external drives for video editing
Best Buy customers often prefer the following products when searching for external drives for video editing.
If you're a video editor, you'll need a place to store all those gigabytes of footage, and an external hard drive is the most economical way to do it. But which one? There are many different types of drives out there, and they vary in capacity, speed, and price. Browse the top-ranked list of external drives for video editing below along with associated reviews and opinions.
WD - BLACK P10 5TB External USB 3.2 Gen 1 Portable Hard Drive - Black
Model: WDBA3A0050BBK-WEBBSKU: 6427863Top comment"High quality product that I Would recommend to anyone looking for an external drive For video Game purposes...Bought this to use for video editing. The through put works great, no lag."
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The WD_Black P10 Game Drive gives your console or PC the performance-enhancing tools it needs to keep your competitive edge. Built specifically for gamers looking to expand the potential of their console or PC by saving their game library in an on-the-go form factor. Now, with WD_Black P10 Game Drive, you can drive your game the way you choose.Top comment"High quality product that I Would recommend to anyone looking for an external drive For video Game purposes...Bought this to use for video editing. The through put works great, no lag."
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The WD_Black P10 Game Drive gives your console or PC the performance-enhancing tools it needs to keep your competitive edge. Built specifically for gamers looking to expand the potential of their console or PC by saving their game library in an on-the-go form factor. Now, with WD_Black P10 Game Drive, you can drive your game the way you choose.See all PS4 Game Drives
LaCie - Mobile Drive 2TB External USB 3.1 Gen 2 Portable Hard Drive - Space Gray
Model: STHG2000402SKU: 6416001Top comment"Excellent design, and good price, good to video editing...This hard drive is good for storage and not for doing any transfer speed heavy or video editing work out of. "
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Expand your computer's storage space with this space gray LaCie mobile HDD. The 2TB capacity offers vast storage space for media files, while data transfer speeds of up to 10 Gbps let you move voluminous files rapidly. This LaCie mobile HDD has a reversible USB Type-C port for compatibility with a wide range of devices, and the compact profile increases portability.Top comment"Excellent design, and good price, good to video editing...This hard drive is good for storage and not for doing any transfer speed heavy or video editing work out of. "
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Expand your computer's storage space with this space gray LaCie mobile HDD. The 2TB capacity offers vast storage space for media files, while data transfer speeds of up to 10 Gbps let you move voluminous files rapidly. This LaCie mobile HDD has a reversible USB Type-C port for compatibility with a wide range of devices, and the compact profile increases portability.See all External Hard Drives
SanDisk Professional - G-DRIVE 6TB External USB-C 3.2 Gen2 Hard Drive - Black
Model: SDPHF1A-006T-NBAADSKU: 6517100Top comment"Turned out to be too slow for editing videos, but I feel like that's my fault for not researching it enough. ...Fast drive...Pretty fast for transferring pictures and videos. I work off this drive directly to edit 80mb pictures without any issues"
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The SanDisk Professional G-DRIVE enterprise-class hard drive with a USB-C (10Gbps) interface delivers ultra-reliable, high-capacity storage in a premium, stylish design. The 7200RPM Ultrastar drive inside features powerful performance with speeds up to 250MB/s read and 250MB/s write2 (6TB1 capacity) that is perfect for fast backup and access to your HD videos, photos, music, and other high-value content. The stackable, anodized all-aluminum enclosure offers premium durability and anchor points for attaching to a DIT cart, a mounting plate, or other gear for your production needs. The G-DRIVE desktop hard drive also offers LED light brightness customization with three modes to choose from, comes ready for Mac, and is easily reformatted for Windows.Top comment"Turned out to be too slow for editing videos, but I feel like that's my fault for not researching it enough. ...Fast drive...Pretty fast for transferring pictures and videos. I work off this drive directly to edit 80mb pictures without any issues"
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The SanDisk Professional G-DRIVE enterprise-class hard drive with a USB-C (10Gbps) interface delivers ultra-reliable, high-capacity storage in a premium, stylish design. The 7200RPM Ultrastar drive inside features powerful performance with speeds up to 250MB/s read and 250MB/s write2 (6TB1 capacity) that is perfect for fast backup and access to your HD videos, photos, music, and other high-value content. The stackable, anodized all-aluminum enclosure offers premium durability and anchor points for attaching to a DIT cart, a mounting plate, or other gear for your production needs. The G-DRIVE desktop hard drive also offers LED light brightness customization with three modes to choose from, comes ready for Mac, and is easily reformatted for Windows.See all External Hard Drives
SanDisk - Extreme Pro Portable 4TB External USB-C NVMe SSD - Black
Model: SDSSDE81-4T00-G25SKU: 6522095Top comment"Hard drive worth every penny...Businessman that travels frequently, needed a fast, durable external hard drive. Conduct regular briefings that require high resolution imagery and video - this hard drive access at supporting playback without delays! ...I have been using it daily for picture and video and editing."
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Take your important files with you by using this SanDisk Extreme PRO portable SSD. The 2000MB/sec. read and write speeds deliver rapid data access and transfer, while the 4TB storage capacity provides ample space for large files. This SanDisk Extreme PRO portable SSD features a forged aluminum chassis that acts as a heatsink for optimal heat dissipation and enhanced efficiency.Top comment"Hard drive worth every penny...Businessman that travels frequently, needed a fast, durable external hard drive. Conduct regular briefings that require high resolution imagery and video - this hard drive access at supporting playback without delays! ...I have been using it daily for picture and video and editing."
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Take your important files with you by using this SanDisk Extreme PRO portable SSD. The 2000MB/sec. read and write speeds deliver rapid data access and transfer, while the 4TB storage capacity provides ample space for large files. This SanDisk Extreme PRO portable SSD features a forged aluminum chassis that acts as a heatsink for optimal heat dissipation and enhanced efficiency.See all External SSDs
Crucial - X10 Pro 2TB USB-C External SSD - Black
Model: CT2000X10PROSSD9SKU: 6551159Top comment"Not sure if it was the video editing program, the laptop or the drive and I did not wait too long to see if it would catch up. ...Crucial X10 Pro SSD drive - Compact and Speedy!...In the past, I’ve used memory sticks (slow) and traditional external drives, this is my first external SSD drive. "
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Elevate your video editing experience with the Crucial X10 Pro SSD: the portable drive that packs a palm-sized punch. With sequential read and write speeds up to 2,100/2,000MB/s and 2TB of space, your X10 Pro can connect directly to your laptop or workstation via a convenient USB-C cable. Blaze through your multi-cam timeline and even edit, trim, and render directly from the drive. The Crucial X10 Pro works with Windows, Mac, Android devices, and more. Featuring Micron TLC NAND plus water and dust resistance (IP55), the Crucial X10 Pro is the perfect partner in the studio or in the field, giving you the raw performance, lasting durability, and generous capacity you need.Top comment"Not sure if it was the video editing program, the laptop or the drive and I did not wait too long to see if it would catch up. ...Crucial X10 Pro SSD drive - Compact and Speedy!...In the past, I’ve used memory sticks (slow) and traditional external drives, this is my first external SSD drive. "
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Elevate your video editing experience with the Crucial X10 Pro SSD: the portable drive that packs a palm-sized punch. With sequential read and write speeds up to 2,100/2,000MB/s and 2TB of space, your X10 Pro can connect directly to your laptop or workstation via a convenient USB-C cable. Blaze through your multi-cam timeline and even edit, trim, and render directly from the drive. The Crucial X10 Pro works with Windows, Mac, Android devices, and more. Featuring Micron TLC NAND plus water and dust resistance (IP55), the Crucial X10 Pro is the perfect partner in the studio or in the field, giving you the raw performance, lasting durability, and generous capacity you need.See all External Hard Drives
Crucial - X10 Pro 1TB USB-C External SSD - Black
Model: CT1000X10PROSSD9SKU: 6551161
Crucial - X10 Pro 4TB USB-C External SSD - Black
Model: CT4000X10PROSSD9SKU: 6551162Top comment"Great Little Drive...I really love the form factor of this drive. And the speed is incredible. About the size of a Cfast card, just a bit thicker. "
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Elevate your video editing experience with the Crucial X10 Pro SSD: the portable drive that packs a palm-sized punch. With sequential read and write speeds up to 2,100/2,000MB/s and 4TB of space, your X10 Pro can connect directly to your laptop or workstation via a convenient USB-C cable. Blaze through your multi-cam timeline and even edit, trim, and render directly from the drive. The Crucial X10 Pro works with Windows, Mac, Android devices, and more. Featuring Micron TLC NAND plus water and dust resistance (IP55), the Crucial X10 Pro is the perfect partner in the studio or in the field, giving you the raw performance, lasting durability, and generous capacity you need.Top comment"Great Little Drive...I really love the form factor of this drive. And the speed is incredible. About the size of a Cfast card, just a bit thicker. "
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Elevate your video editing experience with the Crucial X10 Pro SSD: the portable drive that packs a palm-sized punch. With sequential read and write speeds up to 2,100/2,000MB/s and 4TB of space, your X10 Pro can connect directly to your laptop or workstation via a convenient USB-C cable. Blaze through your multi-cam timeline and even edit, trim, and render directly from the drive. The Crucial X10 Pro works with Windows, Mac, Android devices, and more. Featuring Micron TLC NAND plus water and dust resistance (IP55), the Crucial X10 Pro is the perfect partner in the studio or in the field, giving you the raw performance, lasting durability, and generous capacity you need.See all External Hard Drives
Samsung - T7 Shield 4TB External USB 3.2 Gen 2 Rugged SSD IP65 Water Resistant - Black
Model: MU-PE4T0S/AMSKU: 6529365Top comment"Great for video editing...A great value, especially for self-employed video editors. Compact -with a huge amount of memory and fast performance with most editing software....Huge storage working great for working and editing to directly. I’m editing and saving large video files to it on a Mac and it’s working great. "
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Samsung T7 Shield 4TB, Portable SSD, up to 1050 MB/S, USB 3.2 Gen2, Rugged, IP65 Water & Dust resistance for Photographers, Content Creators, and Gaming, External Solid State Drive, Black. High performance on-the-go, with rugged durability IP65 rating for water and dust resistance, with Dynamic Thermal Guard to control heat.Top comment"Great for video editing...A great value, especially for self-employed video editors. Compact -with a huge amount of memory and fast performance with most editing software....Huge storage working great for working and editing to directly. I’m editing and saving large video files to it on a Mac and it’s working great. "
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Samsung T7 Shield 4TB, Portable SSD, up to 1050 MB/S, USB 3.2 Gen2, Rugged, IP65 Water & Dust resistance for Photographers, Content Creators, and Gaming, External Solid State Drive, Black. High performance on-the-go, with rugged durability IP65 rating for water and dust resistance, with Dynamic Thermal Guard to control heat.See all External SSDs
Crucial - X9 Pro 2TB External USB-C SSD - Space Gray
Model: CT2000X9PROSSD9SKU: 6551160Top comment"This is extremely fast. I also stored some videos on the X9 and used it as a primary source for video editing, and there weren’t any hiccups in that area either. ...I've been relying on the Crucial X9 Pro to handle my video editing file backups, and I must say it's been a worthy investment. "
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Accelerate your workflow with the powerful performance of the Crucial X9 Pro Portable SSD. With read and write speeds up to 1,050MB/s and 2TB of capacity, the X9 Pro has space for thousands of photos, files, and videos along with the speed you need to organize, curate, edit and retouch your portfolio quickly, supporting whatever you do in Adobe Lightroom. The Crucial X9 Pro is plug-and-play ready with a USB-C connection, and works with Windows, Mac, Android, and more. Featuring Micron TLC NAND and water and dust resistance (IP55), the Crucial X9 Pro is designed for durability and style in the studio, in the field, or wherever you roam.Top comment"This is extremely fast. I also stored some videos on the X9 and used it as a primary source for video editing, and there weren’t any hiccups in that area either. ...I've been relying on the Crucial X9 Pro to handle my video editing file backups, and I must say it's been a worthy investment. "
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Accelerate your workflow with the powerful performance of the Crucial X9 Pro Portable SSD. With read and write speeds up to 1,050MB/s and 2TB of capacity, the X9 Pro has space for thousands of photos, files, and videos along with the speed you need to organize, curate, edit and retouch your portfolio quickly, supporting whatever you do in Adobe Lightroom. The Crucial X9 Pro is plug-and-play ready with a USB-C connection, and works with Windows, Mac, Android, and more. Featuring Micron TLC NAND and water and dust resistance (IP55), the Crucial X9 Pro is designed for durability and style in the studio, in the field, or wherever you roam.See all External Hard Drives
LaCie Mobile 2TB External USB-C 3.2 Portable Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services - Moon Silver
Model: STLP2000400SKU: 6539756Top comment"Good hard drive...I like that it's so portable, but I don't like how slow it is. Not great for video editing, but slow storage. If you have the patience of a sloth, this data drive is for you....Great External Drive...If you’re looking for an external hard drive to use, I highly recommend this one!"
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LaCie Mobile Drive is the nexus of portability and capacity. Encased in a sleek Neil Poulton design, each drive is constructed using post-consumer recycled materials. Works with PC, Mac, and iPad USB-C, just plug-in and go. One-click or automatic backup makes file storage extra smooth, plus up to 2TB of capacity makes plenty of room for photos, playlists, docs, and more.Top comment"Good hard drive...I like that it's so portable, but I don't like how slow it is. Not great for video editing, but slow storage. If you have the patience of a sloth, this data drive is for you....Great External Drive...If you’re looking for an external hard drive to use, I highly recommend this one!"
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LaCie Mobile Drive is the nexus of portability and capacity. Encased in a sleek Neil Poulton design, each drive is constructed using post-consumer recycled materials. Works with PC, Mac, and iPad USB-C, just plug-in and go. One-click or automatic backup makes file storage extra smooth, plus up to 2TB of capacity makes plenty of room for photos, playlists, docs, and more.See all External Hard Drives
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