Best-Bang-For-Buck DIY Portable SSD: Better, Faster & Cheaper! 😱

[@theTechNotice]

Who's gonna make one? 🤔 Here's what you need: ✅M.2 SSD Enclosure: geni.us/r0Zk ✅M.2 SSD: geni.us/YuVRvx (1TB) geni.us/dcudNaG (2TB) geni.us/Ixo42z (500GB) geni.us/NVq3 (8TB) ➡️Alternatives: geni.us/TABIlcf geni.us/WZ0X geni.us/8UeINP

[@TBevins]

Thanks bud, I just bought this setup and it's super easy, cheap and quick! Much appreciated!

[@mofatjippyfransisco713]

Had 3 1TB NVMe laying around from upgrading to 2TB , bought a few of these exact Sabrent enclosures...worked beautifully. Get the firmware from Sabrent, upgrade the enclosures without an SSD installed...just the enclosure alone. Love em !!

[@DB-wx1zs]

What do you mean get the firmware? Doesn’t it work already outside the box?

[@mofatjippyfransisco713]

As a side note, these handle double sided SSD's great. I had a couple of the slide in variety enclosures...double sided did not fit....this clamshell design Sabrent works great with the double sided SSD's.

[@jeoffer]

Great information. It's now 2023 and I got the Sabrent enclosure ($40 AUD) and the Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB NVMe PCIe M.2 2280 ($79 AUD) from Amazon Australia.

[@Magraheb]

Wow! An eye opener video. Please may I know the software you use for your screen recording?

[@kaoskilo]

Perfect timing! Literally just got mine a few days ago and paired it with a 1tb 660p. Such an awesome product!

[@theTechNotice]

Enjoy!

[@raybaby116]

you literally just saved me. I picked up by accident a SATA drive thinking it was a regular SSD. so I picked up a Sabrent enclosure but still couldn't quite figure out how to use the drive. I followed your directions and BOOM a 1 TB drive for about 90 bucks US. THANK YOU!!!!!

[@RandomZee]

Your channel is seriously underrated, great content keep up the great work 🔥

[@theTechNotice]

😇👌 appreciate your comment!

[@jimmyzhao2673]

Faster, Cheaper, Better. *Perfect* Great Video !

[@liamobrian9642]

All ways finds the very best love this lad

[@theTechNotice]

😉 Best bang for buck! Haha

[@liamobrian9642]

I make one now i don't have type c usb YET i can see how incredibly useful itvwill be

[@peterbreis5407]

I have had home made external SSDs of various descriptions for several years and used them as external boot drives via Thunderbolt for my 27" iMac. Having just bought a MacBook Pro 14" M1 I'll be making a fast external M.2 SSD as work storage connected via one of the 3 Thunderbolt 4 ports. Currently I use a 256gb USB C flash drive but want something faster. Its just a matter of waiting till I see the appropriate M.2 drive and case, so your choices were interesting.

[@mariusdiaconescu5096]

Foarte frumos explicat, multumim prietene. :)

[@MixMasterMacChannel]

I'm gonna make one! I actually just received all my components then I saw you video. What a relief, I bought the right drive. The price and speed are ridiculous.

[@theTechNotice]

👌😇

[@janisporietis]

Great video man! I've been using a SilverStone MS09 enclosure and a Samsung SSD 860 EVO M.2 500GB for three years now and it's been great especially, because I do a lot of photography and often being on the road, this is a blast to use. Your video made me wonder if I need to do an upgrade. However, you know what they say, if it ain't broken, don't fix it :)

[@wilhelmtaylor9863]

Next time I get a hankering for chips I'll be looking for some of these "potable" ones. Electrifying.

[@ourproductreviews369]

Hi Tech Notice, All ways finds the very best love this lad :)

[@plasmaman9592]

I like the Rog nvme enclosure because it has RGB unless futuristic

[@nixbondi5898]

Thanks mate. Best video I have seen today. It's a pity that living here in Australia it is very difficult to get cheap 2T SSD cards and enclosures like you guys can in the UK and US. Cheers

[@romanticpractitioner]

When you mentioned durability, you didn't at all talk about the enclosure itself. It can fail, it did for me. The company did replace it for me. The heat (which you also didn't mention) the enclosure generates is high and was likely the cause of its failure.

[@elephantbirdlord]

You need to peel off the brown plastic film from the white heat pad. Otherwise the heat from the drive overheat the board chipset and damage it over time.

[@gmaxsfoodfitness3035]

I needed this video. Thanks. I just ordered one of these enclosures and I used your link. You helped me build my first PC a couple years ago with your video with the Ryzen 5 3600 and b450 gaming plus max (the 3600 was sold out so I went with the 2600 but I used the same motherboard). Anyway I needed this enclosure so I can swap out the slower Intel 660p 512GB that came with my HP Pavilion Aero 13 laptop (Ryzen 7 5800u version) and put in the XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB leftover from my first build since it's literally double the speed of the 660p.

[@gunnerglenn6890]

Nice video! I bought this same Sabrent enclosure a few weeks ago and it's great. Using it to transfer data from my old NVMe drive from an older system to a new build and it's working very well.

[@kidsonicofficial]

WOW! Just found that my Laptop has an NVME slot so will DEFINITELY pick this SSD up along with a 2.5" SATA one as well!!!

[@andress37]

This is what I was looking for!

[@garylogan7790]

Love this. Great idea. Thanks from this side of the pond!

[@theTechNotice]

Thanks for the comment! :)

[@jlb74a]

Thanks for the demo. I'll build mine.

[@TheEchelon]

That exact WD Blue m.2 died on me after 7 months of use. I found more people online with the same problem.

[@thejaebeing]

Always... Good advise. Thanks

[@theTechNotice]

😉

[@fxeditor1138]

Great work as always!

[@theTechNotice]

😇👍

[@ronyzmiri]

Just wonder...why does the heat sink glue sticker stays on? My logic tells me it should be taken off and glued to the SSD. Am I all wrong?

[@edmwftw3930]

I got a 1TB Samsung SSD T7 using NVMe USB 3.2 at 1000MB/s.

[@jimmybrannan7303]

This was faster than my cheaper enclosure but it was so tiny my 2tb PNY drive shot up to 67 degrees C with a large transfer and I had to shut it down. It needs to be redesigned I think. Maybe the next model will be better thought out.

[@KJ-md2wj]

On Amazon the WD SN570 SSD is advertised with a read speed up to 3,500,

[@theTechNotice]

Yes, if you install it into a pcie gen 4x4 slot on your pc, this enclosure is only 10Gb/s rated.

[@mayomancer527]

After a long time looking up external SSDs I ended up doing the same thing! Except I went with a samsung 970 evo 2tb, which was actually cheaper than most of the dramless ssds at the time

[@sumdood2035]

I have this setup using a similar SSK enclosure, and an OEM 256GB WD SN730 which had 3000+ Read / ~2220 Write in the PC I pulled it out of. Unfortunately all of my other devices max out at USB 3.1 Gen 1, which tops out at 500-600MB/sec. Still slightly faster (and cheaper) than the average SSD based external drive, but most people probably don't realize their speeds will be limited below USB 3.1 Gen 2, and only around 1000MB/sec even with Gen 2.

[@nhutuyennguyen8750]

how about thunderbolt3?

[@sumdood2035]

@@nhutuyennguyen8750 TB3 would probably be a different story, but the enclosures are still prohibitively expensive.

[@nhutuyennguyen8750]

@@sumdood2035 right, but I'd like to put windows on an external SSD for occasional mini-Internet gaming or something, so i may need one, but i basically know nothing about all this

[@jayzbond007]

does it make any difference to speed if i put in an ssd with dram or not? i intend to use this for general use just a like a thumb drive.

[@liaa2380]

I wonder if i should get external ssd or samsung evo plus 970 + enclosure for my games? The price is around the same

[@NTR_Savant]

Anyone else ha e problems with this enclosure after a few drive swaps? Mine kept showing up as corrupted files or RAW format, it was always a different issue. None of the issues with the same drive in a different enclosure

[@jeevankannadasan4952]

Please upload a video about which is best for video editing entry level gpu workstation cards Vs best gaming Cards

[@theTechNotice]

Great idea, 👍

[@Rood67]

@@theTechNotice Yes please, as I am looking to build; and want to do both reasonably well. Although editing is favored over gaming.

[@rafidnadid1003]

Do we need to do the configuration every time in disk management? And do we need to configure disk management while plugging in to another PC? TIA :D

[@ENJOY97]

The Drive has to be Interface PCie 3.0 to work with Blackmagic 6K right?

[@goatedanime6488]

if i were to do this enclosure, will it be compatible with macbook?

[@daras-]

I have two old 128 and 265 GB mSata SSDs in hard metal USB enclosures, works better than HDD od regular flash drive and they are small.

[@96bytes21]

How good it is in comparison of ORICO M2PV-C3 10Gbps M.2 NVME SSD Enclosure?

[@roberttyme7659]

Could you run software off the external drive with experiencing any problems?

[@Clem_Fandango11]

My disk is full....was thinking about using an external SSD to put games on and for gaming. Any good do you think?

[@Freefree.freeee]

I want to learn how to edit videos so can you recommend me for the best computer desktop all in one or pre-built PC for editing for the beginner within 800$. Thank you

[@hossammagdy8689]

the samsung t7 offers 2,880 terabytes written (TBW) endurance why the t5 in comparison?

[@Izudra]

Crucial X8 SSD 1050MB/s 1TB costed me 75€ (arroznd 70 usd)

[@ChadWork1]

I was about to buy this SSD on your recommendation, but I'm seeing that WD did a bait and switch, and they changed it to a model that is half the speed. Can you recommend an SSD for that enclosure with comparable specs to the one you reviewed here?

[@sonnyobrien]

Gay

[@bertvantol9669]

I have an iMac 27 inch 2011. Does this drive work on the Thunderbolt port of my machine ??

[@Mike-mp1hk]

It should work, however do not expect 10GB speeds like Tech Notice is claiming. 10GB = 10,000 MB not 1,000 MB.

[@0zzyozzyness]

Can i use this for gaming like dota 2?

[@terryevans3825]

Very, very good video. You explained it well. I purchased a WD 2000 1TB ssd and found the installation instructions very poor. I couldn't find a way of installing it on my laptop but thanks to you I have now. Is there any form of encryption on this ssd? TJ

[@theTechNotice]

Nope :(

[@marksadventures3889]

Formatting always annoys me, they should include the format space loss on the volume.

[@original9]

@TechNotice I only seem to be getting 480mbps for write speed any reason for this??? I get 1028mbps read...

[@blazklasic5909]

Almost 50k subs!!

[@theTechNotice]

😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@Dr.KaranSingh]

Absolutely loving your videos. I wish I found your page earlier. A question I have, can I use this SSD with the enclosure to record with a BlackMagic 4K pocket camera?

[@theTechNotice]

Yes, I'm using this exact enclosure and nvme to record with my BMPCC 6k.

[@Dr.KaranSingh]

@@theTechNotice last question I promise, as the prices of old gen 3 are the same right now as Gen 4. If I make this enclosure with a WD Black SN 850 will it still work with the BMPCC4K camera and as an external storage with USB 3.2 port. With the added advantage of me being able to plug it into a PCI Gen 4 slot and reap all the insane benefits. Thanks and love from India :)

[@Knucklerzz]

Can i use thins on mac?

[@Eridandanie97]

can ipad mini 5 support this ssd?

[@sidneyott1719]

The unit byte usually refers to 8 bits but can be more to include parity bits etc. Please read up on Wikipedia before making assumptions on your videos that are out by 8.

[@YourFilmmaker]

Would this setup work on the BMPCC?

[@theTechNotice]

Yep, that's what I'm using it for for my BMPCC 6k ;) that's the whole reason I made this!

[@michaelbowyer5222]

Not advisable. Use the drives approved by BMD.

[@piwypd0]

this video needs a refresh with usb4 / tb 4

[@beemsquar1]

Could you make this work for xbox series x storage?

[@samiturunen5335]

Awesome. If you could only attach like 4 NVMEs to get even more terabytes.

[@gmaxsfoodfitness3035]

Still the option of 2TB or even 4, if you wanna pay a premium for any more than 2TB, is pretty solid. You also need to think about latency and slower speeds if it were possible to have multiple NVMes in one enclosure. I'd assume they would be a factor.

[@iancaldwell2516]

i work with a mac and a windows laptop would this work on both with the correct format?

[@theTechNotice]

Yes! :)

[@BIGPHATDADDY]

Will this work with an android phone?

[@sondp]

If i use this diy ssd for my m1 macbook does it also speed up the rendering, exporting and timeline playback?

[@theTechNotice]

Nope.

[@sondp]

@@theTechNotice so where should it be used? and what do you recommend for the m1 macs?

[@gmaxsfoodfitness3035]

@@sondp You sound confused about computer editing. The hard drive has NOTHING to do with rendering, exporting or playback. The CPU and GPU are what matter for those which should be why you're using an M1 Macbook and not the older Intel ones. If you've done your research you know this already. Watch the Tech Notice video "How to set up your storage workflow as a video editor" for advice on how to best utilize the ssd for editing.

[@venousek85]

for testing .... change file format from NTFS to exFAT and try speed's test's ... thx me later ;-)

[@gmaxsfoodfitness3035]

One more thing. I'd looked into WD SSDs a while ago and, from my understanding, the WD Blue NVMes don't have a DRAM cache. That seems to be the case with cheaper SSDs in general (though the Intel 660p does have DRAM but only 100TBW endurance rating). Has that ever been an issue?

[@theTechNotice]

Answered it on my upcoming Q&A vid.

[@gmaxsfoodfitness3035]

@@theTechNotice Nice. I'll be waiting for that one.👍

[@Goldofjericho]

Is it compatible with BlackMagic cameras?

[@theTechNotice]

Yes! Use it every day with my BMPCC 6k

[@kevlarmon54]

10gb+1250mb per second? hows that work shouldn't it be up to 10 000mb per sec?

[@vancouverpunjabi]

What About MAC 🖥.?? I Use mac does it Work on Mac or Not.?

[@theTechNotice]

Yes

[@ryanmiller6887]

Ild still stick to Samsung Evo no matter what, have hundrededs deployed and not 1 issue. quality is more important than price and how many read writes. I have never had much luck with WD. but i like there blue ssd's for a option for cheap and god.

[@kaptenkrok8123]

using ntfs for an external ssd is extremely unadvisable...endurance is not the same as durability...

[@johngreene6783]

You need to learn the difference between Gigabytes (GB) per second and Gigabits (Gb) per second

[@DamienGuimoneau]

Haha you are the best! Thanks a lot

[@theTechNotice]

That's what I was talking to you about. Later on you can use the ssd in the PC If you wanted to ;)

[@Universal_Bro]

Samsung 980 1TB has 600 TBW

[@John-gm8ty]

if only there was an app that could make a bootable partition to install windows from like a flash drive. le~sigh

[@John-gm8ty]

a month later, random disconnecting, constantly, gave up, 3 months later find the new firmware update, no change, random consecutive disconnecting, no reply from sebrent support on any emails. this issue has been reported widely, mac and PC.

[@Mike-mp1hk]

Its not 10gb speed your getting. Your getting 1gb read and under 1gb write speeds. 10GB is 10,000MB. Your barely getting the advertised speed of the WD SSD.

[@davidsmyth4286]

I am a bit disappointed, I bought the same as you and it has a write speed of 438 mps and a read speed of 460 mps, I was expecting a lot more, why is mine that much different, I am on a 10 year old Mac.

[@ashiqurrahman1600]

UGREEN SSD Case M.2 NVMe 10Gbps External Hard Drive Enclosure

[@denisj32]

amazing

[@theTechNotice]

👍

[@firasbe3866]

i think 10Gb = 1.280GB

[@Mike-mp1hk]

10GB = 10,000 MB. 1GB = 1024 MB.

[@mavcek]

Would rather pay xtra for Samsung, WD failed me twice, Samsung never (yet)

[@theTechNotice]

😭👍😇

[@charleshines1553]

Samsung won't always be the best of everything. It is just a good brand!

[@likeasparrowinthewildernes8333]

2 Esdras 2: 31 -100 '''''''''''''

[@michaelbowyer5222]

I would highly advise NO ONE use a drive not on the BMD list of approved drives for recording with their cameras. Unless you want to attempt to explain a failed drive to a client.

[@theTechNotice]

These drives are on the tilta mod if you were gonna get one for the BMPCC 6k/4k :) But I agree!

[@5ofNov]

Stop recommending garbage products. This is a misleading review.

[@josem.garibay5478]

Cringe thumbnail 😑

[@waynepollard6879]

British 😥