarah, I just can't record any kinda video with this SSD (SAMSUNG T7). It just records 5 seconds and cuts off. What is happening? Even when I disable the frame drops sensor, it records normally but the video is not played on the PC. Help me, please.

I bought one and when I edited a video on Premiere Pro the footage was all choppy when it exported. When I moved the files onto the laptop it exported normally. Are there any setting changes I need to make when editing directly from the T7?

Do you always keep files on SSDs in duplicate? (one on one drive on on the other)

WoW that was Awesome Sara 🙌

what are your thoughts on the sandisk extreme nvme which has the same speeds as the t7?

Was this shot on the a7sIII? It looks so good!!

Hey Sara! Thanks for this video. One question: Is it durable though? I mean is it good for travelers?

I have a not so great laptop that lags when i do photo editing in Lightroom and i keep getting “not responding”. Will getting an external ssd help?

How does the security mode on T7 touch & non-touch work on iPad? Can we authenticate the non-touch one with password & access it through iPad?

I need an external SSD, I think I'll need to upgrade just for backup because the 512gb of SSD on my laptop is more than enough. Sara your videos look like an ad, damn you are amazing

Oh i bought one of these. Though I did have some file corruption issues, do you have any suggestions??

Can you link to the Blackmagic 709 LUT that you use, please?

@Sara - Of course this is a Samsung sponsored video, but testing shows that these are a fair chunk slower than the SanDisk Extreme Pro's. But that isn't actually your best option, not by a long shot especially for video. The best option (for Macs) is actually to get an OWC Envoy Express for portable or a 4M2 for your desk (but it's also fairly portable!). Both are Thunderbolt 3 enclosures - which is important! They both accept any m.2 2080 drive. The Express is Bus powered so no need for a power supply and can shift 1500MB/s depending on the drive. The 4M2 is special. It's small - it does require external power, but you can put in 4 m.2 SSD's and if you use RAID and Stripe them (Raid 0 or Raid 10) you can get back 2800MB/s. If you have a lot of footage going through your project - this is probably the best solution. Now this all may sound a bit techy and over the top, but there's one thing that I particularly like about this setup for the non-powered workflow. Because they are enclosures, when I'm done with a project (or projects), I can remove that M.2 drive, store it like I would an SD card for an important project (backed up on the card, on the pc and an external drive) and put it in my drawer. If I need to come back to that drive, I can simply hot swap it in. 1TB M.2s can be had for 100 bucks these days. I think all in all, this could be one of the setups of the future - SD card style!

Thanks for your video. I'm in the market for an SSD. I'm torn between the Samsung T7 and the LaCie 2TB Rugged SSD Pro External Drive with Thunderbolt 3. I currently have the MacBook Pro 16" and it has USB 3.1 GEN 2, so the T7 will not run at full capabilities. However, the LaCie has Thunderbolt 3. Have you used, or own the LaCie 2TB Rugged Pro?

where did you get your peachy ? thanks