Asus ROG 16 with SSD portable hd

[storyp24]

This computer came with only one 500 GB SSD drive. I wanted/needed another drive to store files on and leave all programs on primary drive. I purchased the ScanDisk 1TB portable SSD with USB C. Prior to adding the new drive speed was not an issue. When I moved all the Edius and Mync storage files to portable drive the computer seems to be slower with some hickups.

Thoughts on how to improve speed and workflow.
Thanks




Specs: ASUS ROG WUXGA 144hz gaming laptop. Intel Core i7 Processor 11th gen; memory 16GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX3050 Ti; 512 GB SSD

[antonsvideo]

run a speedtest on the external SSD

you could have added a second Samsung 2TB or 1TB NVME SSD inside which would do over 2000MB/sec

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[storyp24]

The C: shows write speed avg 1.15 gb Read avg 646
D:external SSD write speed avg 384 mb and Read avg 264
E: write 114 read 206

[storyp24]

Anton as always you know what you are talking about. After running the speeds I returned the external SSD and installed a 2TD Samsung SSD 870 QVO internal hard drive. Not as fast as you suggested but doubled what I had

[antonsvideo]

The QVO is the lowest performer of Samsung, but the cheapest

Pro would be best followed by EVO

what is the E drive? an external spinning drive?

[storyp24]

I actually got this drive Samsung - 980 PRO 2TB PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe Gaming Internal Solid State Drive

yes the E drive is external spinning

[storyp24]

The 870 I originally mentioned would not fit so the much better upgrade