popularsr71 posted Yesterday 04:08 AM
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popularsr71 posted Yesterday 04:08 AM
Sandisk Extreme Portable V2 SSD: 4TB / $231.49, 8TB/ $470
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the v1 were notorious for randomly failing for no good reason, to the point where we, and a bunch of others I know if the videography world moved away from Sandisk to Samsung T9's.
the v1 were notorious for randomly failing for no good reason, to the point where we, and a bunch of others I know if the videography world moved away from Sandisk to Samsung T9's.
Is there a big difference in the t9 over the t7 for a casual user? Big difference in price at the moment.
We usually either get the T7 Shield, or T9 instead of the normal T7
speed, ruggedness, and heat are the main differences
- the T9 is usb USB 3.2 Gen 2x2, which gets you up to 2000 MB/s vs 1000 20 MB/s that most other USB 3.2 Gen 2 drives top out at. BUT you need specific hardware/port to take advantage of the full speed, and is not automatically FULLY backwards supported on thunderbolt/USB 4 (will work at 1000 MB/s) so no mac can make use of the full speed
- Ruggedness is great if its gonna be more portable, especially for my field where we don't want to risk footage with the drive going bad out at shoots. Havne't had any drive fail us, and they do take a fall sometimes. the T7 shield will be more rugged, as its also waterproof (IP65), the T9 is not
- It won't get hot enough to stop working, but I have heard that the t7's can get a bit warm to the touch with its metal casing. the T9 and T7 shield are a little bulkier and handle heat dissipation better
I obviously don't have the receipt since I didn't buy it directly but figured it couldn't hurt to start a clam with SanDisk to have it replaced, worst thing they can say is no because I don't have the receipt right? NOPE, I can't even start a claim because their website doesn't even work to start a claim. It wants me to call, but honestly I'm too lazy.
I will say I have a handful of Samsung T5 drives that I've owned since 2018 and those are going strong!. I also own an SK Hynix Beetle that I'm using on my xbox one, and that one has also been solid. I usually just make my own SSDs using the Sabrent NVME external enclosure, but I do occasionally buy pre-manufactured units, I guess I will personally stay away from the SanDisk ones for now.
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