Best internal SATA SSD for ProTools sessions?

[dominicperry]

Originally Posted by Farhoof

Half my 870 evo's died, all due to faulty firmware. If you are running firmware version SVT01B6Q update is asap. Also do a sector scan for bad blocks.
All my drives were replaced under warranty (even the ones out of warranty).

Thanks, good to know, but the EVO and the QVO are different designs, so problems with one might not cross over to the other.

Only the QVO is available as an 8TB drive.

Dominic

[dominicperry]

Originally Posted by JFreak

I have the 870 QVO as backup drive. It is solid 350MBPS drive limited by SATA interface.

Thanks. Still faster than my 12TB G-Drive which manages 150MB/s on a sustained copy, not including disconnections and starting all over again.

Dominic

[SomeOtherGuy]

For backup I have three 8 TB 870 QVO drives in external OWC cases, so far so good. But I might add that these drives are also fast enough for sample libraries too, while simultaneously running video in PT. And I was only using one of the drives for both.

[dominicperry]

Originally Posted by SomeOtherGuy

For backup I have three 8 TB 870 QVO drives in external OWC cases, so far so good. But I might add that these drives are also fast enough for sample libraries too, while simultaneously running video in PT. And I was only using one of the drives for both.

Thanks. Which OWC cases do you use - I had the Envoy of some description when I upgraded my 2015 MBP internal SSD, to hold the old chip as an external drive. Clever idea, but slow.

Dominic

[SomeOtherGuy]

Originally Posted by dominicperry

Thanks. Which OWC cases do you use - I had the Envoy of some description when I upgraded my 2015 MBP internal SSD, to hold the old chip as an external drive. Clever idea, but slow.

Dominic

I got Mercury Elite Pro mini cases:

https://www.owc.com/solutions/mercur...pro-mini-usb-c

[dominicperry]

Originally Posted by SomeOtherGuy

I got Mercury Elite Pro mini cases:

https://www.owc.com/solutions/mercur...pro-mini-usb-c

Thank you!

Dominic

[smurfyou]

I like these. I use it with two EVOs

https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MEMDC2KIT/

Can be bus powered or use its power supply. Still small enough to be portable. (I use as independent disks not RAID)

[audiolex1]

Originally Posted by smurfyou

I like these. I use it with two EVOs

https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/MEMDC2KIT/

Can be bus powered or use its power supply. Still small enough to be portable. (I use as independent disks not RAID)

They are about 2 times bigger though. No need to have an external power supply. All will be powered from a hub easily.

[Tweakhead]

I've had great luck with all Samsung SSDs (except QVO), and also Crucial.
Darryl's firmware post was invaluable.

I have also noticed a sad downhill run with WD products. I stopped buying anythink they make (include G-Tech, which they now own - and install their crappy SMR mechanisms into). I had one fail irretrievably after a few hours use. Luckily it was only being backed up to when it failed.

anyone tried something like these dual SSD enclosure/hubs with a Mac Studio ?
1. Example 1
2. Example 2
3. Example 3

[Eric Lambert]

Originally Posted by Tweakhead

anyone tried something like these dual SSD enclosure/hubs with a Mac Studio ?
1. Example 1
2. Example 2
3. Example 3

I haven't, because I've already set things up a different way, but if I were starting over again I'd consider one of those.