Best early Prime Day deals on SSDs and storage (2026)

Best Deals

You can already save on storage ahead of Prime Day.

By Alaina Yee

Senior Editor, PCWorld Jul 7, 2025 1:13 am PDT

Image: Rob Schultz/Foundry

Summer means leisure time, and what better way to spend it than upgrading your PC setup? If you’re eager to jump on SSD and storage deals now, you’re in luck—even though Amazon Prime Day doesn’t officially begin until next week, you can already score solid discounts on storage.

Shopping now can be a smart move, too, given the potential for further uncertainty around prices. Tariff rates are set to change once again on July 9, which could increase costs in the second part of the year. The bargains you catch between now and the end of the Prime Day sale period (July 8-11) could be the best you’ll find for a while.

Read on for the best SSD and storage bargains, and also check out our AmazonPrime Day 2025 deals hubfor great sales in other tech categories. Want to know the best drives out there? Have a look at our top picks for thebest SSDs of 2025and thebest external drives of 2025.

Best early Prime Day 2025 deals on internal SSDs

2.5-inch SATA SSDs

Teamgroup T-Force Vulcan Z, 1TB – $48 (26% off)
TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan Z, 2TB –$88 (14% off)

Teamgroup’s Vulcan Z line is a solid choice for expanding storage affordably. That’s especially true if you’re looking to store games, photos, and other files–these benefit from faster read/write times, but don’t usually need premium speeds.

M.2 NVMe SSDs

Crucial P3 Plus, 1TB Gen 4 – $57 (7% off)
Crucial P310, 1TB Gen 4 – $60 (20% off)
Samsung 990 Evo Plus, 1TB Gen 4×4. 5×2 – $80 (27% off)
Nextorage NEM-PAB2TB/N, 2TB Gen 4 – $120 (52% off on Newegg)
WD Black SN770M, 2TB Gen 4 (Steam Deck compatible) – $179.95 (29% off)

SSD prices have largely held steady since last fall—a good thing given spring 2025’s fiscal volatility. So while the best prices now don’t match historical all-time lows, these are good prices on well-regarded drives.

Best early Prime Day 2025 deals on external storage

Samsung T7, 2TB USB 3.2 Gen 2 portable SSD –$150 (44% off)
SK Hynix Beetle X31, 1TB, USB 3.2 Gen 2 portable SSD – $82 (7% off)
Samsung T9, 4TB, USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 portable SSD – $320 (42% off)

External storage sales haven’t started heating up just yet. But if you need faster external SSDs, a couple of deals already stand out—like the 2TB version of Samsung’s popular, fast T7, which is close to its all-time low price.

SSD & storage deals FAQ

Why aren’t SSDs as cheap as they once were?

The balance between demand and supply has shifted—with fewer drives on the market, prices drifted up over 2024. (Black Friday 2023 marked the end of a golden era.) The deals picked for this roundup may not always match those incredible 2023 prices, but they do hit a low for the period since the cost increases.

Do brands matter for SSDs and storage?

Yes, but only to a point. Major manufacturers are generally reliable—think Samsung, Crucial, Western Digital (aka WD), SK Hynix, Corsair, Kingston, and even newer players like TeamGroup and Solidigm. Outside of that, you may be playing a bit fast and loose with your data’s longevity.

However, everyone has that one horror story about a hard-disk drive that failed, and why they’ll never use, say, WD or Crucial again. That’s less commonly a manufacturing error, and more so a matter of luck. No drive is guaranteed to meet its life expectancy, which is why you should perform regular backups.

Is an SSD better than a HDD?

SSDs are faster and take less room in a PC than a hard-disk drive (HDD), which gives them a strong edge. If you only have one storage drive in your PC, it should ideally be an SSD so you get faster boot times and quicker access to your files. A HDD as your primary drive will feel much slower.

But HDDs still have their advantages. First, they’re much cheaper. The going price of a 2TB HDD is about the same as the sale price for a 1TB SSD. You also can get them in higher capacities than SSDs. If you work with huge files, you can pick up an 18TB or 20TB HDD (and as mentioned, since HDD cost less, you’ll spend as much or even less as a 4TB SSD). If you need secondary storage and you don’t need it to be fast, HDDs are a fantastic option.

How do I know if an SSD deal is good?

Here’s the guideline we use for picking deals: First, it should be for an SSD that performs well (or in select cases, performs well for its MSRP), and is a reasonable price when not on sale. The discount should also be significant for that particular model. Ex: For SSDs that almost never go on sale, a reduction of $5 to $10 is already hefty. For others, that might be closer to $20 to $30.

In other words, expect to pick up high-performing drives at an all-time low (or very close to that) during a Prime Day sale. Ignore the options that don’t meet this criteria.

Will tariffs affect SSD and storage prices?

Possibly. As of this article’s publishing, the Trump administration intends to reinstate high tariffs on goods from many countries, which could impact SSDs. If implemented, costs could increase in the second part of 2025. The smartest strategy is to buy now if you know you need the upgrade soon, especially on any discounted drives that you like.

Author: Alaina Yee, Senior Editor, PCWorld

A 14-year veteran of technology and video games journalism, Alaina Yee covers a variety of topics for PCWorld. Since joining the team in 2016, she’s written about CPUs, Windows, PC building, Chrome, Raspberry Pi, and much more—while also serving as PCWorld’s resident bargain hunter (#slickdeals). Currently her focus is on security, helping people understand how best to protect themselves online. Her work has previously appeared in PC Gamer, IGN, Maximum PC, and Official Xbox Magazine.