Mac Storage Explained: Don’t Waste Your Money! (Prices Are INSANE)

Storage prices have gone sideways over the past year!
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Apple’s upgrade pricing has climbed sharply, portable SSDs cost multiples of what they did, and even spinning hard drives haven’t escaped it.

In this video I get into why it’s happening, walk through the options available right now — Apple’s built-in storage, external hard drives, ready-made portable SSDs, enclosures paired with your own NVMe, used OEM pulls, and cheaper lesser-known brands — and show the tools I use to figure out what’s actually inside a drive before committing money to it.

What I use daily (Thunderbolt 5):
Acasis Thunderbolt 5 Enclosure: https://amzn.to/4xqstlM
Samsung 990 Pro NVMe SSD: https://amzn.to/4ztAsAv

Portable HDDs:
Seagate Portable 5TB: https://amzn.to/4gomlod
Western Digital 5TB: https://amzn.to/3RMxc25

Portable SSDs:
Crucial X9 (my favourite out of these drives): https://amzn.to/4wYsqOm
Samsung T7: https://amzn.to/4cwmy6s

Great Thunderbolt 4 Enclosures:
UGREEN 40 Gbps Enclosure (fan does make very light noise if that bothers you: https://amzn.to/4ztABE3
Fanless option: https://amzn.to/4q7HBSu

NVMe Drives:
Samsung 9100 Pro: https://amzn.to/4hxCBod
WD Black SN7100: https://amzn.to/4wj7fVS
TeamGroup MP44: https://amzn.to/4qtRrP3
Lexar NM790: https://amzn.to/4hnvm1W

Prices are bonkers right now, so these will all be in constant flux! Be sure to shop around to make sure you’re getting the best deal possible.

Past videos talking about storage and USB versions:

Tools that can help you:
https://www.smartmontools.org/wiki/Download

My favourite system monitoring tool that you see in this video:
https://macpaw.audw.net/c/3460079/263631/1733
My latest wallpaper: https://iokyle.gumroad.com/l/fragment_protocol

MY SETUP GEAR:
Desky Dual Hardwood Standing Desk | https://bit.ly/3MAKyvP
Desky Desk Shelf | https://bit.ly/4smMVS9
Desky Vanguard Chair | https://bit.ly/4siBdb3
Desky Heavy Duty Ultrawide Monitor Arm | https://bit.ly/40A9ZRj
LG Ultrafine 6K Monitor | https://amzn.to/4757E4t
Kanto ORA Speakers | https://amzn.to/4huX2hO
Samsung 980 Pro SSD | https://amzn.to/48yWsfc
Hyper Thunderbolt 5 Dock | https://amzn.to/4aZm9J6
Lewitt RAY Condenser Mic | https://amzn.to/3MzRfyb
Lewitt Connect 2 Interface | https://amzn.to/46ZWBtm
Keychron M6 Mouse | https://amzn.to/447u57q
Bambu Lab P2S | https://bit.ly/46S1g0D
Harber London Desk Mat | https://bit.ly/4skrgdi
Kanto ORA Speakers | https://amzn.to/4huX2hO
Lamomo LED Neon Rope | https://amzn.to/4bTXZPw
Govee Smart Ceiling Light | https://amzn.to/4bZx3hq
Govee Glide Wall Lights: https://amzn.to/4iTnwuB
Ceiling Acoustic Panels | https://amzn.to/4iuhYXA
Grid Studio iPhone Classic Kit | http://shrsl.com/3nsgi

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00:00 | Start
01:08 | SSD Prices Are Getting Crazy
01:53 | Upgrading Storage With Apple
02:48 | Portable Hard Drives
04:15 | Portable SSDs
05:54 | Thunderbolt NVMe Enclosures
07:30 | NVMe Options
13:54 | Wrapping Up

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