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.

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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