Man alive, it’s all go on the SSD deals entrance right this moment. If Aria promoting a 250GB Samsung 860 Evo for a mere £36 wasn’t sufficient, then US people shall be glad to listen to that for the subsequent 16-odd hours, Amazon US have slashed 37% off the value of our very best SSD for gaming, the WD Blue SN550, taking the 250GB mannequin all the way down to an all-time low of simply $44. If it wasn’t disgustingly good worth when it first got here out, it certain is now.
Alas, solely the 250GB mannequin of the WD Blue SN550 is on sale right this moment as a part of Amazon’s WD Storage Deals of the Day, so that you’ll nonetheless need to fork out $65 for the 500GB mannequin and $130 for the 1TB model if you would like something bigger. Still, although these are the common costs for the 500GB and 1TB fashions, they’re nonetheless fairly good worth in comparison with different NVMe SSDs on the market, as you’ll be able to see from our usually up to date SSD deals hub.
The WD Blue SN550 isn’t the one little bit of WD storage on sale right this moment, although, as there are additionally some financial savings available on WD’s transportable SSD and HDDs as nicely. Chief amongst them is over $30 off the 500GB mannequin of their exterior Black P50 SSD, and a saving of $25 on the 5TB Black P10 HDD, taking it down to simply $100.
Amazon will inform you you’re really saving $50 on the Black P10, however our worth tracker says in any other case. Instead of costing $150, it’s been hovering across the $120/125 mark ever for the reason that center of April. Sure, it may need been $150 when it first got here out final September, however it hasn’t been that costly for fairly some time. Still, aside from a quick dip to $92 for a single day in March, that is nonetheless the most cost effective the 5TB Black P10 has ever been on Amazon, so it’s nonetheless a good time to choose one up regardless.
- WD Black P50 (500GB) portable SSD – $124 from Amazon US
- WD Black P10 (5TB) portable HDD – $100 from Amazon US
What’s extra, the 5TB Black P10 is at the moment a a lot better purchase than any of the opposite P10 capacities proper now, too, because the 4TB mannequin nonetheless goes for $120, whereas the 2TB prices $75. As a end result, you’re getting much more storage to your cash with the 5TB mannequin, making this a discount price snapping up whilst you can, particularly if the present Steam sale has “accidentally” seen your game library balloon in dimension.
There are loads extra WD ins and outs on sale, after all, however most are restricted to microSD playing cards and USB sticks, making the three I’ve outlined above an important ones for us PC peeps. By all means have a browse for those who’re in want of another storage units, although, as these offers gained’t stick round for lengthy.
