Hard Drives For Video Editing

"Blazing fast—makes other drives feel ancient...I upgraded from a Gen 4 drive, and the speed difference is immediate. Windows boots in seconds, and my games load nearly instantly. ...I love this ssd, it's been a huge upgrade to my current PC build, now I have more storage for games and other activities like music making and or video editing"

"I was having a problem with slow drive performance ( pegged at 100% utilization for an extended period of time while booting ) and replacing the original drive with this SSD significantly improved performance. ...I put two of these in my computer to replace standard SATA SSD's: one for photos, the second for video editing. Render time on videos was reduced by approximately 75-80%, remarkable results. "

"Love my ssd, the loading speed in game is nonexistent, photo editing is a breeze when exporting videos and files. ...Speedy drive...Nice to see the price of m.2 drives coming down"

"Great hard drive...Another amazing Samsung drive! So fast and the support is top notch. I'll always be a Samsung customer, they really know innovation and longevity!"

"This has completely transformed my workflow, especially for heavy tasks like video editing and gaming. The 4TB capacity is perfect for me, providing ample space for large projects and games, without worrying about running out of room. ...From heavy gaming sessions and video editing marathons to constantly shuffling files around and running virtual machines, this drive hasn't flinched."

"You can't go wrong with the WD Black M.2 Drives...You can't go wrong with a WD Black M.2 drive. These drives are some of the fastest on the market. ...If you're writing massive amounts of data every day, especially in workloads like video editing, you might want to look for a drive with a higher endurance rating. "

"Definitely worth it for video editing.. noticeable difference from Gen 4....Everything from boot times to large file transfers is lightning-fast. I use my PC for 4K video editing, gaming, and running virtual machines, and this drive handles it all without breaking a sweat. "

"[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I love playing my video games on my console thank alot...Excellent drive!...Both the 870 series as well as several of the nvme sticks. I have 9 drives in my current build with this reviewed product as the primary C drive. "

"What a fast drive!...For video editing and such, it really moves....It's perfect for gaming, video editing, and anything that demands serious speed. "

"It is a nice hard drive, it is faster, worth all the extra money.Install programs faser, read faster. it is very expensive....Gen 5 drive...Not really BestBuy because Gen 5 drives are ridiculous. Well worth the purchase though."

"Solid drive, works well, quick, good sustained speeds and the price was reasonable....I use two of these SSDs daily for video editing and they've yet to so much as hiccup. "

"Boot times dropped to seconds, massive game files load before I can blink, and my video editing workflow feels completely unhindered. ...Performance is excellent—fast reads/writes, very reliable under heavy sustained use—but it runs warm and costs more per GB than standard consumer drives. For me, it feels like overkill in a home setup, but if you’re running constant large file transfers, virtualization, or workstation-level tasks, it makes sense. "

"Lighting fast. Using it for video editing storage, as well moving over one of my larger games over to the drive, was amazing. ...For DaVinci Resolve, which is what I use to edit video, I saw improvements with some elements of video editing. "

"Well performing drive...This is a well performing drive that will work well in any high demand application such as gaming, photo editing, or video editing. ...It's fast read/write for using video editing software and playing games. The games that support DirectStorage will especially be better for this type of drive. "

"One of the fastest nvme drives you can ger currently. Very impressive speed especially when utilizing the gen 5 socket....After a quick NVME driver update from the website, this storage rips. 12k MB/s read speeds and ~11.5k MB/s writes. Essential for video editing or data management that requires large transfers of files at a moments notice."

"Performance in Real Use: Video editing, rendering, and heavy multitasking run flawlessly. ...CRUCIAL MAKES THE FASTEST MOST RELIABLE M.2 DRIVE...CRUCIAL MAKES THE FASTEST & MOST RELIABLE M.2 NVME SSD STORAGE DRIVES AVAILABLE !!!"

"I upgraded from a reguler hard drive and havent looked back. Geek squad installed it for me which made the upgrade fast and convenient....I moved over 2.5TB from an external hard drive to this new SSD. Once completed, I was amazed at the speed of opening videos as well as editing videos. "

"Portable photo drive....I bought this a portable photo drive for my wife. I put it in an enclosure and now she can use it on the desktop for editing or her laptop or even TV for viewing. ...Love the value on used drive, certified by BB. Use for video game space"

"Great drive! Really Fast!...I'm a novice when it comes to computer stuff and I didn't think upgrading to a ssd drive would make that big of a difference compared to a conventional hard drive. ...Hard drive for PS5.,...The only problem is the price is to expensive, after that this hard drive works properly ,"

"This drive lives up to its name. crucial drives are my go to for new nvme drives. ...If you’re upgrading from an older SATA SSD or hard drive, this feels like jumping into hyper-speed."