You might have noticed that recently the cost of upgrading (or building) your PC has skyrocketed, and this is mainly due to the pressures an explosion in AI has caused to supply chains, with artificial intelligence companies demanding an increasing amount of memory, which has had knock-on effects for the rest of the world.
That means memory-based components, especially SSDs, RAM and graphics cards, have become more costly.
The good news is that due to early Amazon Prime Day sales, I’ve found some brilliant offers on large SSDs, such as the WD_Black SN7100 2TB NVMe SSD and Samsung 990 PRO SSD 2TB NVMe M.2.
• View the full Amazon Prime Day sale
The reason why I love these deals (which I’ve included below) is that these aren’t just cheap drives from companies you’ve never heard of; the likes of Samsung and Western Digital are highly trusted brands in the storage world, and that’s important when looking for an SSD or hard drive, as you’ll be storing important files and documents, so you need to know that your new drive won’t break in the future, potentially losing your files.
These SSDs also use the NVMe M.2 ports of your PC — most modern PCs, including laptops, support these SSDs and they offer incredible speeds. Pop Windows 11 on there and it’ll boot up in seconds, while installing apps or games means they load incredibly quickly as well. Before buying you should check that your PC has a spare M.2 port if you want to add one of these drives to your existing storage.
If you’re replacing an existing SSD or hard drive, then you should see a huge increase in speed, especially if you’re using a hard drive.
Another thing I love is that these deals prove you can still get large capacity storage for a relatively affordable amount — something many of us feared would no longer be possible until the memory crisis, sometimes dubbed the ‘RAMpocolypse’, is over.
Unfortunately, the memory crisis is far from over, so deal events like Prime Day might be our best shot at getting affordable SSDs for our PCs for now — and because these are in such high demand, I recommend grabbing these deals ASAP before they sell out.
Amazon Prime Day deals – quick links
- Amazon Haul: viral gadgets, tech & appliances from $1.99
- Apple: MacBooks, AirPods & AirTags from $29
- Laptops: Apple, HP & Dell from $199
Great-value SSDs
More Prime Day deals in the US
- Amazon Devices: Fire Sticks & Echo from $18
- Amazon Haul: viral gadgets, tech & appliances from $1.99
- Apple: MacBooks, AirPods & AirTags from $29
- Beauty: 50% off toothbrushes & hair tools
- Cheap TVs: smart TVs from $69.99
- Garden: tools, mowers, planters from $24.99
- Headphones: 50% off Beats, Bose & Samsung
- Laptops: Apple, HP & Dell from $199
- Mattresses: Sealy, Serta & more from $186
- Patio: outdoor furniture, rugs & decor from $19.99
- Sports: 50% off fitness gear, treadmills & clothing
- Vacuums: Dyson, Shark & Bissell from $34
More Amazon Prime Day deals in the UK
- Amazon Prime: sign up for a 30-day free trial
- Amazon Devices: Fire TV, Ring & Blink from £21.99
- Apple: AirPods Pro 3 for a record-low price
- Appliances: up to 45% off Ninja, Tefal & Sage
- Essentials: household goods from under £10
- Laptops: from £149.99
- Tablets: Samsung & Lenovo from £125
- TVs: from £129.99
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