best external ssd drive?

[Rud3Bwoy]

Topic v day is coming up so thought id put this on my list

i have a imac 2013 and it has a ssd but want an external one for some 1080p video recording instead of using my main drive

 

[Markc1024]

Samsung makes some good drives, I have the 850 Pro, but on an external drive it will be the interface that dictates speed - if that is what you are looking for. I doubt you'll realize any speed benefit going with SSD over traditional

 

[Nemic]

If you own a Seagate GoFlex Thunderbolt portable adapter, it is possible to add your own choice of SSD. It will be very fast, however I think that with the portable adapter there can be instabilities if you use a drive larger than 512 MB.

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Backu...id=1423578382&sr=8-12&keywords=seagate+goflex

If you use the desktop adapter then you should have no issues with instability.

http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-GoFle...id=1423578530&sr=8-66&keywords=seagate+goflex

This does give you the flexibility of being able to use more than one model / size of SSD.

I also sometimes use SSD drives plugged into "cheap" USB 3.0 enclosures.