Yes, the ADATA LEGEND 900 1TB at R948 suits a creator who wants a compact external scratch drive for editing reels and shorts without jumping straight to premium pricing. A good ssd in a proper enclosure can handle that workload well, especially when your clips are organised and you are not trying to edit from a nearly full drive.

What to buy first for portable editing

The ADATA LEGEND 900 1TB at R948 is the practical starting point because the 1TB capacity gives a small creator enough room for active project folders, exports, thumbnails, and a working media cache. It is the sensible pick when the enclosure is meant to move between a laptop, desktop, and a quick client handover drive.

The WD Blue SN5000 at R998 is close enough in price to consider if you prefer the WD Blue SN5000 line for a neat everyday editing setup. At R998, it fits the same kind of portable workflow where the enclosure carries current projects rather than a long-term archive.

Creator desk reality for SA short-form work

For a creator desk, the enclosure is only part of the chain. Keep the ADATA LEGEND 900 1TB at R948 for current edits, then move finished exports off the drive so the media library does not become messy. That keeps the drive focused on fast access to working files.

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The Samsung 990 PRO at R4,648 is the premium option when the same desk setup is also handling larger project folders and heavier multitasking. The 990 PRO model costs much more than the R948 ADATA LEGEND 900 1TB, so it makes sense when performance headroom matters more than keeping the enclosure build affordable.

Ready to choose the right SSD? For enclosure cope editing reels shorts, put WD Blue SN5000 at R998 first and judge the setup around its listed spec.