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Hardware Question - Mac external HDD and USB-C Hub #733003 09/29/22 08:46 AM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: May 2016 Posts: 354 Denmark Peters Garage OP Journeyman
OP Peters Garage Journeyman Joined: May 2016 Posts: 354 Denmark	Hi I'm running out of Disk Space on my Mac Mini M1 1TB and I'm looking for an external drive to attach on my USB-C Port likely through a 4-8 port USB-C hub. In an ideal world I could connect all my peripherals to the USB-C hub - but I'm likely to introduce latency when I record anything connected through a USB hub. Also is there any recommendation when it come to Externals HDD - I want something that is obscenely huge and supersonic fast :-) Please share any experiences or recommendations. Thank you in advance MacMini M1 - BIAB2021 - Logic Pro X - iZotope Music Production Suite - Scaler 2 - far too many Waves plugins and Line 6 Guitars and boards + a fantastic Yamaha THR10ll mini Amp - Avid MBOX Studio Peters' Garage is available on all major streaming services

Re: Hardware Question - Mac external HDD and USB-C Hub Peters Garage #733031 09/29/22 11:37 AM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 1,210 Sillie Con Valley, California Mike Halloran Expert
Mike Halloran Expert Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 1,210 Sillie Con Valley, California	Properly done, latency is not an issue but USB-C hubs are notorious for going to sleep and not waking up with the Mac. Easily fixed by disconnecting and reconnecting but still a PIA. Do not use a USB external for Time Machine — instead, use a Wifi solution such as one attached to your wireless router via ethernet (can be in another room if you like). That connection should be bulletproof. True Thunderbolt 3 is also bulletproof but be careful because so-called Thunderbolt compatible is USB with that problem. Thunderbolt is Intel Certified and Thunderbolt compatible is not. Likewise, USB 4 is not TB3 even if rated as fast. You should have two TB3/4/USB 4 ports and a pair of USB A/USB 3 ports, yes? Go ahead and connect most peripherals to the USB A ports. Current Fast USB 2 interfaces will not exhibit noticeable latency properly configured. External storage should be TB3. TB4 is no faster but allows multiple TB3 drives to be attached through a TB4 hub or daisy-chained (TB3 ports cannot do this). You can get certified TB3 drives between 1–8TB depending on your budget. Max R/W speed of a true TB3 drive is about 1/3 the speed of your internal System disk. Don't worry, that's plenty fast enough. BIAB 2023 Audiophile, 24/60 Core M2 Mac Studio Ultra/8TB/192GB Sonoma, M1 MBAir, 2012 MBP Digital Performer 11, LogicPro Finale27.4, Dorico5, Encore5, SmartScorePro64, Notion6, Overture5

Re: Hardware Question - Mac external HDD and USB-C Hub Peters Garage #733267 10/01/22 10:20 AM Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production
Joined: May 2016 Posts: 354 Denmark Peters Garage OP Journeyman
OP Peters Garage Journeyman Joined: May 2016 Posts: 354 Denmark	thank you Mike :-) MacMini M1 - BIAB2021 - Logic Pro X - iZotope Music Production Suite - Scaler 2 - far too many Waves plugins and Line 6 Guitars and boards + a fantastic Yamaha THR10ll mini Amp - Avid MBOX Studio Peters' Garage is available on all major streaming services

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