With iPhone 15 Pro Max, if you are taking Ultra HD Videos at 60FPS you can directly store it into an SSD thats mount with your iPhone using USB-C. Can you recommend me some of those SSDs compatible with iPhone 15 Pro Max?
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SSD for iPhone 15 Pro Max
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Pretty sure most would work.
I tried three of mine that all connected.
Samsung T7 Shield 2TB
Sandisk Extreme Pro 4TB
Sandisk Extreme 2TB
I tried three of mine that all connected.
Samsung T7 Shield 2TB
Sandisk Extreme Pro 4TB
Sandisk Extreme 2TB
Due to the problems SanDisk SSD lately have, a Samsung T7 is the better choice.
I’ve been using Sandisk Extreme (& more recently Pro’s) for years, 1/2/4TB’s. Always my go to for portable SSD’s. I don’t think you’ll go wrong with any of the bigger brands though.
OK so there is no fix requirement like minimal bandwidth though USB-C for it to make it work smoothly without any lag?
Sustained 220MB/s for 4k60
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Samsung T7 shield 2tb is a good choice
If you look on YouTube. There are videos of people successfully using SD Cards. Something I may look into.
The general recommendation from most people that have tried is to go with the Samsung T7 Shield and AVOID the Sandisk Pro series.
Sandisk Pro uses 7W of power and the iPhone only supports power delivery up to 4.5W. Peak power draw for the T7 shield is around 4 - 4.5W.
The upside is you might find some good Samsung t5/t7 accessories made for the Blackmagic cameras that can easily adapt to a small rig.
Something like a Manfrotto pixie, a PGYtech phone holder for the Osmo Pocket and a t7 hotshoe mount might be about as small as you could get with currently available accessories. But I'm certain that Neewer and PGYtech will bring out dedicated iphone 15/ssd rigs soon enough.
BTW I had a SanDisk Extreme die on me with 1TB of important data on it just the other day. It was lightly used, only rarely connected to a computer. After that experience I would never buy another SanDisk product.
I have always been scared of this so i use a triple backup. Samsung t7 shield, Sandisk extreme pro, & samsung t7
I used that little sdd as extra storage to carry around with my MacBook Air since I was too cheap to buy one with big storage. When it died it means now I have to replace it and then go dig up all the stuff I had on it from my backups.
I have 3 1/2” rotational drives in an old Intel Mac Pro that has many, many more years on them than this SanDisk. They should change their name to SureDie, then you could say that at least they’re honest.
I have 3 1/2” rotational drives in an old Intel Mac Pro that has many, many more years on them than this SanDisk. They should change their name to SureDie, then you could say that at least they’re honest.
I have one of the SanDisk Extreme models and it does work (I tested it with an iPhone 15 Pro) but I am scared of using SanDisk SSD's based on stories I've seen around the web and want to purchase another drive to replace mine with. Here's some links you might look at on SanDisk:
The Verge - We just lost 3TB of data on a SanDisk Extreme SSD
ARS Technica - SanDisk Extreme SSDs are “worthless,” multiple lawsuits against WD say
The Verge - We just lost 3TB of data on a SanDisk Extreme SSD
ARS Technica - SanDisk Extreme SSDs are “worthless,” multiple lawsuits against WD say
That's aweful. Some drives are less reliable than others. However there is always a risk of failures or data corruption.
I prefer recording directly to the iPhone and then transferring to the SSD. The external ssd is only used as the editing driving containing:
-Copy of the original video
-Cache of rendering files
However this won't be viable for everyone if you are i
will record 2-4 hours of footage but not backup to iCloud for days.
I was watching the review in YT, that Crucial X9 looks so tempting because of its compact size, looks and speed. Unfortunately its twice more expensive than T7
The X9 is showing up as $110 for 2TB and T7 is $139 for me.
i've seen some conflicting reports ( and even a video from an influencer) stating gen 4 ssd's are not recognized on the 15 pm.
i can confirm this is not the case.
ive got 2 samsung 990 nvme drives, 4tb. gen 4. they are each mounted in a dockcase enclosure. one formatted for exfat for my non mac peripherals, and apfs for apple ecosystem use. i use iphone in a rig so this setup is not as cumbersome as it looks.
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Crucial x6 and an old Samsung t3 works great for me
My sandisk extreme 1tb unfortunately did not. Would record one clip and that’s it. Learned from another user that it has to do with power draw on sandisk drives being too high causing the issue. And I can confirm that even connected to my MacBook the sandisk always runs really warm and seems to draw a lot of power to work. Ymmv
My sandisk extreme 1tb unfortunately did not. Would record one clip and that’s it. Learned from another user that it has to do with power draw on sandisk drives being too high causing the issue. And I can confirm that even connected to my MacBook the sandisk always runs really warm and seems to draw a lot of power to work. Ymmv
I bought a 2.0TB OWC Envoy Pro Elektron.
It works with my iPhone 15PM. It is a small and sturdy drive.
It works with my iPhone 15PM. It is a small and sturdy drive.
So looking for something a little cleaner and secure I upgraded my SSD setup by buying this MagSafe wallet for my Crucial X9 Pro 2TB SSD. The magnets are strong and the SSD is well-protected and comfortable in the hand. Makes for a very clean and secure ProRes video setup.
