A Practical Talk about M2 PRO/MAX Generation SSD Speed in Pro Photo & Video Workflow

A Practical Talk about M2 PRO/MAX Generation SSD Speed in Pro Photo Workflow. First agree or disagree, be kind when commenting. Secondly, I understand that not photography might use other apps to, this comes down to 2 things. 1. Identify primary use. 2. Identify secondary and other uses and approach it from there. This said, this will look at previous testing to show any slow down that might occur from a slower, relatively fast 3 GB/s SSD that has been taken out of context and causes anxiety for some. Hopefully if you fall into this group, you will see that in most use cases this is not an issue, and when it is an issue, even in extreme cases it only a minute longer to perform the task in Photoshop. Give this a watch and see.

3 SSD Speeds Comparison Videos Mentioned at the start of this video:
M2 13" MacBook Pro & M2 MacBook Air why base 256GB SSD Speed is not really an issue.
https://youtu.be/_rgeCXm5uwY
M2 Pro Workflow Multi Tasking Test SSD vs RAM. What is the better upgrade?
https://youtu.be/hLSZ72_ZHYY
Should you buy the fastest SSD for Pro Photo + Video Workflow? The answer will surprise you!
https://youtu.be/-8UfQ-Tw9aw

Mac mini M2 PRO vs Mac Studio M1 MAX | Tough Choice - Pro Photo Test!
https://youtu.be/EnwqwouRVBA

Top M2 PRO vs Base M2 PRO | Intense Photo Workflow, is it worth the extra $300?
https://youtu.be/p32JKuRKbqc

Every Laptop M2 PRO/MAX SoC Real World Photo Test, what is the best config for Pro Photo?
https://youtu.be/dGBdh-bXyJc

Top M2 PRO vs Top M1 PRO | Pro Photography Test, which one to choose & should you upgrade?
https://youtu.be/6GQvdl-ROFc

Top M2 MAX vs Top M1 MAX Real World Pro Photo Test. Which one to choose?
https://youtu.be/rKddD6Ikc7o

M2 MAX 38GPU vs 30GPU Real World Photo Test, is it worth the extra $200?
https://youtu.be/5Hp2QMRCzlE

Mac mini M2 PRO vs M2 vs M1 vs Mac Studio | Pro Photo & FCP Tests! What is the best configuration?
https://youtu.be/yx8vMlTGUC8

M2 MAX vs M1 MAX | Pro Photo & FCP Tests! Should you upgrade? How much faster is M2 Max?
https://youtu.be/qLAH0SgfsGY

Multiple Displays & Multi Tasking Playlist
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjlr8rlxl_q65mOyASWU2naUlPCr78nxi
SSD Speed https://youtu.be/-8UfQ-Tw9aw
32GB vs 16GB for Pro https://youtu.be/Nx6cJkJzvhA

Everything you need to know about Apple XDR display, including how to use and create custom preset for pro color workflow, fine-tune calibration and thoughts on calibration
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjlr8rlxl_q5jBT6sp5aUrTfctBJ4U43J

iStat Menu https://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/

Diglloyd Photoshop Test https://macperformanceguide.com/OptimizingPhotoshopCS6-Benchmarks.html

BenQ EX480UZ https://www.benq.com/en-us/monitor/gaming/ex480uz.html

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00:00 Intro
00:14 Preface & Welcome
00:55 Previous Thoughts on this
01:15 Keep Comments Nice & Respectful
01:46 Anxious not more
02:06 Test Systems
02:19 SSD Speed
02:39 Pro Photo Workflow Approach
02:59 SSD is not Finite
03:31 Modern SSD
03:50 Context Matters
04:06 Time Travel
05:02 Current Speed
05:17 Bandwidth Saturation & Transfer Speed
05:55 SSD Type
07:10 Memory Cards
09:35 NVMe SSD
10:15 SWAP
11:44 As SSD Fill up
12:25 Multitasking & SSD
14:49 Daily Workflow SSD Speed
15:25 Precedent & Expectations
15:49 Rethink SSD
16:33 RAM
17:56 32GB For Pro
18:14 Lightroom Classic 1K 1:1 Preview
19:05 LRC 1K Export
19:44 LRC Pano Merge
21:26 CaptureOne C1 Preview
21:53 C1 Export
22:15 Photoshop PS
22:36 PS Medium 15.7GB Test
24:51 PS Huge 56GB
26:58 Final Cut Pro H.264, HEVC 8Bit, ProRes 422
27:41 Thoughts
27:54 Upgrade Priority List
29:29 How should you configured your SSD
29:59 1TB Sweet Spot
30:38 Diminishing Returns
31:14 Conclusion

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