From the little bit of experience I had using both external and internal SSM, external sucks!

I bought this one:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08GV4YYV7/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
just so I could drag and drop things from my old 2013 MacBook onto my new computer. I formatted it using the new computer and I can drag and drop items into. My old 2013 will not allow me to drag and drop. I hope there is a mutually comparable formatting that will work!!!

I have a bad head cold and I'm sneezing a lot. I not in mood to deal with India. I'll call the Amazone help number when I feel up to it.

https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-External-USB-C-Portable-Solid/dp/B08L9RQQP5/ref=sr_1_17?crid=2B1P4VJ20XJMK&keywords=external+ssd&qid=1640958796&sprefix=external%2Caps%2C166&sr=8-17

8TB SSD external for under 1K$

it's certainly less expensive. Is as good? Maybe, I don't know.

Oh I hear you brother! I moved EVERYTHING onto my new M1 computer. Most of my images should have never been saved! I told myself I would delate them but never got around to it.

For a while I was known as the hummingbird guy on UHH. I notice that I have a group of 8887 photos, all with the title hummingbird. I burned out on hummingbirds I doubt I ever take another! I just discovered that not all of photo labeled "hummingbirds" are even hummingbirds. Some a lot of deer and wedding photos got into the mix! Fortunately they are in clusters so I will be able to rename them (someday).

I'm attaching two of my old hummingbird photos so you can see what I talking about. I have no idea how they got so mixed up!

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Maybe your idea is a good one and it would be just as fast. I don't know? As you can see by the OP I have used an external drive in the past. I simply prefer a more compact system.

BTW, I'm disappointed to learn that USB thumb drives can no longer be plugged into this new computer. I guess I can buy an adapter?!

I have no regrets about buying this computer. The is plenty of room for my old photos and more room to add more photos for the rest of my life. There are a lot of junk photos I could delete in the unlikely event I start to run out of storage.

This model is different. I think it's built to last.

Thank you. It's one of my favorites. Here is a photo of my front door. Merry Christmas:

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I'm not done yet. I still need to install, Topaz programs, and DxO, etc. I currently have horrible head cold and do not feel like dealing with it.

Yes, it was a lot of work but I got it done.

First some photos of my old system.


Then I'm sending a photo that I was able to locate and export from my new computer. Having all my photos in my internal SSM make everything happen in a snap! It's game changer.

I'm also including a photo of a titmouse that I took a few years ago that now resides on the new computer.

BTW, the titmouse photo was taken using 600mm lens plus a 1.4X TC. I also used a radio controlled fill flash, near the tree.

There is no point is posting a photo of the new M1 computer because it looks pretty much like every other MacBook. I will say the sound is much improved, and Magsafe cable looks like it will last a lot longer.

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You will learn to love it. I transitioned from MS Widows/IBM PC to Apple years ago. I never looked back.

Your wife ordered a great Christmas gift.

Thanks, I think I have done that by accident. Now I understand it.

BTW, yesterday I finished moving all my images onto my new Apple MacBook Pro M1 computer and indexing all the images. This computer is a pleasure to use use now! My previous computer was an old 2013 MacBook Pro that looked a lot like the new MacBook Pro. My new Mac has 8TB of SSM. It's a pleasure to use because there is nothing attached and no cable causing a bottle neck when transferring data. Everything happens in the blink of an eye!

My old computer that now has a screen problem:

Oh!!!!!!

Well, I'm working on my Lap Top computer and do not use dual monitors, so I'll just continue avoiding them.

Thank you.

I don't understand what those little things are that the red arrows are pointing at.
What are they for and how are the used? I avoid them because I don't understand them.

Thank you for an explanation.