Can you advise which ports your laptop has? I'm guessing its standard USB3?
Generally I would recommend an external SSD - much faster the a HDD and it will future proof you.
Personally I use Thunderbolt 3 SSD Raid Arrays, which are super fast, but also super expensive! For your usage I would suggest a USB-C based drive.
Something like this would be ideal, since it comes with an adapter to use with your current MacBook, and when you upgrade to a newer model with USB-C, you can stop using the adapter and plug the drive directly in and achieve a faster speed - perfect for basic editing.....
Sabrent drives are also very good, although not sure if they comes with the adapter so you may need to purchase that separately....
Samsung T7 is also good, and cheaper : https://amzn.to/3VseFnn
Don't be tempted to go for anything else - plenty of clones and poor performers on the market. I've just seen a 10TB drive that looks like the above Samsung, whereas 10TB SSDs aren't even readily available yet!!! lol
Generally I would recommend an external SSD - much faster the a HDD and it will future proof you.
Personally I use Thunderbolt 3 SSD Raid Arrays, which are super fast, but also super expensive! For your usage I would suggest a USB-C based drive.
Something like this would be ideal, since it comes with an adapter to use with your current MacBook, and when you upgrade to a newer model with USB-C, you can stop using the adapter and plug the drive directly in and achieve a faster speed - perfect for basic editing.....
Sabrent drives are also very good, although not sure if they comes with the adapter so you may need to purchase that separately....
Samsung T7 is also good, and cheaper : https://amzn.to/3VseFnn
Don't be tempted to go for anything else - plenty of clones and poor performers on the market. I've just seen a 10TB drive that looks like the above Samsung, whereas 10TB SSDs aren't even readily available yet!!! lol
