Regarding what #2 said about "To add to the point above: these are..." honestly, he is spot on about the drive speed. But if you want to save some cash, dont buy pre-built external SSDs. I was in the same boat a few months ago and bought the Sabrent USB 3.2 Type-C Tool-Free Enclosure EC-SNVE to reuse an old drive. It works well, zero complaints, and it saved me like 50 bucks compared to buying a pre-made portable one. Plus it runs at full speed without bottlenecking. Also, since youre getting a stand, youre definitely gonna need a good mouse. I highly recommend the Logitech MX Master 3S Wireless Mouse. I have been using it for my video editing workflow for a year now and I am super satisfied. The side scroll wheel is an absolute lifesaver for scrubbing horizontal timelines in Premiere. Quick tip: make sure you plug wireless dongles into a USB 2.0 port or use Bluetooth. Sometimes these high-speed USB 3.0 hubs interfere with wireless signals and cause lag. Just a small thing that saves a lot of headaches. Let me know if you need any other recs!

I had issues with cheap hubs before and unfortunately one even fried my drive. They were just not as good as expected. For a reliable setup, I only trust these now:

• CalDigit SOHO Dock USB-C 10Gbps - runs about 80 bucks and handles NVMe speeds safely.
• Rain Design mStand Laptop Stand - stops overheating during long renders.

To add to the point above: these are amazing!

• Samsung T7 Shield 2TB Portable SSD
• Cable Matters USB4 Cable 40Gbps 0.8m Literally saved my life for 4K editing. Totally recommend!