Although Amazon Prime Day SSD and hard drive deals are long gone, the smiling retail giant has announced a new retail event for October, and so we're looking forward to reporting on some decent Prime Early Access Sale hard drive deals.
Officially going live 11-12 October, the Prime Early Access Sale hard drive deals we expect to see are going to be quite a lot like the ones we reported on in July's Prime Day. Prime member-specific discounts on all the best SSD (solid state drive) and traditional hard drives through Amazon. OK, they may not be the coolest of all the tech out there, but they're pretty essential for digital creatives, so we're pretty excited about reporting on all the best deals.
So what to expect? Have a quick scan down below, and see if there are any Prime Day deals that have survived beyond the official Prime Day dates (it happens). Then, if you want to see all the best non-Prime related SSD deals, head over to our page on the best external hard drive deals.
Same thing if you're looking for deals further afield: check out our best Apple Prime Day deals page, which will be covering all the best Apple deals over Prime Early Access Sale. You might also want to take a look at our pick of the best power banks.
The best SSD deals we saw in 2022 (some are still live!)
- Amazon: get a range of SSD deals including 1TB Seagate for under $60 (opens in new tab)
- Best Buy: external hard drive deals include 4TB My Passport for $110 (opens in new tab)
- B&H Photo: save $260 on SanDisk 2TB SSD while stocks last (opens in new tab)
- Walmart: super low prices on hard drives includes Samsung T7 for $69 (opens in new tab)
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(opens in new tab) (opens in new tab)How do I know if it's a good Prime Day SSD deal?
We've been covering Prime Day SSD deals for a number of years now, but we don't want you to just take our word for it. There are free tools that can help you make sure that you really are making the best buying decision when you see a deal that looks good to you.
Top of our list are easy tools that will allow you to see the price history of the product that you're thinking of buying. Google Shopping (opens in new tab) is good if you want to compare information of products, and the big one for Amazon (which we use all the time), is CamelCamelCamel. You can use the site, or get a browser extension, which will make checking the price an easy one click exercise.
What's the difference between SSD and HHD?
There are two types of external hard drive: hard disk drives (HDDs, also known as mechanical or traditional hard drives) and solid state drives (SSDs). All SSDs are faster, lighter and less power-hungry than HDD drives, which will be cheaper but also slower. HDDs are also good for storing lots of data as they often have a high capacity.
If you want to store huge amounts of data while keeping prices low, a HDD is the way to go – such as the ever-popular WD My Passport. But if speed is your top priority, then choose an SSD. Or, you can always use a smaller SSD for files that you need to access or move around often, and then store the other data that you use less often on a higher capacity HDD.
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