I know this question has been asked a million times, but here I go. Working on a Mac Studio with 1TB internal storage. I have been told that most external drives will not be as fast. True/False? Also I have always assumed it is better not to have the FCP library on the same drive as the operating system. Thoughts? If I do go with a larger SSD external desktop drive, any recommendations?
Thanks to all.
Cheers.
Tom
True.
It’s a question of space, but there is no reason not to keep the library on the internal drive of an Apple Fabric Mac.
Any Thunderbolt 4 SSD. OWC is usually recommended.
Depending on the complexity of your projects you can also use cheap USB 3.0 HDDs perfectly well.
A 4TB Seagate will cost under £90 . . . a 2TB around £60.
I have got a couple of SSDs but I never use them as my 2TB portable HDDs perform well enough for all my requirements.
Do I need external drive?
