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1. www.macworld.com › article › 668458Best External SSD For Mac 2024 - Macworld

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   • Kingston XS1000. Very competitive price. Pocket-size design. Weighs only 28.7g. Cons. No Thunderbolt interface. No bundled software. Cable is USB-A-to-USB-C.
   • SanDisk Professional Pro-G40. Thunderbolt 3 interface (compatible with USB-C) Ultra-rugged design. Professional-level performance. Cons. Very expensive.
   • SanDisk Pro Blade System. Thunderbolt 3 interface (compatible with USB-C) Ultra-rugged design. Professional-level performance. Cons. Very expensive. Doesn’t support Thunderbolt 4.
   • LaCie Portable SSD. Small and stylish. Solid construction. Cons. Middling performance. Price When Reviewed: 500GB – $129.99; 1TB – $209.99; 2TB – $369.99.

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3. www.pcmag.com › picks › the-best-external-hardThe Best External Hard Drives and SSDs for Mac in 2024

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   • What File System Is Best For A Mac External Hard Drive?
   • What Is The Difference Between Mac OS Extended and APFS?
   • External Drives: SSDs vs. Spinning Platters
   • Does Thunderbolt Matter, Or Will USB-C do?
   • Can I Use Any External Hard Drive For A Mac?
   • Ready to Buy The Right External Hard Drive For Your Mac?

   We mentioned Thunderbolt up top. Before we get to Thunderbolt, we need to address a fundamental building block of hard drives that has always affected compatibility and probably always will: the file system. An external drive's file system is the most critical factor in determining whether it's readable by Macs, PCs, or both. Starting with macOS "H...

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   You'll find many benefits to switching from HFS+ to APFS, including better security thanks to native encryption, but the most essential thing to note for external-drive shoppers is backward-compatibility. Any drive formatted with HFS+ will work just fine with a Mac that's running High Sierra or later. Neither Apple File System nor HFS+ works with W...

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   Once you've settled on a file system, you must determine which storage medium you want: solid-state or spinning disk. Each has its advantages and disadvantages, and—unlike the file system—the type you buy is the type you're stuck with for the life of the drive. A solid-state drive (SSD) offers quick access to your data because it stores your bits i...

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   So, to recap: Faster, smaller (both physically and in terms of gigabytes) solid-state drives come at a premium, while spinning drives offer a much better value while sacrificing speed. But what happens when you throw yet another variable into the mix: the connection between your drive and your Mac? As you might have guessed, the answer is more trad...

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   Drives intended for PCs sometimes come bundled with software that isn't compatible with macOS, but that doesn't mean you can't use such drives with Macs as long as you format them correctly, as mentioned above. This essentially means that you can use almost any external hard drive with a Mac, even if it doesn't specifically say that it's Mac-compat...

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   We've selected a host of our favorite drives, all of which were tested on Windows and macOS systems. For more options, check out our main list of best external hard drives and our top picks for external SSDs.

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4. www.reddit.com › r › macminiExternal vs Internal SSD performance (a.k.a. is it worth ...

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   The biggest difference in performance is latency: the internal SSD has about 61% the latency. Put another way, using a 4 KiB buffer and a single thread for random access reading, the internal SSD can do 12,575 IOPS, and the external SSD can do 7,402 IOPS. That's 64% (almost 2/3rds) faster.

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6. forums.macrumors.com › threads › external-ssd-vsExternal SSD vs paying $$$ for Apple SSD - MacRumors Forums

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   Nov 24, 2020 · External SSD storage makes sense for Mac Mini as its a desktop. Based on your usage, you can opt for one of the following options: 1) SATA SSD in an external enclosure or something like...

7. appleinsider.com › articles › 20/08/10Hard drives versus SSD storage in Macs, compared

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   Aug 10, 2020 · If you need to upgrade your storage, your best bet is to buy an external drive, hook it up to Thunderbolt 3, and grin and bear it.

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   Jul 22, 2022 · Best external SSD choices for Mac in 2024 to use with your MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, or Mac mini. Our experts have rounded up top picks for travel & more.

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   Should I buy an external SSD for my MacBook Pro?

   • If you're short on storage in your MacBook Pro, you should add more capacity by buying one of these portable external SSDs. Mac users frequently discover that the amount of extra storage capacity they configured at the time of purchase just isn't enough for their needs down the road.

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   Are external solid-state drives a good choice?

   • External solid-state drives are faster and more affordable than ever. Check out our top-rated SSDs, plus detailed advice on how to buy the right one for you. Need to expand the local storage on your PC or Mac for music and movies, or all those pics and videos that collect on your phone?

   The Best External SSDs for 2024 - PCMag UK

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   Should I get an external hard drive instead of an SSD?

   • You can get an external hard drive instead of an SSD to save on money and to increase the capacity, but an external SSD provides you with speed and ruggedness. For hard drives, check out our top pick for the best external hard drive for Mac.

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   How fast is a hard drive compared to an external SSD?

   • For example, my hard drive has a sustained read/write bandwidth of around 150 MB/s (the internal SSD is about 20x faster), and has a random access latency of 7 msec (the internal SSD is about 86x faster). Note that there are a lot of external SSDs out there that are not as fast as the Acasis/Samsung 980 PRO.

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   Is a portable SSD a good choice for a Mac?

   • Again, professional users might prefer a faster drive if they’ve got deadlines looming, but the Portable SSD is still a lot faster than a conventional hard drive, and it’s a good option for anyone that just wants a lightweight, affordable back-up drive for their Mac. 11. Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield

   Best External SSD For Mac 2024 - Macworld

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   Is an external SSD better than an internal SSD?

   • TLDR: If you get the right one, an external SSD can achieve pretty similar performance as the internal SSD. But the internal SSD does have lower latency: about 60% the latency of the external SSD I compared it with. Details

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10. uk.pcmag.com › ssd › 17645The Best External SSDs for 2024 - PCMag UK

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    Oct 7, 2024 · Need to expand the local storage on your PC or Mac for music and movies, or all those pics and videos that collect on your phone? An external solid-state drive (SSD) is a fast and...