Cheap, Fast, & Small SSD recording alternative for the URSA Mini Pro 12K

Other SSD Options

There's certainly other options out there for SSDs, such as getting Blackmagic's own URSA Mini SSD Capture Device for 2.5" SSds. But this is certainly a very expensive option—more expensive than getting an entire 4TB with the SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD!

This also doesn't include your costs of also having to buy a 2.5" SSD to go with this adapter.

One of the most trusted brands is Samsung, and the best option they offer is the 870 EVO 4TB 2.5" SSD might look like a good companion to the Blackmagic Recording Device, but the most important thing you need to consider is read & write speeds of the SSD.

The Samsung 870 EVO 4TB 2.5" SSD:

• 560 MB/s Read
• 530 MB/s Write

But that's simply not enough write speed for the URSA 12K to write data onto the drive.

According to Blackmagic Design's website, the URSA Mini Pro 12K needs about 1,000 MB/s of write speed if you're going to take advantage of all of the recording modes such as large resolutions and high frame rates.

Let's compare that to the read & write speeds of the SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD:

• 1,050 MB/s Read
• 1,000 MB/s Write

However, it's only fair to you that I now mention the downsides. ⤵