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 early 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.
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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Get Amazon Prime free with a 30-day trialOfficial Amazon Prime Day deals, free next day delivery and bonuses like free games with Prime Gaming are exclusive to Amazon Prime members only. If you’re thinking of signing up or haven’t used the subscription service in a while, you can get a free 30-day Amazon Prime trial. Signing up now means you can access the Prime Day deals on 16th and 17th July and more. If you don’t want to keep your subscription afterwards, you can cancel it within the 30 day trial or you will be charged £8.99/$14.99 per month or £95/$139 annually.
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Got something other than a monitor on your shopping list? Our friends over at IGN have you covered with more Prime Day deals.
Best Prime Day SSD deals
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
| SSD | Specs w/ Max Read Speed | Deal Price | Regular Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recommended for PS5 + high-end PCs | |||
| Samsung 980 Pro 2TB Heatsink | PCIe 4.0, TLC, DRAM, 7000MB/s | £144 | £160 |
| Crucial T500 1TB Heatsink | PCIe 4.0, TLC, DRAM, 7300MB/s | £83 | £130 | Recommended for PC |
| Crucial P3 Plus 2TB | PCIe 4.0, QLC, no DRAM, 5000MB/s | £116 | £170 |
| Crucial P3 Plus 1TB | PCIe 4.0, QLC, no DRAM, 5000MB/s | £62 | £95 |
| Recommended 2230 drives for Steam Deck, ROG Ally and other PC handhelds | |||
| WD Black SN770M 2TB | PCIe 4.0, TLC, no DRAM, 5000MB/s | £150 | £184 |
| Corsair MP600 Core Mini 1TB | PCIe 4.0, QLC, no DRAM, 5000MB/s | £86 | £91 | Recommended for PCs and laptops without NVMe slots only |
| Samsung 860 Qvo 1TB | SATA, QLC, DRAM, 550MB/s | £63 | £99 |
US deals
| SSD | Specs w/ Max Read Speed | Deal Price | Regular Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recommended for PS5 + high-end PCs | |||
| Samsung 990 Pro 4TB | PCIe 4.0, TLC, DRAM, 7450MB/s | $300 | $465 |
| Crucial P5 Plus 2TB Heatsink | PCIe 4.0, TLC, DRAM, 6600MB/s | $158 | $184 |
| Lexar NM790 1TB | PCIe 4.0, TLC, no DRAM, 7400MB/s | $70 | £95 | Recommended for PC |
| PNY CS3150 XLR8 Epic-X 1TB | PCIe 5.0, TLC, DRAM, 11500MB/s | $157 | $185 |
| Recommended 2230 drives for Steam Deck, ROG Ally and other PC handhelds | |||
| TeamGroup MP44S 2TB | PCIe 4.0, TLC, no DRAM, 5000MB/s | $140 | $175 |
| Corsair MP600 Mini 1TB | PCIe 4.0, TLC, no DRAM, 4800MB/s | $90 | $115 | Recommended for PCs and laptops without NVMe slots only |
| Samsung 870 Evo 2TB | SATA, TLC, DRAM, 560MB/s | $146 | $255 |
Best Prime Day HDD deals
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WD Elements 18TB External | 0.19p/GB | £348 | £454 |
US deals
| HDD | Price/Gig | Deal Price | Regular Price |
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| Toshiba N300 Pro NAS 8TB | 0.25¢/GB | $199 | $240 |
Best Prime Day Micro SD deals
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 |
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| Sandisk Ultra 1.5TB | 8.4p/GB | £127 | £149 |
US deals
| Micro SD | Price/Gig | Deal Price | Regular Price |
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| Sandisk Ultra 1.5TB | 7.3¢/GB | $110 | $150 |
| Lexar Play 1TB | 7.4¢/GB | $74 | $130 |
| Silicon Power 512GB | 5.6¢/GB | $29 | $36 |
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!
