The latest Amazon Prime Day sale has ended, but you can still buy storage equipment at great discounts. If you’re looking to add more space to your camera, tablet, or game console 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 devices. It’s still available after Amazon Prime Day in October.
Best Prime Day SSD deals
Kingston XS1000 Portable SSD. (Photo by: Jeff Dunn/Engadget)
SK Hynix Platinum P41 (1TB) $76 ($19 off MSRP): This matches the lowest price for SK Hynix’s high-speed PCIe 4.0 internal SSD in a year. This is a great option for PC or PlayStation 5. However, please note that it does not come with a heatsink.
Buy WD Black SN850X (2TB) for $143 ($47 off): If you need a drive with comparable performance but more capacity, this deal is for you. The SN850X is top-rated for PCIe 4.0 in our best SSD guide. This discount isn’t the lowest ever, but it’s about $10 to $15 lower than the regular price for the 2TB model over the past few months. The 4TB model is also about $45 off at $264, but we’ve seen it sold for much lower prices in the past.
Crucial P310 (2TB) for $177 ($88 off): The P310 is a small SSD for more compact devices like the Steam Deck and ASUS ROG Ally. It uses cheaper QLC memory rather than the more powerful TLC, but reviews say something like Deck will do just fine. This is the lowest price we’ve seen so far for the 2TB version.
Crucial X9 Pro Portable SSD (1TB) for $85 ($10 off): The X9 Pro combines reliable performance with a rugged, compact design, making it a top choice in our best portable SSD guide. We’ve seen this 1TB model go even cheaper in previous sales, but it’s hovered in the $90 to $100 range for most of the past year. This discount represents the lowest price we’ve tracked since January.
Kingston XS1000 Portable SSD (2TB) for $100 ($40 off): The small Kingston It will be a pull.
Lexar SL500 Portable SSD (1TB) for $85 ($45 off): This is also a USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 model, so most people will skip this and buy the cheaper USB 3.2 Gen 2 SSD or buy the more expensive If you need performance, you can buy a faster USB4 drive. . However, if the SL500 fits your setup, this discount is about $5 to $10 less than the regular street price for the 1TB model.
Best Prime Day microSD cards and other storage deals
Lexar Professional 1066x microSD card. (Photo by: Jeff Dunn/Engadget)
Expired Prime Day storage deals
Samsung 990 Pro (4TB) with heatsink for $266 ($214 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 PS5 compatible 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. That said, if you don’t want to do that and need a lot of space, this is an all-time low.
Crucial T705 (2TB) for $228 ($172 off): Most people don’t need to pay extra for an ultra-fast PCIe 5.0 drive like the T705, but they need strong performance and a compatible motherboard. If you own one, this is how much it costs. That’s $45 off the average price for a 2TB model.
SK Hynix Beetle X31 Portable SSD (1TB) for $65 ($70 off): If you only need 1TB of space, the similarly pocketable Beetle X31 will do just fine. This deal is within a few dollars of the lowest price we’ve seen and about $25 off the drive’s regular retail price.
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, and the X10 Pro is essentially A faster version of X9 Pro. Again, this discount isn’t the lowest ever, but the 2TB model has typically retailed for around $190 in recent months.
SanDisk microSDXC Card for Nintendo Switch (128GB, 2-pack) $28 ($12 off): SanDisk’s Switch-branded microSD card isn’t the fastest we’ve ever used, but it’s perfectly suited for most use cases. And this is solid value for a 2-pack.
SanDisk Ultra microSD Card (1.5TB) for $89 ($61 off): If you don’t really care about performance and just want a lot of space for as little money as possible, this deal should work for you. You’ll have to deal with slower transfer speeds, but the discount saves you about $20 off the regular price for this 1.5 TB card in recent months.
WD Black C50 Xbox Expansion Card (1TB) $121 ($37 off): It’s a pain, but the only way to fully expand your Xbox Series X/S’s storage is with a proprietary expansion card like the C50 . . While this deal isn’t an all-time low, it’s $10 to $20 lower than the typical street prices we’ve seen in recent months.
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