Best Prime Day SSD deals: Upgrade your PC storage with these discounts (2024)

It's time for this year's first Prime Day, which means you can save countless hundreds on a new SSD. For July 16-17, you'll be able to save big on storage and if you're looking for a discounted NVMe drive, we've got some deals for you. It's not just slower SSDs on sale. Crucial's latest T705 PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSDs are discounted and can hit speeds up to 14,500 MB/s. We'll be adding only the best SSD deals right here so you can save money while upgrading your PC storage.

Best Prime Big Deals Day SSD deals

Samsung 990 EVO (2TB)

This 2TB Samsung 990 EVO is at a solid price. For $150, you'll pay around $0.07 per GB for storing an OS, games, media, and everything else with speeds up to 5,000 MB/s.

$170 at Amazon

Samsung 980 Pro (1TB)

$80 $109 Save $29

If 2TB is too much storage space, there's always the 1TB Samsung 980 Pro for $80. This is a better fit for storing an OS and some apps and can be yours for just $0.08 per GB.

$80 at Amazon

Crucial T700 (2TB)

Crucial's discounted T700 NVMe SSD is lightning-fast. I'm talking 12,000MB/s fast. It'll load massive 4K textures in no time, making this a great SSD for storing all your favorite PC games.

$260 at Amazon

If the above SSD deals don't entice you, we've got some more drives below. More deals will be added as Prime Day progresses, so be sure to check back later if there's nothing here that matches your budget and/or storage needs.

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  Crucial T705 (2TB)

  $295 at Amazon

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  SanDisk Extreme PRO (4TB)

  $255 $290 Save $35

  $255 at Amazon

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  Samsung 990 Pro (4TB)

  $320 at Amazon

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  Crucial P3 Plus (4TB)

  $300 at Amazon

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  Crucial X9 (2TB)

  $144 at Amazon

FAQ

Q: How much should you spend?

The price of an SSD depends on its rated speeds, capacity, and form factor. 2.5-inch SATA SSDs are considerably less expensive than M.2 NVMe drives, but are often slower and require a place within the PC case for installation. The higher the speeds and capacity of a drive, the more expensive it will be. We'd recommend setting your budget accordingly.

Q: Should you buy an M.2 or 2.5-inch SSD?

The choice between an M.2 NVMe SSD and a 2.5-inch SATA SSD depends entirely on what your PC supports. Most modern motherboards will have at least one M.2 slot, which can take an M.2 SSD. Doing so saves space inside the PC case by removing both the SATA and power cables required by 2.5-inch drives. They're also considerably fast, but more expensive. Want the highest capacity for the lowest price? Go with a 2.5-inch drive. Want the best performance and save space? M.2 drives are for you.

Q: What makes a good deal?

You will only find SSD deals here that are worth considering. We've seen retailers in the past artificially inflate prices of products ahead of discounts to make it seem as though the deal is new. We make sure the discounts we cover here at XDA-Developers are deals we'd consider buying ourselves. You can check prices yourself by using tools such as CamelCamelCamel.

Q: Do you need to be a Prime member to save on Prime Day?

Like any other Prime Day sales event, it's important to consider signing up for Amazon Prime in order to gain access to all the available discounts. A subscription, be it a paid one or a free trial, is required to unlock all the deals Amazon is expected to publish later this year. Those without Prime or an Amazon account may still view all the deals, but you won't be able to purchase a product at a discounted price.