Portable SSD Drives : Pre-built or DIY enclosure?
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- čas přidán 2. 08. 2024
- With portable SSD drives becoming more commonplace now, which one should you buy? In this video I'll be comparing a pre-built portable SSD against a DIY enclosure.
-- FEATURED PRODUCTS --
PREBUILT / OFF-THE-SHELF: SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD 1TB (amzn.to/3fQqC52)
DIY HOUSING: ORICO NVMe M.2 SSD Enclosure (amzn.to/3wAqsEO)
INTERNAL SSD: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro SSD 1TB (amzn.to/3cVMcTS)
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I like the SSD with enclosure because of the flexibility. You can also choose SSD brands with DRAM and you can later put it in a laptop or desktop.
Yeah, you can get a better quality and higher performing SSD to go inside of it. Among other things, that Adata drive and the Samsung drive (and many others like them) have 5 year warranties as well. If anything does go wrong with them, maybe don't mention that you were using it in an external enclosure if you have to do a warranty return. However, they should have very high reliability even in an external drive which sees heavy usage.
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What a chill video. Dude is like the Bob Ross of SSDs.
This was so well made. Thank you for answering my questions
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You answered a lot of my questions... Thanks mate
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Super clear, and practical also. Thanks
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很不错的视频。我分享一下自己的使用体会：
1.Mac会比Windows快。我自己有一个DIY外置硬盘是SSK +WD SN500 500G, 测速都可以到900MB/s +，但是Windows上,在使用雷电接口的情况下实际传文件大概是500MB/s，而在我同学的MAC上可以跑800MB/s左右。据说是因为Windows的笔记本通常会把雷电控制器、SSD和USB之类的其他接口都挂载在DMI总线下，带宽不够。但是我换了一个有USB3.1 Gen2的台式机（里面有三星 960 Pro），实际传输速度也只有600Mb/s.
2.DIY可以更便宜。因为USB的限速，没必要买那么高端的SSD，比如WD SN550就很好了，这样和直接买品牌的SSD比差价就更大了。
3.除了自己爽，用处不大。要达到1GB/s的速度对电脑也有要求，实际情况是周围人电脑普遍老旧，根本发挥不了这么快的速度。
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Can we use it mac book pro 2019 for applications..
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Nice presentation, please give up the good work and thanks for sharing.
Thank you too! I'm trying to find time to keep creating more videos.
This was super informative!!!!
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Great high quality video! Very informative and thorough. I saw on Reddit you’re getting a 27GN950. Can’t wait for the review!
Thanks! 27GN950 review will be out very soon!
@@ZenTechLife Can't wait! Great videos BTW. Keep it up!!
非常高汁呀👍Really helps my mind on struggling which SSD drive should I buy
Glad I could help! What did you decide on?
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Will this workon 2009 Mac 27inch
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Super useful content, even broke down the price into US dollars. Definitely worth a like and subscribe!
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Great review! This is amazing! I bought a Dell XPS 9510 and decided to use that for my vid and photo editing. For work, I’ll get my m.2 nvme from my pc and buy an enclosure with 3.2 so I can just plug and play. Still deciding on the Sandisk and Samsung eternals. Thanks for helping me make a decision! Sub’d and liked to Zen!
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very nice no nonsense video keep it up
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The Sandisk is very easy to crack open. Slightly bending the case (company logo facing upwards and bending the other way) will cause the plastic cover pop-open. Inside only 1 screw holding the board and the SSD. Difficult part is they are taped together :). Once you pop, you can't stop and can upgrade it.
Just saw another video that people cracked open as you said but SanDisk glued the M.2 card to their USB C interface card and the guy could not separate them. I think if he applies more force it may/may not separate but also the chance of destroying the whole unit as well.
sandisk E61 I wanted to know if one can replace the M.2 NVSE SSD with a faster one. Will the newer M.2 SSD from some other brand work with this "Enclosure"?
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some good points. Cheers from British Columbia
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I think your processing speed of hearing him is kinda SLOW
I've seen the Orico enclosure on sale for about $24 USD. So if you aren't in a hurry. AN other advantage to the DIY is if you are upgrading an NVMe drive in another computer you can make an external drive out of the old one.
Very true! Always a good way to reuse older NVMe drives.
the enclosed SSD seems like it's also smaller/more portable. and you always have the option of putting it in your laptop later if you want. I'll have to do like you say, just check the prices in the local currency. For me, as long as it comes from a reputable brand, whichever is cheapest in China is good enough.
It might also be easier to re-sell that way as well. These external NVMe enclosures are going to continue to be very useful for many years, even if they're bottlenecking the speed of future NVMe SSDs. The m.2 form factor is just not as convenient as Sata 3 unfortunately, but with an m.2 NVMe SSD enclosure, it becomes a lot easier to be able to read or write to or from an NVMe SSD, mitigating the awkwardness of m.2 NVMe drives (especially the fact that most computers are only going to have one spot for them, which in many cases can be extremely difficult and time consuming to physically access (sometimes it's actually underneath the motherboard, such as with many ITX motherboards).
You can also buy PCIe adapter cards for m.2 NVMe SSDs (and also for sata m.2 SSDs), but those are still probably a lot more awkward and time consuming to work with than an external NVMe enclosure.
I would recommend buying a good quality NVMe enclosure which is built to last, because it's going to be useful for a long time to come, but hopefully which also has easy and tool-less installation.
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Thanks for the clear video. I am in the fence between the two options but one advantage of SanDisk is its built-in 256 bit AES hardware encryption which standard enclosure does not have. I may end up with SanDisk because of this encryption.
But only with SanDisk secure access software and that works only on windows and Mac .not on ipad or android .sad thing
@@vamsikrishna1934 I didn't know it cannot work on Android. Thanks a lot for the info. Any fast encryption alternative that work for both Windows and Android that you know of?
@@cafephin2024 it works on android bro . Sorry just now today I tested this . This is amazing man in terms of security .unfortunately no youtuber told about it . You just need to install SanDisk memory zone app on Android . And it's security is damn strong .not like samsung SSD . My only problem is it is not giving enough speed in smartphone .only 30mbps I am getting in smartphone .don't know the reason .on my old hdd laptop also it is slow .
@@vamsikrishna1934 wow, that's great news. Really thanks mate. It's good that from this great review video we can expand the information like this.
@@vamsikrishna1934 I think it's slow because we need USB-C 3.1 Gen 2 to get the theory 10G/s. The latest Google Pixel 6 pro only has USB-C 3.1 Gen 1 so we will have to wait for a while before mobile phone can reach faster speeds. My 2 years old is HP Elitebook x360 has only 1 high speed port.
Awesome video
Thanks!
Nice test but it would be much better if you would also measure temperature under load, both internal from sensor and external with some infrared gun. I would be very interested if the Sandis casing give better heat spread than the enclosure.
I'll definitely consider the operating temperatures for similar products in my future videos. Thanks for watching!
Excellent video! You touched on the bottlenecks that I have been looking for!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for this video. I'm actually looking at the ASUS ROG STRIX Arion Aluminum Alloy M.2 NVMe SSD External Portable Enclosure Case Adapter. Undecided as yet though..
I’m not familiar with that enclosure but ASUS have a good reputation for building some great products, especially their ROG label!
In India the pricing is a different story:
External
Samsung t7(500gb) - ₹5500 ~ $67
Sandisk (1tb) - ₹6500 ~ $80
Internal with enclosure:
Western digital green SSD (500gb) + orico enclosure - ₹1800+₹500=₹2300 ~ $30
So it's cheaper to buy internal with enclosure.
Do you use internal ssd with enclosure ?
If yes pls tell combination of ssd and enclosure
And also comment on durability/reliability for the same
There is another consideration now I have gone and built a DIY SSD. For whatever reason the enclosure I got doesn’t always auto mount in windows. You have to manually assign a drive letter via windows disk management the first you use it. Out of 4 computers I test I needed to do this for 3 of them. The 4th computer mounted and I tested transferring videos from a NAS. After a couple of minutes a time out error occurs and also it disconnects the diy ssd. When I tried to reconnect the laptop freezes.
On the other hand a Samsung T7 worked flawlessly as a removable drive.
So now I will only use this diy ssd for fast backup and transfers for my own computer and maybe other PCs I test.
Trying to find an external enclosure or reader for my Lenovo SSD, but trying to find the correct pin configuration is proving a challenge. It’s not M.2 but instead, it’s almost square
Dude this is awesome... I just want to ask if my S22 ultra can also read the ssd. Thanks
WELL DONE
Thank you!
Great video….it is also a consideration that while more expensive, by a lot, the throughput of internal is above 2000 MB is it not?
Yes you're right, the internal SSD can hit over 2000MB speeds! To match the internal speeds, you'd need a Thunderbolt drive, which my new video covers here: czcams.com/video/QYJWL3JL4rg/video.html
Very good video
Thanks! I appreciate the support!
Good Info here! If you use a USB 3.2 40GB enclosure with good heat sink you'll reach around 2.500 MB/s with this very SSD. Thanks
Wonder how you dealt with the rather extreme heat the NVMe SSD generates inside the enclosure.
I use the Ugreen enclosure with 500Gb of Samsung 970 EvoPlus. The heat is WAY burning (over 75C) I have to put a computer USB Fan on top of it and manages to cool it own to 37C max, all day long.
Thanks for watching! You're right about the heat. The DIY enclosure's heatsink gets quite hot during heavy operations, I haven't measured the temperature precisely, but it feels similar to when you hold a hot cup of coffee.
So far I've used it for 6 months and haven't noticed any problems yet, but at least I know the heatsink is working and pulling heat from the SSD! I don't really touch the SSD enclosure when I'm working, so I haven't really been too bothered by the heat.
I am just a big fan of building and crafting stuff, diy in general is always my first option, but I did notice that the pre-built external ssds are more cost effective
I remember having a portable WD HDD, it was hardware encrypted, if the enclosure fails, your data is lost, no way of recovering it cause of the encryption. Something to think about, I don't know if other brands does the same.
Is the cable connection still good at ur enclosure? Some report that over time they have some connection problems...
Another point for the purchase of an enclosure would be an update of your system... From 500gb to 2tb for example... So the extra m.2 SSD can still be used as an external drive... 🤗👍🏻
Greetings from Taiwan 🙋🏼♂️
谢谢你的视频。闪迪 e61 我想知道是否可以用更快的 M.2 NVSE SSD 替换。其他品牌的较新的 M.2 SSD 可以与此“外壳”一起使用吗？
As a complete pc noob or beginner of great learnings i want to ask u a question, that is suppose i clone my original os and files on laptop with a new ssd or hdd and then put the ssd or hdd into a desktop, will that work?can i use the same thing in both the system regardless motherboard and the whole bios changes?
Have you tested extended write speed? I have tried to transfer 400GB to the orico adata cobo and it slow to a crawl after about 100GB. I assume due to the heat which gets hot quickly. Wondering if that affects the pre-built as well.
Can’t say that I’ve tried extended write operations! But your assumption is probably correct about the heat causing the SSD to throttle itself. The prebuilt SanDisk featured in the video definitely runs cooler than the Orico, so my prediction is it should sustain high transfer speeds for a longer period too.
any new good combo [enclosure] in 2022?
For editing on Davinci
Nice video, just subbed hope you get a lot more!
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Thanks. But would for example the Acasis 10-in-1 SSD enclosure wuth SSD added even work on a MBook Air 13" that has only two USB-C ports and was built in 2020?
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What cat? I don't have a cat. 😬
Great video! Do you have suggestions of where in HK I can go buy parts? I know there are some electronic centers in the Mong Kok area.
Thanks! Yeah, there are quite a few places depending where you live. I get most of my parts in Sham Shui Po as that's closest to me. Mong Kok is just as well stocked too. As you mentioned, any of the computer centers/malls will have everything. I recommend this website to check for pricing: www.price.com.hk
@@ZenTechLife thanks for the tips! I live in HK a couple month out of the year. I’m very much looking forward to going back. Thanks for the video, I’m subscribed
I second on Sham Shui Po. That's the place to be when you need pc parts and whatnots. My next go to place would be Wanchai Computer Centre.
@@rixtervidz thanks for the tip. Heading back to HK in January. I’ll pickup some gear there.
hi how does the enclosure in gaming performance to have the game installed on the external ssd, or it better to have the TB version of the enclusures?
If I want to switch one ssd to another inside an m2 enclosure do I need to format the first one when I put it back in the enclosure again?
Great review. I was very much looking into doing the same, but I am quite discouraged by all the longevity issue people raise in comments on those DIY enclosure. Any comments?
Also, given the USB 3 cap on transfer speed, wouldn't it be worth looking into non-NVMe solution for DIY enclosure? Surely more economical and less risky.
Yup, if you are dealing with a USB 3.0 on your device than its not worth getting an NVMe since its a huge bottleneck, just go with a SATA 3
The SanDisk is definitely more robust and durable, but unless you throw your enclosure into a bag everyday, it should be fine. I've been using mine for 6 months, but I do put it into a tech pouch along with my cables and other miscellaneous items.
And yes, with USB3.1 capping out at 10Gbps, a SATA SSD will definitely be more economical. However, SATA SSDs typically peak at around 550Mb/s, so if your workflow requires very fast transfer speeds, then this solution can provide noticeable gains. Hope that helps!
Hi, great video and compression. I want to buy new SSD. And thinking about DIY version because the speed and portability. But my concerns are: how about compatibility with other devices? How about security? And lastly how about software or the hardware that connect to laptop(Mac)? Are all 3 things will merge and work like any other SSD like commercials products? Thanks for any advice and opinions on it.
DIY enclosures are compatible with Windows and macOS devices. They function the same as commercial products. You don't need any additional software to use a DIY SSD with a computer, it will detect it like a normal drive/USB. I'm not sure what you mean by security?
@@ZenTechLife thanks for the answer. Ok that is great it works like any other drive. By the Security I mean. If it is secure to use. And if can be used like password protected like some other SSD. As sometimes they got they own software. I guess not as it is just DIY drive. Anyway thanks for quick answer and information 👍😉
@@ZenTechLife Does it works with M1 iPad Pro as well?
@@amirshayanmoghtaderi5840 yes it works. if it has type c
recently purchased silicon power 1TB nvme gen 3 ssd for 43$ and 10Gbps type c enclosure for 15$.
enjoying 900+ MB/s speed for $58 which is insane . 😊😊
No one is comparing the heat dissipation between these and it is a concern
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You are paying premium for the NVMe interface both on the drive and enclosure even though the USB connection won't let you use most of the extra speed. DIY external SSDs become even cheaper if you use a SATA SSD and SATA enclosure of the same capacity. The effective speed won't be much different as it's still over USB, and you can choose between 2.5 inch and m.2 2280 form factors (both form factors have SATA drives and enclosures available and at present, are a similar price). If you do this, you can beat the price of pre-manufactured portable SSDs quite significantly.
SATA USB3 enclosure are as little as $15 for reliable brands
I just got an enclosure to retrieve my data from my old computer and put it on this one. Hope it works.
Did it?
Will it be considered a “local hard drive” I’d it runs through usb
On my MacBook it appears as an ejectable hard drive. Not sure if that answers your question!
I have an orico and mid editing it disconnects and stops it feels so hot... what to do? I tried using it as my OS but my Adobe premiere keeps not responding... my SATA was more stable when used as OS.... now I do not know what to do with my new NVME SN570 wd blue
If you were uploading more regularly, you would have subs in the 100k+ minimum. All the best!
Thank you for the kind words. Sadly, family duties take priority, but I hope to be back soon!
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Hi can you please help, I have a DIY enclosure with a fast NVMe M.2 ssd in it, but when i plugged it in and tested the speed the read and write test said 42 and 40. Why is it so slow? Is it because I have a Mac OS software installed on it?
good vedio
Thanks!
Would a thunderbolt 3 external enclosure with a NMVE M. 2 SSD be great for video editing, in your opinion?
Hi! Yes a TB3 external enclosure will be more than fast enough to edit video directly from. That's actually what I do most of the time from my desk!
@@ZenTechLife thank you!
Opening up your devices does not void your warranty. That would be a violation of the law if it did. The manufacturers may say that but they have the burden to show that you opening actually broke something for your warranty coverage to be legally denied. Those warranty void stickers are illegal.
Depending on where you live in. In the US, this doesn’t void your warranty. But in countries without this consumer protection, such as HK, this May void the warranty.
@@premiumutube9674 Yeah I was talking exclusively about the USA
@@Overonator
Thank you.
Yes, I had issue in Hong Kong, where I purchased an Asus and upgraded my SSD & RAM.
Warranty got voided. Consumer protection is weak here.
I doubt this would happen in EU / US.
So just a reminder for those to check their country’s consumer laws before doing what I’ve done.
I upgrade my 2017 macbook pro internal ssd and getting 1.1-1.4GB/s. I want to know why it's slower than it supposed to be. Do you know what's the bottleneck in that case?
transfer speeds are different depending on transfer scenario, with big files you can usually reach the values marketed, with small files ( 4Kb) the speed is dropping massively. So the speed you got might be some mixed test and might be fully OK.
Does anyone ever leave their ext SSD drive plugged in for very long periods? My Samsung T5 fried itself non-functional after only a little over a year plugged into my iMac.
What about Thunderbold Housings ? thanks
Hi Darren, I made a follow up video that looks at Thunderbolt options! Here is the link to it:
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Please suggest a M.2 Nvme external SSD with speeds of 3000MB/s or higher
Should you use a thermal pad on a M.2 in an external enclosure? E.G.: ADATA swordfish M.2 (500GB - 2TB) come with the thermal pad included and on the M.2. You don't add it. With a Elite M.2 NVMe PCIe 2280 External Enclosure w/ 1x USB C 3.1 Gen2 M/M Cable and 1x USB Type C 3.1 to USB 3.0 A Cable?
It depends if your enclosure has a heatsink or if the housing acts like a heatsink. The ORICO has a heatsink that sits above the M.2 SSD so I do use a thermal pad to help heat dissipation.
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tldr. which is cheaper and better?
can the SSD inside the external case be used to replace the laptop SSD or are the chips custom build?
The SSD is interchangeable with the external case and laptops, but SSDs are manufactured in three or four different lengths, so make sure you check that before you try swapping the internal SSD out.
Please also show the temperature difference between orico usb 3.2 and sandisk portable ssd while moving files form laptop or vice - versa .
Can I play valorant or GTA 5 like game with the orico usb 3.2 external storage ,
If yes, then for how much long hours we can play games so that ssd inside the orico usb 3.2 enclosure should be safe from extreme heating.
I can't tell you the exact temperatures, but I've done many long hours of editing from both the Orico and Sandisk external SSD and they were both safe from overheating.
You can definitely play video games from an external drive with no worries of overheating. Games generally transfer loads of data during the loading screens only, so it'll be fine.
@@ZenTechLife thanks for reply 👍👍
I have 1.5 TB of data that I want to archive, I want to put it on a drive and shelve it as a permanent backup incase any of my daily drives fail. I fear that the inner mechanics of HDDs will not hold up to years of storage but I figure that SDD has no moving parts and therefore will last much longer. I hear they deteriorate based on how many times data is written and read off them so if I just load data maybe once every 6 months and the rest of the time it's unplugged it could last 10 years easy or longer, am I correct?
10 years I think so. Any longer than that though I'm not sure. I remember reading somewhere that they can eventually encounter some kind of degradation similar to how DVDs, Blu Rays, etc. eventually have disk rot.
I have an SSD 2.5 hard drive and I was looking for the best enclosure to pair it with my playstation 5? Any thoughts 😕
Sorry for the late reply! Most 2.5" SSDs don't operate much faster than 550MB/s, so any enclosure that has USB3.0 and 5Gbps or higher transfer speeds should do fine. As to which one is the best? There's so many on the market, just choose one that you like and meets the 5Gbps criteria.
Just get a T5 Samsung. I been looking into this for my series X to play my OG & 360 games, maybe a little too hard 😂. I'm gonna be installing my entire collection from all the discs I been collecting for over 20 years which I worked out I don't need even 250GB for each for both OG & 360 gens. But I'll be getting 1TB each for both gens so I'll have some breathing room that I can find more old games to play on the backwards compatibility & not having to worry about filling up two other newer NMVe custom SSDs design for the series X I'm getting specifically for series X & Xbox One enhances games. Separate generation of games for separate drives, it'll help also not worrying about wear & tear as much.