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14 Rotolight Titan X1 £2310/$3399
16 Sandisk Professional Pro-G40 2TB £492/$240 The Sandisk Professional Pro-G40 2TB is fast enough to act as a scratch disk for your computer that might not run the speediest SSD inside. It’s like a turbo for your laptop. And you can edit 4K, 8K and even 12K video from it, and use it to store your Final Cut Pro or Premiere Pro library on it, too. But you do pay handsomely for it, as it costs £492 in the UK, but the US street price has just been dropped to $240 from $450, so best get one quick. With such a speedy drive inside, the heat generated can be an issue. That said, the aluminium core helps dissipate heat to maintain read speeds of up to 3000MB/s and write speeds of up to 2500MB/s when connected to a Thunderbolt 3 computer. westerndigital.com
15 Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield 2TB £129/$129 The rugged Samsung T7 Shield SSD is a fast and safe storage solution that’s not only very compact and silent but uses a rugged aluminium body for heat dissipation. That’s vital to avoid the drive overheating even when ingesting high-bit- rate 4K 10-bit 4:2:2 All-Intra footage from mirrorless cameras. And the body of the drive has a rubber cover to not only provide drop protection, but also water and dust- resistance rated to IP65. The T7 Shield SSD is available in up to 4TB sizes in a range of colours, all with fast flash inside and a rugged exterior. And it’s certainly up to the job of recording 8K and even 12K footage without any issues at all. samsung.com/uk/memory- storage/portable-ssd/
13 Rode NTH-100 headphones £121/$149
Rotolight is having lots of success with its AEOS, Neo and Anova line, but serious filmmakers should check out the higher-end Titan line. All the technology and impressive features of the award-winning Titan X2 RGBWW LED light panel are now packed into the Titan X1, which is half the size so is more portable and cheaper to buy. You can set any colour you like, including white, dial in electronically adjustable diffusion and use special effects. The Titan range in the UK has just had a significant price cut for the lights and also the vast swathe of accessories. For the money you get a truly professional 1x1 light panel that can do things others simply can’t. And it’s built to give service for years. rotolight.com
Everyone knows Rode has a huge range of mics and wireless kits, but the Aussie enterprise has moved into headphones, with its NTH-100 professional over-ear cans. They have ergonomic earcups with memory foam cushions with CoolTech gel for reducing fatigue after long sessions. The fully adjustable headband has a locking system for a custom fit that doesn’t slip. So you can set them once, and don’t have reset them every time you use them. The audio is clear and very well defined, which allows you to really hear what’s going on when editing. They give clear and precise sound, rather than a bassy thump for listening to music, which is what most headphones are designed for. rode.com
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