Best Prime Day SSD and Hard Drive Deals 2022

If you keep lots of software, photos and games on your PC, then your device’s bog-standard storage may not be cutting it – and cloud storage can only go so far. Fortunately, you can give your computer a new lease of life with either an internal SSD (solid state drive) or a portable hard drive.

If you’re considering upgrading your PC’s hardware, then Amazon Prime Day is a perfect time to do it. Amazon is slashing prices across a number of tech products, and internal SSDs and external hard drives are among that list.

If you want to get in on this flash sale, then you will need an Amazon Prime account. If you have never signed up before, you can get 30 days free. After the trial has ended, you will pay either $14.99/£7.99 per month, or $139/£79 per year.

Prime Day takes place on 12 and 13 July. You can check out our round-up of the best Prime Day deals on monitors, and our picks of the best Prime Day deals overall.

We also have charts for the best portable hard drives and internal SSDs as well.

Best Prime Day SSD and portable hard drive deals in the US

SanDisk Extreme Portable 2TB SSD

From: Amazon

Was: $459.99

Now:
$189.99
($270 off)

If you would prefer an external hard drive, then this portable SSD offers 2TB of storage, as well as a durable design that you can take on the go with you. Plus, this saving from Amazon is a hefty one.

Seagate portable 5TB external hard drive

From: Amazon

Was: $109.99

Now:
$97.99
($12 off)

Get this huge 5TB portable hard drive for under $100 this Prime Day.

Crucial BX500 1TB SSD

From: Amazon

Was: $89.99

Now:
$71.99
($18 off)

Get nearly $20 off this Crucial SSD, which comes with with read/write speeds of up to 510 MB/540 MB per second.

Samsung 870 Evo 1TB SSD

From: Amazon

Was: $149.99

Now:
$99.99
($50 off)

Get $50 off this 1TB SSD drive, which is an all-rounder for making tasks quicker and more efficient.

WD My Passport Portable USB 3.0 External Hard Drive HDD – 4TB

From: Amazon

Was: $119.99

Now:
$89.99
(26% off)

This external hard disk drive is a cheap way to expand your laptop or desktop PC’s storage. You can also use it with an Xbox or PlayStation gaming console.

Best Prime Day SSD and portable hard drive deals in the UK

SanDisk Extreme Portable 2TB SSD

From: Amazon

Was: £363.99

Now:
£150.99
(£150.99 off)

This 2TB portable SSD from SanDisk has a huge saving this Prime Day. It can handle speeds of up to 1050MB/s and is also shock, water and dust-resistant.

Samsung 870 Evo 1TB SSD

From: Amazon

Was: £226.99

Now:
£151.49
(£75.50 off)

This SSD has a whopping £75 off for Prime Day members and comes with Intelligent Turbo Write which allegedly improves write speeds and boosts long-term performance.

SanDisk SSD Plus 1TB

From: Amazon

Was: £110.99

Now:
£64.99
(£46 off)

This SSD comes with read/write speeds of up to 535MB/s/350MB/s and is built to resist shock and vibration. This Prime Day saving from Amazon is pretty generous.

Crucial BX500 1TB SSD

From: Amazon

Was: £85.19

Now:
£58.99
(£26.20 off)

This internal SSD comes with read/write speeds of up to 510 MB/540 MB per second, and allegedly will help improve battery life by being more energy efficient.

Seagate IronWolf 4TB

From: Laptops Direct

Was: £119.97

Now:
£84.97
(£35 off)

Whilst this is not an Amazon deal, many other retailers are offering hard drive discounts ahead of Prime Day. Laptops Direct currently has this whopping 4TB disk made specially for NAS drives at under £90.

How to spot a good deal on SSDs and external hard drives

It’s important to be careful during flash sales like Prime Day, as sometimes products aren’t necessarily as discounted as retailers may claim – something that applies to SSDs and hard drives as well.

We recommend checking the price history on an item using sites such as CamelCamelCamel or PriceSpy. You can also check out the specific product on rival retailer sites to see how generous the discount is.