Constant Geekery

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@AriM 4 сағат бұрын

The problem I have as a “music producer” is the quantity of external peripherals and cables. Between my iLOK and external SSD for my sound library, some basic keyboard (piano keys) and audio interface, I’m not doing that much better than just carrying a rack mounted Mac mini and thin display. The laptop has not been very “portable” for remote work. Now throw in some mics and other bits (headphones etc). The better solution for me is just a rack mount flight case on casters. I can put a monitor and a few shelves in there…a foam lined set of drawers…strap everything down and accept that it’s a case. The idea of a laptop has just never worked out for me. If iLOK eventually moves to a zero dongle solution then paying a grand for the Apple on board storage is worth it. Despite being an absurd price it actually makes sense in comparison to all the external junk. If logic for iPAD eventually supports my 3rd party software…then a $4000 iPAD actually makes sense. I throw my RME baby face (audio interface) into its small hard shell case. I toss a few cables and a mic or two and headphones into a backpack and actually have “portability”. The price is absurd, BUT still less than custom cases for a bunch of secured peripherals. I think this all comes down to use case. There are circumstances where Apples obscenely overpriced storage is actually “cost effective”.

@lpdebarros 23 сағат бұрын

Por favor; Estou tentando com Mac Pro 2013 (processador: 2.7GHZ Intel Xeon E5 12-core, gráficos: AMD FireProD700 6gb (2 placas) memória: 128 gb 1066<Mhz DDR3 com sistema operacional: Sequoia 15.0, e com adaptador Apple Thunderbolt 3/2 no Quantum 2626; mas não consigo instalar o "PreSonus Universal Control" (aplicativo); apenas o driver, e tentei várias versões. Mas, estou usando "OpenCore-Patcher"; no entanto, tenho o sistema "Monterey" e também não consigo obter o aplicativo. Em ambos os casos, apenas o driver dá a opção de instalação.

@dancook4993 Күн бұрын

its a sickness I bought 4 of them,,,one for each room,,,,lol

@Hard_7_Iron 2 күн бұрын

I love the old “can” Pros….. but with $649 M1 NEW laptops, you gotta love projects to buy.

@JOBT0 2 күн бұрын

It's your screwdriver how had wrong head type, and how often do you need to open them, daily?🤣 Thanks for a god tutorial thou.

@BP-Rules 2 күн бұрын

No.

@gzoechi 3 күн бұрын

Even easier is it to not buy any Apple stuff

@ConstantGeekery 3 күн бұрын

Not if you want/need to run macOS it isn't.

@gzoechi 3 күн бұрын

@@ConstantGeekery I just stopped wanting and needing it 😉

@ConstantGeekery 3 күн бұрын

@@gzoechi fair enough!

@thequ4lm69 4 күн бұрын

Sorry if I burst your bubble, but in the first four rows there are dual years, with the difference of ten years. Does this mean that your 2019 model is not the last year production?

@ConstantGeekery 3 күн бұрын

No bubble burst. 😁 I doubt there were many (if any) of these Mac Pros produced after 2019, because the 2019 Mac Pro launched towards the end of that year. But also, there definitely wouldn't have been any 2013 Mac Pros produced in 2010 or 2011 - the Xeon E5 v2 CPUs didn't even launch until September 2013! If by any chance there are any out there with C, D, F or G in the serial, I can only guess that it would have to be a refurb or custom order machine made in 2020 or 2021.

@JoeTourist 4 күн бұрын

I purchased the Orico awhile ago after viewing your review and installed a 4Tb SSD in it. It is now hosting all my photos as well as a Windows 11 VM. Since both the media and catalogue are on the SSD, I can plug the Orico into either my Mac Studio when I'm at home or MacBook Pro when I'm travelling and the experience is seamlessly the same. Fast but small external drives are a great option. The Qwiizlab looks good, but the Orico is more than fast enough for my typical use.

@timkeklinker 4 күн бұрын

For those who work with big timelines, 3D camera tracking, Resolve's AI features, etc. the shared VRAM will definitely benefit you. I never thought that I can strangle my 3090 this hard and I'm not even going hard in using e.g. magic masks or relight a lot. Might put a second one in my system soon... Note: I'm doing everything I can to smooth things out - proxies, render caching, render in place, disabling clips during editing and enable them before rendering, etc... Edit: ESPECIYALLY the new upscaling feature with RTX hardware support just sucks up VRAM like it's nothing

@ConstantGeekery 3 күн бұрын

Very valid points. I actually changed this setup to a single 3090, and whilst some things are much quicker, it's surprising how efficient the two 5000 cards were.

@tzviasegal3003 5 күн бұрын

I did pick up an M2MBA and stayed at the base model. For reading emails and watching videos that’s fine. I bought a similar nvme case and 2tb drive, just for installing the apps I rarely use, like Gimp and short term file storage. I don’t worry about filling up the onboard storage. And a NAS handles data storage.

@Johnnygoto 5 күн бұрын

The only problem with this method is that your voice recording will be recorded to either left or right channel the same as the screen audio. So in the end I hear myself speaking from the left speaker and the screen audio from the right.

@ConstantGeekery 3 күн бұрын

Screen audio should remain in stereo. I think there is a way to route the microphone to both speakers, but I'll need to play with that. You can convert the clip to mono in a video editor and that should centralise the voice.

@daverichardson7289 5 күн бұрын

Thank you again for diving into this wonderful computer. One thing that surprises me is why 3rd party companies do not look at this computer and see what they can do to improve performance/connectivity. I did see your CalDigit video [thank you] and have that sitting on my desk and enjoying a performance increase. The AngelShark Carrier board is just crazy on pricing, and so one to be avoided!. As ever keep up the great work you do/have done, it really is appreciated!

@TheMNB 6 күн бұрын

What are it's sustained xfer rates of the Qwiizlab ES40URwith 1gb+ files over say... 20 minutes?

@ConstantGeekery 5 күн бұрын

I've not done that specific test, but I have been using it as a master drive for video editing - multiple streams of 6K BRAW and 4K in ProRes 422 and H.265 - for hours at a time, with zero slowdowns or stutters. The transfer rates will depend on the drive used, and of course you will lose some native performance due to USB4 limitations and overheads, but the Qwiizlab enclosure seems to do a good job with the thermals.

@makingwaves1239 6 күн бұрын

I came over this video after researching alternatives to Synology. It seems like Synology moves in a hostile direction. How would you compare Terramaster to Synology ... or all that Synology has offered the last ... 15 years?

@ConstantGeekery 5 күн бұрын

It's been a long time since I used a Synology NAS so I don'tknow that I can draw any specific comparisons, but I have used other main brand NAS units, and the Terramaster compares well to any of them. Frankly. they're all quite similar these days. Terramaster is a smaller company, but I've been pleased with the performance of their products so far, and they have an interesting range to choose from.

@makingwaves1239 5 күн бұрын

@@ConstantGeekery : Really cool. I have no doubt they are up to par on the hardware, but how is it with the software? Is it Linux-based? Are they good at patching their system? I fancy smaller companies because they tend to take their customers seriously. Great video by the way. 🙂

@ConstantGeekery 5 күн бұрын

@@makingwaves1239 thank you. I’ve not been using the software for long enough to make a solid recommendation. I have used a Terramaster DAS for years, which doesn’t have a software interface like this, but this is the first NAS from them that I’ve tried. Almost certainly Linux based and there have been updates whilst I’ve had it. The company seems pretty focused on improving their offerings and I haven’t found any big issues yet. I’m about to start testing the F424 Max, so I’ll do a video on that too.

@makingwaves1239 5 күн бұрын

@@ConstantGeekery : Really cool! Thank you for your answer. I'll most likely dig further into the Terramaster products 🙂

@MatbiangShadap 6 күн бұрын

Will it support 4tb ssd?

@ConstantGeekery 6 күн бұрын

I used a 4TB drive in this video.

@levo75 6 күн бұрын

I have the same performance now with a PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD. MP700 with active cooling.

@ThisOldManOfTheSea 6 күн бұрын

I can’t speak for all devices but I do know that with my iPad Pro the increase in storage size also added more cores and more ram. So, it’s not that simple. I’ll paste the specs here Apple M4 chip Models with 256GB or 512GB storage: 9-core CPU with 3 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores 10-core GPU Hardware-accelerated ray tracing 16-core Neural Engine 120GB/s memory bandwidth 8GB RAM Models with 1TB or 2TB storage: 10-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores 10-core GPU Hardware-accelerated ray tracing 16-core Neural Engine 120GB/s memory bandwidth 16GB RAM

@ConstantGeekery 6 күн бұрын

That applies only to iPad Pro, not to Mac.

@goobfilmcast4239 6 күн бұрын

This is my big picture answer when I see posts about Apple's pricing: Without Apple's continual push forward in the consumer digital technology space, in 2024 we would still be using Motorola Flip phones, Beepers (ka-pow) and have Microsoft BoB as our sole operating system...and paying an ungodly amount of money for them. Apple hasn't artificially boosted prices upward, rather their competitors offer OVERALL less capable, inferior quality knock-offs that can be priced lower due to the corners they cut. Say what you will but Apple CREATED the modern mass market tech revolution. You simply don't become (and remain) the World's largest company by accident...you EARN it.

@FreeYourMac1 4 күн бұрын

i actually don't take issue with the "Apple tax" pricing, for the R and D reasons that you cite... so Apple can keep pushing the envelope. My issue with Apple's SSD storage is that they started soldering the SSD to the logic board in order to make the TouchBar MacBook Pro super THIN (which as we all know proved to be a disaster for insufficient thermals and faulty keyboard). So OK, Apple made the MacBook Pro THICKER in 2021 to fix these problems, and return a few ports they had taken away in 2016. However, they did NOT un-solder the SSD; and with this decision they have kept Mac users captive in several ways: No ability to upgrade the storage, or swap it out ourselves for an easy repair, or even keep a 2nd variation boot drive onhand for different projects or collaborations. Worst of all, when profesional users suffer a breakdown of their MacBook Pro, and the soldered SSD is the culprit, its not longer possible to boot the computer from an external and keep working! This happened to me with a late 2019 model, and thanks to Tim Cook's overly-tight supply chain, plus a chain of Applecare administrative failures, the repair of my $4500 MacBook "Pro" with its 4TB SSD took 28 days! Nearly a month without my main machine! Incidentally, 2 subsequent repairs with this same computer took 19 and 11 days respectively. Oftentimes, lengthy repairs are a direct result of soldered SSD. So in my opinion, and that of my professional collegues who use Macs on the road, Apple can charge whatever they want! But we would like to see them release a MacBook Premium, with modular storage (like a mobile version of Mac Pro), and we'd be happy to pay a premium price, and with swappable drives that are expensive and proprietary if need be. Ideally Apple would return their whole product line to modular storage, as an ethical nod to the sanctity of the consumer's data, but the iPhone-ization of everything makes this a pipe dream 🤣

@goobfilmcast4239 4 күн бұрын

@@FreeYourMac1 Get a Dell, Dude.....🤣

@blueeyednick 6 күн бұрын

can you stop promoting the snapdragon garbage bye

@ConstantGeekery 5 күн бұрын

It's not garbage. I use it every day in my professional work without issue.

@bugged1212 6 күн бұрын

What has worked for me is a 1TB machine and network drives that I can just drop something into from my machine. I also use WireGuard so I basically have access to my network from anywhere in the world including the network drives at home. Of course limited to by the internet speed but that usually is never a blocker especially having access to 8 TB worth of drives anytime anywhere.

@briccimn 7 күн бұрын

I use TG Pro in several Macs of mine, and it is GREAT!

@yoozeer 7 күн бұрын

Great content as usual. Will this work on a Thunderbolt 3 docking station connected to thunderbolt2 host via the apple tb3 to tb2 converter at 20gb/s?

@ConstantGeekery 7 күн бұрын

Thanks. Yes, it should work. The chipset supports TB3.

@aristeidisk 7 күн бұрын

Could you share the model of your ssd please?

@ConstantGeekery 7 күн бұрын

It’s a Samsung 970 Evo

@dom- 7 күн бұрын

I got the jeyi TB-2464 nvme enclosure in AliExpress for 70€ (fan version) and couldn't be happier.

@MeinDeutschkurs 7 күн бұрын

On the first hand, I disagree. Mounting, chaining, permanent storage goes differently. A NAS or RAID might be a better choice. On the second hand, I disagree again: Apple knows exactly, why they can charge that much. Especially if you need fast access to squilions of tiny files, there is no external solution.

@Wannes_ 5 күн бұрын

On a laptop, sure On a desktop it's less of an issue I'm running my M1 mini off a Satechi USB4 enclosure - similar price & performance, just don't use the plastic covers it comes with, they'll increase SSD temperature

@randyb5579 7 күн бұрын

Great machine(delivered August '24) and hits the mark for my remote work. Thanks for the great tips; my CalDigit TS3 works perfectly and solved my expandability issues (EUC just over $100 U.S.). I seemed to have worked through the various quirks (every cord must fit snugly, including an HDMI cable that seats firmly, update all the software for a smoother ride), and now, it's a dream - knock on wood.

@bitcoinjc 8 күн бұрын

Great video thank you. Can you please have a look at the ACASIS 40Gbps M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure with Cooling Fan, TBU 405 Pro. I see it's a little bit more expensive but the cooling fan has me very interested, compared to the product you reviewed. They have a bigger version that acts like a dock too, I am not talking about that one, just the normal enclosure with the cooling fan one. Thanks again.

@dayeah765caoni3 7 күн бұрын

plenty of reviews on YT. I prefer the pro max version, two slots and HDMI for my monitor

@bitcoinjc 6 күн бұрын

@@dayeah765caoni3 already have the ivanky dock do not need another hub. Not so many reviews

@savagepro9060 8 күн бұрын

0:34 why didn't you say Linux? Perhaps you wanted more anger from subscribers?

@bryanmoraski7005 8 күн бұрын

Having been a lover of Mac OS since I bought the first 17 inch "iMac back in the day ( which still works and is part of my collection ) and having built many pc's and a Hackintosh. Have a 5,1 6,1 and 2019 Mac Pro it upsets me that Apple has gone the route of soldered parts which should be easily replaceable. There's my rant ! LOL Love the channel. Thanks for the knowledge. PS iPhone 3,4,7, SE and15pro max and MacBook Air M1. lol

@RockyWaist 8 күн бұрын

ACASIS 40Gbps enclosure with fan £120 & WD 4TB SN850X £220 (best price) is a great solution.

@Wannes_ 4 күн бұрын

Their single 40Gbps enclosure is fast The ACASIS dual SSD enclosure + hub thingie is not the one to get if you want top speed from each disk

@brentsmithline3423 8 күн бұрын

Question I have is if you purchase a MacBook or Mac mini could you use an external Qwiizlab ES40UR with 4TB drive as your boot drive, and work off from it at your desk. That way if you had Time Machine backups, and the SSD in the Qwiizlab ES40UR fails you could just replace it down the road.

@ConstantGeekery 8 күн бұрын

You can boot from an external drive. If I recall correctly… it has to be formatted APFS and then you run the installer and chose the external drive as the installation target. Hold the power switch in when turning on to get the boot menu.

@llchristubell 7 күн бұрын

Or just use your boot drive to boot and keep your working files external. You could TM backup both to a 3rd device like a NAS etc

@Wannes_ 5 күн бұрын

You can I'm booting my base M1 Mini from a similar Satechi USB4 enclosure Works OK and is plenty fast (even though the SSD in it isn't the fastest, an old 500GB Samsung 980)

@artysanmobile 8 күн бұрын

Since APFS, I have found 1TB to be plenty sufficient for an internal system drive. The key is the APFS file structure. I use only two containers; one for macOS, and another as STORE. The macOS container typically has 6 or 7 OS partitions, each with no minimum size, letting them fight it out for themselves. As OSs are, by definition, in use one at a time. In the HFS days this would use a TB of its own, and with ridiculous waste. Apple’s system SSD is phenomenally fast at every file size, much better than any external drive and very few apps need that. It takes only a bit of research and trial and error to categorize your apps. My most critical apps are Pro Tools and Vectorworks, both large/slow apps which read and write on STORE container’s sole partition. As such, I have found 600/400 to be a good split. If you use only one or two macOS, 40/60 is a good place to start. Fortunately, all this complexity is handled perfectly by iCloud Drive and Time Machine, creating folderized backups of all my needs. Travel needs are easily met by USB/TB portables. no one actually needs 4TB internally.

@MathieuLavoie-jm4bv 8 күн бұрын

What is the link for the wallpaper please ?

@ConstantGeekery 8 күн бұрын

It’s one of the downloadable moving wallpapers in macOS.

@Chimpur 8 күн бұрын

I've really enjoyed the Samsung T7 drives. In fact; one lives attached to my PS5 to store PS4 games. And it works real well. The Sandisk extreme portable ssd are also pretty nice as well. Further; for compatibility with almost all computers out there the Sandisk Dual drives are pretty good too. Thet have a usb an and usb c interface plug. They're pretty slow compared to the T7 and certainly outclassed by NVMe drives in an enclosure. But more than up to the task of small file transfers.

@danielmcclintock1135 8 күн бұрын

I am with you on the nostalgia of owning the Mac Pro 2013! I have the six core variant and it runs Sonoma very well! Good video.

@964tractorboy 8 күн бұрын

Thanks for demonstrating that this is a viable option. It does look like a premium product, but the size made me wish Qwizlab could have just squeezed two drives in that volume. Maybe coming soon?

@Chimpur 8 күн бұрын

Oh.. maybe as a RAID? Or as two separate volumes/disks?

@regenjo 8 күн бұрын

Expected the pause for comment to be about the pronunciation of soldered

@kenlowey1 8 күн бұрын

Apple tax amazes me...yet i still buy!...no sense here

@goobfilmcast4239 6 күн бұрын

@bryans8656 8 күн бұрын

Your post is spot on. I don't pay the Apple Tax for extra storage because external storage is so much more affordable, and I can live with it sometimes being slower.

@Aki-f5v 8 күн бұрын

First of , I love your channel. Very informative and enjoyable content to watch. I am a long time Apple user. Started out with Apple //e, every Macintosh you can think off and here I am now owning just a MacPro 2013 "Trashcan and a Macbook Pro Mid 2015. The new Macs are not for someone like me no more. To put Apple Prices in perspective, Just bought a "As new" with original box Thinkpad P17 Xeon with Nvidia RTX5000 card , 1TB Nvme and 64GB of ram for 1300 usd. I can upgrade that machine to 128gb of memory and add another Nvme disk for total of 4tb and probably more. Ys only 300 usd more than Apple is asking for for its 3TB nvme upgrade.

@nnnnnn3647 5 күн бұрын

completely pointless comparison. you bought an old computer on sale. what does it matter that you have a lot of RAM? it's an outdated device with terrible work culture, time on battery, etc.

@RunForPeace-hk1cu 8 күн бұрын

The reason Apple sells SSD at a premium is to DISCOURAGE people from buying 2/4TB SSD never to clean up their drives. This also creates a dependency on iCloud storage. Realistically, who needs 2/4TB SSD unless you are a content creator or AI developer? If you make money off your laptop for a living, you can afford to premium. They are meant for professionals using the extra storage as a scratch drive. Implementing this hardware config this over long period of time changing people's usage pattern and not "hoard data". PC users are notorious in abusing storage. It doesn't move the industry forward. It keeps the industry stagnant. It is unsustainable to keep increasing the storage size of SSDs If you really need massive amounts of storage, that's what NAS / DAS are for anyways.

@edmn 8 күн бұрын

This is such a bad take. You’re suggesting that Apple are charging a premium for storage because their users are incapable or managing their storage?

@FreeYourMac1 8 күн бұрын

Thanks for exploring this very frustrating topic! I experimented with an ORICO USB4 M.2 NVMe enclosure, and got great speeds and it ran pretty cool even without a fan inside, but had problems with the cable being too stiff and the SSD getting disconnected too often (since i live very mobile, and can't be using my MacBook on a desktop all the time, and therefore need to velcro my SSD to the lid of my MacBook!). So I even tried Orico's right angle USB-4 cable, and still had the stiffness issue (regular USB-c or Thunderbolt cables are more flexible i guess). I might've kept experimenting with other cables, but i was having another issue... with the Crucial P3 Plus 4TB slowing WAY down once you've filled it up with 2 or 3TB of data (i mean slowing down to only 5 to 10% speed!) ...and yes, i tried a couple different variations of the P3).... So i gave up on this project when i found a 4TB MacBook Pro pre-owned at a great price (Not easy to find!). Later i found out that if you're planning on really using that 4TB of capacity, then you need an SSD with "TLC" spec. Almost 2 years later now, i'm looking to upgrade my MacBook; and i'm curious about other enclosures, and most especially if there are any USB-4 cables that have the right amount of flex, so they don't disconnect so easily! Anyway, i'll check back on the comments here, Thanks again, and cheers from Los Angeles

@SouthFacedWindows 8 күн бұрын

How about not use Mac at all!! That saves a lot of money !

@andrewgrant788 8 күн бұрын

Because Windows is awful? (FYI I have being using Windows for over 30 years)

@SouthFacedWindows 7 күн бұрын

@@andrewgrant788 Linux is good choice. I am not getting Win11 and not getting overpriced Mac hardware.

@Марк.Фетнов 6 күн бұрын

Ohh such an original comment it must have taken hours to think of something so witty to say.

@goobfilmcast4239 6 күн бұрын

@bekim137 8 күн бұрын

Apple is a rip off

@goobfilmcast4239 6 күн бұрын

@thewalabee1414 8 күн бұрын

Great content as usual. I have been using the Samsung T7s as my main external storage, but thinking of what you just demonstrated. You have convinced me that the external NvME drive solution is the way to go.

@ahcc2422 8 күн бұрын

1000 pounds for 4tb… that is a heavy price Apple.

@FreeYourMac1 8 күн бұрын

or $2200 for 8TB, LOL

@goobfilmcast4239 6 күн бұрын

@FreeYourMac1 5 күн бұрын

@@goobfilmcast4239 i actually don't take issue with the "Apple tax" pricing, for the R and D reasons that you cite... so that Apple can keep pushing the envelope. My issue with Apple's SSD storage is that they started soldering the SSD to the logic board in order to make the TouchBar MacBook Pro super THIN (which we all know proved to be a disaster for insufficient thermals and faulty keyboard). So OK, Apple made the MacBook Pro THICKER in 2021 to fix these problems, and return a few ports they had taken away in 2016. However, they did NOT un-solder the SSD; and with this decision they have kept Mac users captive in several ways: No ability to upgrade the storage, or swap it out ourselves for an easy repair, or even keep a 2nd variation boot drive onhand for different projects or collaborations. Worst of all, when professional users suffer a breakdown of their MacBook Pro, and the soldered SSD is the culprit, its not longer possible to boot the computer from an external and keep working! This happened to me a few years ago with a late 2019 model, and thanks to Tim Cook's tight supply chain, plus a chain of Applecare administrative failures, the repair of my $4500 MacBook "Pro" with its 4TB SSD took 28 days! Nearly a month without my main machine! Incidentally, 2 subsequent repairs with this same computer took 19 and 11 days respectively. So in my opinion, and that of my professional collegues who use Macs on the road, Apple can charge whatever they want! But we would like to see them release a MacBook Premium, with modular storage (like a mobile version of Mac Pro), and we'd be happy to pay a premium price, and with swappable drives that are expensive and proprietary if need be. Ideally Apple would return their whole product line to modular storage, as an ethical nod to the sanctity of the consumer's data, but the iPhone-ization of everything makes this a pipe dream 🤣

@paulwoodward8265 8 күн бұрын

I love tgpro, it’s on all my Intel Macs, essential!

@sandsack123 8 күн бұрын

Why would you invest time and money into a quite expensive paper weight? No current OS is running on this machine and GPU always has been bad. Genuine question, as I have more than one of these TrashCans, collecting dust.

@ConstantGeekery 8 күн бұрын

For fun? I come from a time when people played about with computers for entertainment. It’s also demonstrably more than a paperweight and you can easily install more recent OS releases with OCLP.

@Влад-г2х 8 күн бұрын

Can I use in this ASUS Hyper - 4 ssd, 4tb each? 16TB in total?

@ConstantGeekery 8 күн бұрын

Yes. I don’t think there is any limit on capacity. If your motherboard supports drives that size then it should work.

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