Best PS5 SSDs fall to lowest prices yet in these after-Christmas deals

By Joe Foley
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Save $100 on extra storage for your PS5.

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If you received a PS5 from Santa this Christmas, you're one lucky person. You might now be looking for the best games, and probably also the best PS5 SSD deals to boost the storage space on your new console. And luckily, we've spotted the perfect after-Christmas PS5 SSD deals to sort things out, including the officially licensed WD_BLACK (1TB) SN850, reduced from $179.99 to $124.99 at Amazon. That's a saving of $55 – almost a third off the price.

This SSD is fully compatible with the PS5, quick to install and provides powerful performance and fast transfer speeds and heatsink technology to avoid overheating. There are more options too – see all of the best after-Christmas PS5 SSD deals below. And if you're looking for more after-Christmas deals on PS5 accessories, see our picks of the best TV for PS5 and the best PS5 controllers.

Seagate FireCuda 530 (1TB) with Heatsink: $219.99 $119.99 at Best Buy Save $100:

Seagate FireCuda 530 (1TB) with Heatsink: <a href="https://shop-links.co/link?publisher_slug=future&exclusive=1&u1=hawk-custom-tracking&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fseagate-firecuda-530-1tb-internal-nvme-ssd-pcie-gen-4-x4%2F6473135.p&article_name=hawk-article-name&article_url=hawk-article-url" data-link-merchant="bestbuy.com"" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">$219.99 $119.99 at Best Buy
Save $100: While not officially licensed, the Seagate FireCuda 530 is our pick as the best internal SSD for the PS5 overall, and it's also now the best value, with $100 off at Best Buy. It's slightly faster than the WD drive below at up to 7300mb per second compared to 7000, and it's now slightly cheaper too. Best Buy also has <a href="https://shop-links.co/link?publisher_slug=future&exclusive=1&u1=hawk-custom-tracking&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bestbuy.com%2Fsite%2Fseagate-firecuda-530-2tb-internal-nvme-ssd-pcie-gen-4-x4%2F6473134.p&article_name=hawk-article-name&article_url=hawk-article-url" data-link-merchant="bestbuy.com"" data-link-merchant="bestbuy.com"">$190 off the 2TB version.

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WD_BLACK SN850 (1TB) with Heatsink: $179.99 $124.99 at Amazon Save $55:

WD_BLACK SN850 (1TB) with Heatsink: <a href="https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8429&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FWD_BLACK-SN850-Consoles-Solid-Heatsink%2Fdp%2FB0B4SQB1HY%2F%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-20" data-link-merchant="Amazon US"" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">$179.99 $124.99 at Amazon
Save $55: Western Digital is highly regarded as a brand for both internal and external SSDs. The SN850 is officially licensed by PlayStation and provides fast transfer speeds and easy installation. With almost a third off, this is a great deal for anyone who got a PS5 for Christmas.

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WD_BLACK SN850 (2TB) with Heatsink: $299.99 $259.99 at Amazon Save $40:

WD_BLACK SN850 (2TB) with Heatsink: <a href="https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8429&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.com%2FWD_BLACK-SN850-Consoles-Solid-Heatsink%2Fdp%2FB0B4SWQ39Y%2F%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-20%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-20" data-link-merchant="Amazon US"" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">$299.99 $259.99 at Amazon
Save $40: if you think you'll need more than an extra 1TB of storage, there's also an after-Christmas PS5 SSD deal on the 2TB configuration of the same drive. Again, it's officially licensed by Sony. In this case you save 13%.

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Seagate FireCuda 530 (1TB) with Heatsink: £164.90 $139 at Amazon Save £25.90:

Seagate FireCuda 530 (1TB) with Heatsink: <a href="https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8429&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.co.uk%2FSeagate-FireCuda-Internal-Solid-State%2Fdp%2FB0977LW48F%2F%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-21%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-21" data-link-merchant="Amazon UK"" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">£164.90 $139 at Amazon
Save £25.90: Not quite as big a saving as in the US, but anyone who received a PS5 this Christmas might want to take advantage of this Boxing Day PS5 SSD deal on our top pick, the FireCuda 530. Fast transfer speeds make this a great value choice.

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Samsung 980 PRO SSD with Heatsink (1TB): £143.79 $£97.99 at Amazon Save £45.80:

Samsung 980 PRO SSD with Heatsink (1TB): <a href="https://target.georiot.com/Proxy.ashx?tsid=8429&GR_URL=https%3A%2F%2Famazon.co.uk%2FSSD-Samsung-Heatsink-NVMe-PCIe%2Fdp%2FB09J159SWL%3Ftag%3Dhawk-future-21%26ascsubtag%3Dhawk-custom-tracking-21" data-link-merchant="Amazon UK"" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">£143.79 $£97.99 at Amazon
Save £45.80: We haven't tried out this PS5 SSD ourselves, so we can't vouch for the performance, but Samsung's usually a reliable brand and this has good reviews. And we certainly can't argue with the price, which is one of the best PS5 SSD price around on this size of storage.

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Joe Foley
Joe Foley

Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango.

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