[Hardware] Best Deals on SSD and Hard Drives

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Even though Prime Day has passed, we're still seeing great deals on SSDs (including some of the best SSDs) and hard drives, not only from Amazon but also from competitors such as Newegg. With the holidays approaching and SSD prices falling, this is a good time to upgrade your storage, whether it's adding a speedy new boot drive or adding a secondary drive that increases your capacity. 

This  is also a great time to look for savings on external drives you can use for back up or transferring data between computers. If you don't already have a large external hard drive or SSD, you really should get one in order to do full system backups or just keep your important files somewhere besides the cloud. 

Below, we've listed the best SSD deals that are available right now from any store on the web. Also, don't forget to check out our lists of the best tech deals overall, best computer monitor deals and best gaming PC deals. 

 

SSD Deals: What to Look For

Manufacturer - If you find a deal that's too good to be true from an unknown manufacturer, it's usually best to pass on it and hold out for a more reputable brand.

2.5-inch or M.2? Most internal SSDs are either 2.5-inch or M.2 form factor. 2.5-inch drives connect to SATA ports and can replace old-school mechanical hard drives. M.2 drives look like RAM sticks and plug into dedicated M.2 ports.

SATA or NVMe? SSDs either use the SATA or NVMe interface, with the latter being as much as six times faster. However, you need to know which your PC supports. All 2.5-inch drives are SATA, but M.2 drives could be either NVMe or SATA interface. 

Capacity: 1TB seems to be the sweet spot for price and performance with decent NVMe drives going of around $100 or less and high-performance ones in the sub $150 range.  You can save money with a 512GB drive or, for an older PC with limited needs, a 256GB unit is dirt cheap.

 

SSD Deal Tips

Each SSD deal listed below was individually verified to ensure value. But don't just take our word for it- there are tools you can use to improve your research game.

We recommend using third-party applications to help research price history and compare SSD prices between vendors. Google Shopping and PCPartPicker provide useful comparison data, while CamelCamelCamel is ideal for checking Amazon price history. Using these websites will help make sure any deals you find are genuine.