Solve your storage needs for the new year with up to $220 off the best portable SSDs

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These after-Christmas deals offer up to 40% off fast external SSDs from Samsung and Crucial.

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After another year of creative projects, chances are that you portable SSDs are running low on space and you need to either do a massive cull of material or get a new device for the new year. Happily, there are some great Post-Christmas deals about on portable SSDs to make that decision easier.

Amazon has up to 30% of the super-fast Micron Crucial X10 Pro, with the 4TB option reduced by $120 from $399.99 to $279.99. And there's 40% off the 4TB Samsung T9, reduced from $549.99 to $329.99. In both cases, there are smaller discounts on lower capacities.

Crucial by Micron X10 Pro 4TB Portable SSD
Massive deal
Crucial by Micron X10 Pro 4TB Portable SSD: was $399.99 now $279.99 at Amazon

Save $120: This external SSD is super fast, capable of delivering a read speed of up to 2,100MB/s and a write speed of up to 2,000MB/s on a high-powered laptop. With a solid palm-sized build, it's dust and splash proof and it provides password protection, making it a great option for creatives on the go.

Price check: Best Buy also $279.99

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Samsung T9 4TB Portable SSD
Massive deal
was $549.99 now $329.99 at Amazon

Save $220: For even better build, the long-awaited follow-up to the excellent T7 looks great, has a rugged design that's drop proof to 3 metres and provides transfer speeds of up to 2,000MB/s. The deal above is on the biggest capacity, but there are also smaller but very good deals on the 1TB and 2TB versions.

Price check: Best Buy also $329.99

In the UK, Amazon has this SSD reduced from £362.79 to £319.99 but stock is running low.

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Joe Foley
Joe Foley
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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.