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If you've been putting off upgrading your workstation or gaming PC because of high SSD costs, now is the perfect time to buy. Amazon's Prime Day sale is just under two weeks away, but you can already save hundreds on premium M.2 and external SSDs from top brands like Samsung, Seagate, and Western Digital. Whether you need extra storage for spreadsheets and reports or a dedicated drive for your large game downloads, you'll be able to find an SSD that fits both your needs and your budget.
Also: I found 15 Amazon deals on editor-approved tech already live for Prime Day
To help you find the best deals on SSDs, I put together a list of the steepest markdowns I could find on the most trusted brands. You can keep reading below to find out more about my favorite Prime Day SSD deals.
Best early Amazon Prime Day SSD deals
- Current price: $230 (52% off)
- Original price: $480
This ultra-compact portable SSD connects to your smartphone, laptop, or tablet via USB-C for read and write speeds up to 1050MB/s. With 2TB of space, you'll be able to offload photos, videos, and digital art with ease. And it features plug-and-play compatibility with both macOS and Windows devices.
- Current price: $195 (48% off)
- Original price: $375
The WD Black SN7100 is built for gaming, but is just at home in a professional PC or laptop. With read and write speeds up to 7250 and 6900MB/s, respectively, you'll be able to quickly move large game downloads, back up raw photos and video files, and safely store sensitive personal and work documents. And with the WD Dashboard app, you'll be able to keep an eye on your drive's free space, health, and performance to catch issues before they can corrupt your files.
- Current price: $390 (39% off)
- Original price: $640
A professional-grade SSD with 2TB of storage space, read/write speeds up to 7450MB/s, and support for the Samsung Magician dashboard for monitoring the health and performance of your new storage drive. It also features improved heatsinks over previous versions, making it a decent choice for gamers and animators.
- Current price: $219 (34% off)
- Original price: $330
A portable SSD designed for home and office use, the Seagate One Touch features 1TB of storage space and read/write speeds up to 1030MB/s. It connects to your devices via USB-C and includes Seagate's Rescue Data Recovery service for restoring lost or corrupted data.
- Current price: $490 (33% off)
- Original price: $733
A premium gaming SSD with read and write speeds up to 14,800MB/s for ultra-fast load times and file transfers, making it perfect for content creators and serious competitive gamers. The low-profile design also features improved heat management for better power efficiency and performance over previous versions.
Also: The best M.2 SSDs
When is Amazon Prime Day?
This year, Amazon Prime Day runs from Tuesday, June 23 to Friday, June 26.
How did we choose these early Amazon Prime Day SSD deals?
ZDNET only writes about deals we want to buy -- devices and products we desire, need, or would recommend. Our experts looked for deals that were at least 20% off (or are hardly ever on sale), using established price comparison tools and trackers to determine whether the deal is actually on sale and how frequently it drops.
We also looked over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the deals we're recommending. Our recommendations may also be based on our own testing -- in addition to extensive research and comparison shopping. The goal is to deliver the most accurate advice to help you shop smarter.
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