Best Prime Day SSD, HDD and Micro SD card deals 2024

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Want to grab some solid deals on SSDs, HDDs and memory cards to boost the storage of your PC, console or gaming handheld? We’ve got you covered with a huge range of Prime Day 2024 storage deals, all of which bear the Digital Foundry seal of approval.

We’ll mostly be focusing on Amazon’s deals, but we’ll include rival offers too where it makes sense. As usual, we’re covering the UK and US regions, with separate sections for each. As a reminder, Prime Day runs from July 16th to 17th this year.

We’ve also included links to our round-up pages, where we have a fuller list of recommendations with more detailed information. Right, let’s jump in!

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Best Prime Day SSD deals

Samsung 990 Pro 4TB

Image credit: Samsung/Digital Foundry

SSDs lie at the heart of many a modern device, from PC handhelds like the Steam Deck and ROG Ally to full-size desktop PCs, laptops and even the PlayStation 5. Here are the best Prime Day deals we’ve spotted for each region, with special sections for high-end PCs, PC handhelds, older PCs without NVMe slots and more.

UK deals

So far, the best deals we’ve seen have been on high-end NVMe SSDs suitable for both PS5 and PC. The Corsair MP600 Pro LPX is being offered in a 2TB Heatsink model for a very reasonable £119, and we’d recommend this for most people. If you need the absolute fastest drive on the market, you can get it with the Samsung 990 Pro, with huge 4TB and smaller 2TB Heatsink models discounted today.

SSD Specs w/ Max Read Speed Deal Price Regular Price
Recommended for PS5 + high-end PCs
Corsair MP600 Pro LPX 2TB Heatsink PCIe 4.0, TLC, DRAM, 7100MB/s £119 £148
Samsung 990 Pro 4TB PCIe 4.0, TLC, DRAM, 7450MB/s £231 £272
Samsung 990 Pro 2TB Heatsink PCIe 4.0, TLC, DRAM, 7450MB/s £145 £192
WD Black SN850X 2TB PCIe 4.0, TLC, DRAM, 7000MB/s £119 £372
Recommended for PC
WD Black SN770 1TB PCIe 4.0, QLC, no DRAM, 5150MB/s £57 £69
Crucial P3 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0, QLC, no DRAM, 5000MB/s £105 £170
Recommended 2230 drives for Steam Deck, ROG Ally and other PC handhelds
Addlink S91 1TB PCIe 4.0, QLC, no DRAM, 4900MB/s £78 £92
WD Black SN770M 2TB PCIe 4.0, TLC, no DRAM, 5000MB/s £150 £184

US deals

Here in the US, the Samsung 990 Pro is our top recommendation and is available from 1TB to 4TB with or without a heatsink. This is the fastest PCIe 4.0 SSD on the market, bar none, and ideal for PS5 or PC use. Elsewhere, we’ve got deals on slower but better value NVMe SSDs and special small 2230-size SSDs that fit into the Steam Deck and other PC handhelds.

SSD Specs w/ Max Read Speed Deal Price Regular Price
Recommended for PS5 + high-end PCs
Samsung 990 Pro 4TB Heatsink PCIe 4.0, TLC, DRAM, 7450MB/s $300 $480
Samsung 990 Pro 2TB Heatsink PCIe 4.0, TLC, DRAM, 7450MB/s $150 $265
Samsung 990 Pro 1TB Heatsink PCIe 4.0, TLC, DRAM, 7450MB/s $110 $175
Recommended for PC
PNY CS3150 XLR8 Epic-X 1TB PCIe 5.0, TLC, DRAM, 11500MB/s $157 $185
WD Black SN850X 1TB Heatsink PCIe 4.0, TLC, DRAM, 7300MB/s $93 $130
Crucial P3 Plus 1TB PCIe 4.0, QLC, no DRAM, 5000MB/s $60 $110
Recommended 2230 drives for Steam Deck, ROG Ally and other PC handhelds
Addlink S91 2TB PCIe 4.0, TLC, no DRAM, 5000MB/s $146 $257
Corsair MP600 Core Mini 1TB PCIe 4.0, QLC, no DRAM, 5000MB/s $76 $115

Best Prime Day HDD deals

Seagate IronWolf 20TB HDD

Image credit: Seagate/Digital Foundry

Hard drives are still the best way to add dozens of terabytes of storage to your PC in one fell swoop, even if spinning rust drives do come with disadvantages in terms of speed and durability. Here are our best shouts this Prime Day for HDD deals, with the price per gigabyte listed where relevant.

UK deals

HDD Price/Gig Deal Price Regular Price
Seagate Barracuda 8TB 1.5p/GB £123 £139

US deals

HDD Price/Gig Deal Price Regular Price
Seagate Game Drive for PS5 5TB 2.5¢/GB $130 $150

Best Prime Day Micro SD deals

SanDisk 1.5TB Micro SD card

Image credit: SanDisk/Digital Foundry

Micro SD cards are one of the wonders of the modern world, packing frankly huge amounts of storage into a space smaller than your fingernail. We often see big discounts on these memory cards for Prime Day, and that’s great for anyone looking to upgrade the storage on their Switch, Steam Deck, smartphone or one of the many other devices that take these little guys. Here are our picks of the best deals, with a focus on the larger capacity models – all the way up to 1.5TB! We’ve listed the price per gigabyte for each one to make it obvious where the best value lies.

UK deals

Micro SD Price/Gig Deal Price Regular Price
Sandisk Ultra 1.5TB 6.3p/GB £95 £149
Lexar Play 1TB 7.1p/GB £71 £84
Kingston Canvas Select Plus 512GB 5.8p/GB £30 £47
Sandisk Ultra 256GB 6.2p/GB £16 £25.07

US deals

Micro SD Price/Gig Deal Price Regular Price
Sandisk Ultra 1.5TB 5.5¢/GB $84 $150
Lexar Play 1TB 6.7¢/GB $68 $130
PNY XLR8 Gaming 512GB 5.8¢/GB $30 $45
Lexar E-Series 256GB 8.0¢/GB $20 $25

Stay tuned for more deals over the coming days. You can also follow our @dealsfoundry account on Twitter or dealsfoundryusa for the PC and TV highlights as we find them.

Until then, keep your stick on the ice!



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