Body: <p>For the two activities of</p>
  <ol>
  <li>transferring 10GB-large mp4 (<code>.mts</code>) video files from external HDD
  to laptop, and</li>
  <li>editing these same files directly on the connected external HDD drive,</li>
  </ol>
  <p>how much better/faster do these activities become using a <strong>Thunderbolt connection</strong> instead of a <strong>USB connection</strong> on a Windows 11 laptop?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: HDDs are a bit slow for video, no matter how they're connected.
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Comments.Text: Aren't HDDs best for video storage, while SSD is best for video editing?
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Comments.CreationDate: 2023-03-15T09:27:22.813Z
Comments.Text: HDDs last longer, unpowered, sitting on a shelf. For everything else you want speed.
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Comments.CreationDate: 2023-03-15T17:41:16.730Z
Comments.Text: Heard HDDs only have a (recommended) life of 5 years
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Comments.CreationDate: 2023-03-15T18:28:50.290Z
Comments.Text: Whereas unpowered SSDs are only a year. You've still a lot of research to do.
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Comments.Text: I just drew out the confirmatory reaction I was looking for. thank u.
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Tags: <mp4><windows><usb><laptop><thunderbolt>
Title: How much better is Thunderbolt external HDD for video editing?
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ThreadText: # How much better is Thunderbolt external HDD for video editing?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2023-03-10)
  
  For the two activities of
  
  1. transferring 10GB-large mp4 (`.mts`) video files from external HDD
     to laptop, and
  2. editing these same files directly on the connected external HDD drive,
  
  how much better/faster do these activities become using a **Thunderbolt connection** instead of a **USB connection** on a Windows 11 laptop?
  
  **Tags:** mp4, windows, usb, laptop, thunderbolt
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: HDDs are a bit slow for video, no matter how they're connected.  
  > **username_0**: Aren't HDDs best for video storage, while SSD is best for video editing?  
  > **username_1**: HDDs last longer, unpowered, sitting on a shelf. For everything else you want speed.  
  > **username_0**: Heard HDDs only have a (recommended) life of 5 years  
  > **username_1**: Whereas unpowered SSDs are only a year. You've still a lot of research to do.  
  > **username_0**: I just drew out the confirmatory reaction I was looking for. thank u.  
  
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