This drive is actually slower the T1, which surprised me, given that it rocks Thunderbolt.
Lacie 500GB Rugged Thunderbolt External SSD
#Mac laptop for video editing 2016 portable#
Here’s a few of the other portable drives I own, in descending order of how I rate them (best at top) and why the Samsung T1 beats each of them:ġ. The time saved while editing, the peace of mind of having my project files on an SSD vs a spinning hard drive, and the ability to carry ALL of my files with me wherever I go is breathtaking. But for me, even at that price, it remains a value. I’ve noticed the price has since gone up to over $400 on Amazon. Not cheap, for sure, but having used it a few weeks, I’ve got two words to describe the price: worth it. I want to carry ALL the original media around with me when I’m working on a project, whether it’s across my office or across the Atlantic. There are workarounds, such as cutting with proxies and storing original media on a RAID, and reconnecting later. However, my projects commonly climb to around half a terabyte by the time they ship. Until recently, the fastest SSD I could afford was a half-terabyte Lacie SSD. The benefits of SSD media are well known to just about everybody these days. The Samsung T1 is super fast, tiny, and secure That’s a zero-wait state for my video editing needs. Of critical importance, files stored on the T1 are significantly more secure than files stored on a traditional hard drives, because there are no moving parts.īut speed is where it really shines. Check out the Speed Test numbers below: 374 MB/s write and 425 MB/s read.
#Mac laptop for video editing 2016 professional#
The Samsung T1 USB3 SSD is a seriously professional tool, perfect for cutting video. Other drives will fall off under their own weight if left to hang like that.īut don’t let the small size fool you. With a smaller footprint than a business card, and weighing just 9 ounces, it feels almost weightless dangling from the side off my MacBook. This drive has been a game changer for me. But until I discovered the Samsung T1 USB3 SSD, I had trouble finding portable drives that were large enough to hold entire projects, fast enough to keep up with FCPX, and affordable. I edit on my couch, at a standing desk, in coffee shops, the kitchen, wherever I feel like it. Who edits video on a desktop computer any more? Except for a final color pass and final audio mixing with studio monitors, 90 percent of what I do happens in my lap, on a MacbookPro.
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