The latest Amazon Prime Day sale has begun, and it looks like it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to save on recommended storage equipment. If you’re looking for extra space ahead of Black Friday, we’ve rounded up the best deals you can find on internal and external SSDs, microSD cards, thumb drives, and other storage gear during Amazon’s October Prime Day event. We’ll update this post as we find more notable offers. Note that the “Prime Big Deal Days” sale, as it’s officially called, will run until October 9th, and you’ll need to be a Prime member to see some offers.
Best Prime Day SSD deals
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WD Black SN850X (2TB) for $140 ($50 off): If you want a drive with similar performance but more capacity, the 2TB SN850X is the way to go. While this deal isn’t an all-time low, it’s about $10 to $15 lower than the regular rate for 2TB models over the past few months.
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Samsung 990 Pro with heatsink (4TB) for $280 ($200 off): The Samsung 990 Pro is widely regarded as one of the fastest PCIe 4.0 drives on the market. This version comes with a heatsink, making it compatible with PS5 out of the box, but it’s probably overkill for more casual tasks, and you can always save some cash by adding your own heatsink to a cheaper SSD. Masu. However, if you don’t want to do that and need a lot of space, this is an all-time low.
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Crucial T705 (2TB) $240 ($160 off): Most people won’t need to pay extra for an ultra-fast PCIe 5.0 drive like the T705, but if you need strong performance and have a compatible motherboard, this is an average for a 2TB model. That’s about $45 less than the price.
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Kingston XS1000 Portable SSD (2TB) for $102 ($38 off): The tiny Kingston XS1000 is a runner-up in our guide to the best portable SSDs, and this deal saves you about $20 off the average street price of the drive these days.
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SK Hynix Beetle X31 Portable SSD (1TB) for $65 ($70 off): If you only need 1TB of space, the equally pocketable Beetle X31 will do the trick. This deal is within a few dollars of the lowest price we’ve ever seen, and about $25 off the drive’s regular in-store price.
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Crucial X10 Pro Portable SSD (2TB) for $147 ($43 off): To take full advantage of USB 3.2 Gen 2×2, you need a device that supports USB 3.2 Gen 2×2, but the X10 Pro is essentially a faster version of our top pick in our Portable SSD Buying Guide is. Again, this discount isn’t the lowest ever, but the 2TB model has typically retailed for around $190 in recent months.
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Lexar SL500 Portable SSD (1TB) for $85 ($45 off): This is a separate USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 model, so most people will skip this and buy a cheaper USB 3.2 Gen 2 SSD, or a faster USB4 drive if they need higher performance. There is no problem in purchasing. However, if the SL500 fits your setup, this discount is about $5 to $10 less than the regular street price for the 1TB model.
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Samsung Bar Plus USB Flash Drive (128GB) for $13 ($8 off): The Bar Plus is a basic but reliable thumb drive if you just need a simple stick to hold and transfer files. It has typically sold for between $15 and $20 over the past year.
Best Prime Day microSD cards and other storage deals
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