Cheaptest | BEST Portable HD for 5K editing

[Guillermo Roberto Alarcon]

I know this probably has been covered before but as a newbie i was wondering what would be a good set up to start, i just got my Scarlet W and i am ready to start post processing my footage, which external HD that wont break my bank you recommend me to start, not yet ready to go raid or nas..
Thank You very much people!

 

[Brandon Veen]

How much space are you looking for, and for portable are you wanting one that's powered via USB or one that has to be plugged into the wall?

I've been using G Tech's G-Drive USB-C Drive with my laptop.
It's a little limited at 195MB/s transfer speed, so if you're using a fast system it could end up being a bottleneck, but for me it's been a pretty reliable and inexpensive 4TB Drive (at $170 USD).
It is one of the ones that has to be wall powered to use as well, so it might not fit your use case.

 

[Misha Engel]

USB 3.1 Gen 2 dock should do the trick.
This one is pretty fast.

http://highpoint-tech.com/USA_new/series-rs3112c-overview.htm

On the road fit it out with a SSD and back-up on a cheap spinning drive.
We can edit 4.6k 60 fps RAW from a Ursa Mini Pro on it (1 GB/s).

 

[Ben Scott]

I have withdrawn it from sale but the setup I have here in this listing is very inexpensive (relatively speaking) and very fast.

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showth...Timecode-amp-Monitor-cables-SSD-and-enclosure