Better CPU 100% – apple charges a crazy markup for storage. Do you even need 2tb SSD? I have the 512gb and it’s fine – I just archive my sessions on an external raid and in the cloud when I’m done with them. More secure than storing them on your internal drive, and that money you save could instead go towards and external SDD and then some.

I use a 1tb external SSD for my samples and it works great. If you really think you need 2 TB you could get this and still save $100 from the apple upgrade from 1tb to 2

I did actually, but only because I was trying to turn one of these SanDisk Extreme Portable external SSD into a boot-anywhere multiboot system so I could have ZFS everywhere (like that dang macbook pro that I used to love).

I can’t get extended storage to work at all via the rear ports.

This is the drive I have, and it works fine if I plug it into the front USB-C port. But if I try one of the rear ports, it recognizes it but just hangs if I try to do anything with it.

I would definitely prefer not to use the only USB-C port they deigned to provide, and I’d also prefer not to have a drive hanging off the front of the console.

Any guidance, other than “hopefully Sony will issue a patch to fix it?”

If money is no object, and you want a laptop vs desktop:

Macbook Pro 16”

64gb RAM

2.4ghz

8GB GFX (haven’t tried the 5600m card, not sure it’s worth the upgrade)

1TB SSD

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I suggest 1TB SSD because for the same amount of adding an extra TB you can buy one of these (with money leftover) which work great: https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Portable-External-SDSSDE60-2T00-G25/dp/B078T9SZ3K/ref=sxts_sxwds-bia-wc-p13n1_0?cv_ct_cx=2tb+ssd&dchild=1&keywords=2tb+ssd&pd_rd_i=B078T9SZ3K&pd_rd_r=34059733-809f-477d-9d71-139eb61d3c9e&pd_rd_w=KVl6z&pd_rd_wg=Un9zc&pf_rd_p=13bf9bc7-d68d-44c3-9d2e-647020f56802&pf_rd_r=FDYF2RWRSXHVD7DZ7KNG&psc=1&qid=1595186757&sr=1-1-791c2399-d602-4248-afbb-8a79de2d236f

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Good luck

You won’t really mess anything up as long as you’re buying a decently known brand.

There is a deal of the day on Amazon for SanDisk. This should serve you well:

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Portable-External-SDSSDE60-2T00-G25/dp/B078T9SZ3K?ref_=Oct_DLandingS_D_181260d5_69&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

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I have this one:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078T9SZ3K/

At 550 MB/s (4400 Mb/s) it’s plenty fast for PS4 games, and $229 for a 2TB SSD is pretty good. I have this model in a smaller side on an old Mac Mini, and it’s been fabulous there.

I’m going to buy an external SSD for my PS4 games, and wanted to vet the one I was looking at before I ordered. FWIW this is the same external SSD that I use on my old Mac Mini, and it works great.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078T9SZ3K/

It’s a SanDisk 2TB Extreme Portable External SSD. The max throughput is 550MB/sec, but that seems like it should be fine for PS4 stuff.

The other question is whether I can plug it into one of the USB 3 ports on the back and still get acceptable performance. I’d rather keep the front ports free, if I can.

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Cheapest cloud — Backblaze B2 like what /u/Pectojin mentioned, or Wasabi. Backblaze is $5/TB/month, but costs to download data, Wasabi is $6/TB/month, but you have unlimited in/out. Amazon Glacier Deep Archive is another alternative, but retrieval can be tricky, and will take a long time.

Fastest option — an external SSD. Downside is that copying to a USB drive is not a backup, since it can be smacked around by ransomware.

I am a fan of 3-2-1 backups, so with 2 TB of photos, I’d probably buy this with two drives from diskprices.com, configured in RAID 1. Then, from there, have the NAS use Hyper Backup to Wasabi. Total outlay would be about $400 or so, plus $12 a month for Wasabi, assuming two TB of photos. The NAS, if configured right (with two factor auth on admin accounts, and non-admin accounts for user share data) can be highly resistant to ransomware.

Sandisk extreme SSD, pricy, but small, shock resistant and fast. SanDisk 2TB Extreme Portable External SSD – Up to 550MB/s – USB-C, USB 3.1 – SDSSDE60-2T00-G25 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078T9SZ3K/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_BDIsFbWG4FV3W

>Samsung T5 External SSD

are you refereeing to this

SanDisk 2TB Extreme Portable External SSD – Up to 550MB/s – USB-C, USB 3.1 – SDSSDE60-2T00-G25

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here is amazon link

https://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Portable-External-SDSSDE60-2T00-G25/dp/B078T9SZ3K/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=Samsung%2BT5%2BExternal%2BSSD&qid=1600026748&sr=8-1-spons&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExMDVMNkpTUFMzSzBLJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNTMwNzMyMUFHQlJRV01MRFZOMiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwOTE3MTA4MTROV08yVVI3MjFUSiZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU&th=1

Sandisk Pro 2tb ssd From someone else’s recco. Looks good for the price.

But if you want to try out something at the same speed and cheaper than your original g drive, amazon sandisk extreme 2tb ssd has the 2tb non pro version at $299.