The best Prime Day SSD, HDD and Micro SD card deals 2024

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

We’ll focus primarily on Amazon deals, but we’ll also include rival offers where it makes sense. As usual, we’re covering the UK and US regions, with separate sections for each. As a reminder, Prime Day will be held from July 16 to 17 this year.

We’ve also included links to our overview pages, where we have a more complete list of recommendations with more detailed information. Well, let’s jump!

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The best Prime Day SSD deals

Samsung 990 Pro 4TB

Image credit: Samsung/Digital Foundry

SSDs sit at the heart of many modern devices, from handhelds like the Steam Deck and ROG Ally to full-sized desktops, laptops and even the PlayStation 5. Here are the best Prime Day deals we’ve seen for each region . with separate sections for high-end PCs, handhelds, legacy PCs without NVMe slots, and more.

arrangements in the United Kingdom

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 available in a 2TB Heatsink model for a reasonable £119, and we’d recommend this to most people. If you need the absolute fastest drive on the market, you can get it with the Samsung 990 Pro, with the larger 4TB and smaller Heatsink 2TB models discounted today.

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

agreements with the USA

SSD Features with maximum reading speed Deal price Regular price
Recommended for high-end PC PS5 +
Heatsink Samsung 990 Pro 4TB PCIe 4.0, TLC, DRAM, 7450MB/s 300 dollars 480 dollars
Heatsink Samsung 990 Pro 2TB PCIe 4.0, TLC, DRAM, 7450MB/s 150 dollars 265 dollars
Heatsink Samsung 990 Pro 1TB PCIe 4.0, TLC, DRAM, 7450MB/s 110 dollars 175 dollars
Recommended for PC
PNY CS3150 XLR8 Epic-X 1TB PCIe 5.0, TLC, DRAM, 11500 MB/s 157 dollars 185 dollars
Heatsink WD Black SN850X 1TB PCIe 4.0, TLC, DRAM, 7300 MB/s 93 dollars 130 dollars
Recommended 2230 drives for Steam Deck, ROG Ally and other handheld computing devices
Addlink S91 2TB PCIe 4.0, TLC, no DRAM, 5000MB/s 146 dollars 257 dollars
Corsair MP600 Core Mini 1TB PCIe 4.0, QLC, no DRAM, 5000 MB/s 76 dollars 115 dollars

The best Prime Day HDD deals

Seagate IronWolf 20TB HDD

Image credit: Seagate/Foundry Digital

Hard drives are still the best way to add tens of terabytes of space to your computer in one fell swoop, even if rusty spinning drives come with disadvantages in terms of speed and durability. Here are our top picks this prime day for HDD deals, with price per gigabyte listed where appropriate.

arrangements in the United Kingdom

HDD Award / Concert Deal price Regular price
Seagate Barracuda 8TB 1.5p/GB 123 pounds £139

agreements with the USA

HDD Award / Concert Deal price Regular price
Seagate Game Drive for PS5 5TB 2.5¢/GB 130 dollars 150 dollars

Best Micro SD Prime Day 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 this is great for anyone looking to upgrade storage on their Switch, Steam Deck, smartphone, or one of the many other devices these little guys carry. Here are our picks for the best deals, with a focus on models with the largest capacity – up to 1.5 TB! We’ve listed the price per gigabyte for each to make it clear where the best value lies.

arrangements in the United Kingdom

Micro SD Award / Concert Deal price Regular price
Sandisk Ultra 1.5 TB 6.6 p/GB £99.99 £149
Lexar Play 1 TB 7.1 p/GB 71 pounds £84
Kingston Canvas Select Plus 512 GB 5.8 p/GB £29.99 47 pounds
Sandisk Ultra 256 GB 6.2 p/GB £15.99 £25.07

agreements with the USA

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

Stay tuned for more offers in the coming days. You can also follow our @dealsfoundry Twitter account OR dealsfoundryusa for PC and TV highlights as we find them.

Until then, keep your stick on the ice!

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