The best Prime Day SSD deals to upgrade your laptop storage and speed

UPDATE: Oct. 11, 2023, 1:58 p.m. EDT Stay tuned for the best deals on SSDs! We're constantly updating this post with the best deals on the market.

Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale may be wrapping up, but we're still finding great deals on all things tech, including SSDs. Here are our top Prime Day 2 picks:

Best deals on SSDs: BEST INTERNAL SSD DEAL WD_BLACK 1TB SN850X Internal Gaming SSD $59.99 at Amazon (save $100) Get Deal BEST EXTERNAL SSD DEAL SanDisk 2TB Extreme PRO Portable SSD $159.99 at Amazon (save $60) Get Deal BEST GAMING SSD DEAL WD_BLACK 5TB P10 Game Drive for Xbox + 1-Month Xbox Game Pass $103.93 at Amazon (save $46.06) Get Deal

If you're down to your last gigs and on the hunt for a solid state drive to expand your laptop's memory and storage, Amazon's Prime Day 2 (dubbed Prime Big Deal Days) is one of the best times to shop. The sale officially begins on Oct. 10 and runs through Oct. 11, but the Prime Day spirit tends to roll in a bit early (and stick around for a bit after).

There are a few SSD deals you can grab ahead of the big day, but we definitely expect the best ones to start popping off once the festivities officially begin. We've already noticed some price inflating and markdowns that aren't actually as good as they seem (which is more common than you think), so we rigorously cross-checked prices and rounded up the deals that are actually worth your money ahead of Prime Day 2.

Note: All newly added deals are marked with a ✨, while deals with a ? have dropped to an all-time low price. Deals with a strikeout were either sold out or expired at the time of writing.

Best internal SSD deal

Opens in a new window Credit: Western Digital Our pick: WD_BLACK 1TB SN850X Internal Gaming SSD $59.99 at Amazon (save $100) Get Deal

Why we like it

Back at its lowest price ever, the WD_Black SN850X SSD is surprisingly affordable for how much it offers. You can expand your storage by 1TB with this specific deal (although it ranges in capacity up to 4TB), plus improve speed with outputs nearing the PCIe Gen4 interface limits, allowing you to get more out of your system. It even offers a dashboard to monitor the health of your drive, control of RGB lighting, and a Game Mode 2.0 for PC users. Snag it on sale for just $59.99 ahead of Prime Day 2.

Best external SSD deal

Opens in a new window Credit: SanDisk Our pick: SanDisk 2TB Extreme PRO Portable SSD $159.99 at Amazon (save $60) Get Deal

Why we like it

If you're looking for an external drive you can take on the go, the SanDisk 2TB Extreme Pro is extremely portable, can withstand dust, water, and drops up to 2 meters, and includes password protection featuring 256‐bit AES hardware encryption. Not to mention, it features read/write speeds up to 2000MB/s and 2TB worth of storage space. That's plenty for an average laptop user. At $159.99, it's sitting at its lowest price to date, but we wouldn't be surprised if the price drops even further once the sale officially begins.

Best gaming SSD deal

Opens in a new window Credit: Western Digital WD_BLACK 5TB P10 Game Drive for Xbox + 1-Month Xbox Game Pass $103.93 at Amazon (save $46.06) Get Deal

Why we like it

Not only does the WD_Black P10 Game Drive come with a ton of space — 5TB or about 125 games' worth of space — but it also comes with a month of Xbox Game Pass included. It works with Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PCs, so you can optimize your gaming experience no matter your preference. It's usually $149.99, but it's currently sitting at under $100 ahead of Prime Day 2.

More SSD deals

• fanxiang S101 128GB SATA III SSD — $9.59 $11.99 (save $2.40) ✨

• Western Digital 1TB WD Blue SN580 NVMe Internal SSD — $39.99 $49.99 (save $10) ✨

• Samsung 870 EVO SATA III SSD 1TB — $49.99 $59.49 (save $9.50)

• Samsung 860 EVO 500GB Internal SSD — $49.99 $79.99 (save $30)

• WD easystore 1TB External USB 3.0 Portable SSD — $54.99 $119.99 (save $65)

• WD Black 1TB SN770 NVMe Internal Gaming SSD — $55 $64.99 (save $9.99)

• HP S650 1.92TB SSD — $62.99 $79.99 (save $17) ✨

• Crucial X8 2TB Portable SSD — $79.99 $219.99 (save $140) ✨

• SanDisk 2TB Portable SSD —$89.99 $119.99 (save $30)

• SanDisk 2TB Extreme Portable SSD — $99.99 $149.99 (save $50) ?

• SAMSUNG 980 PRO Series 2TB Internal SSD — $129.99 $167.99 (save $38)

• Silicon Power 4TB SSD — $142.97 $179.99 (save $37.02)

• Crucial P3 4TB SSD — $159.99 $229.99 (save $70) ✨

• Western Digital 4TB SSD — $175.99 $249.99 (save $74) ✨

• fanxiang S770 4TB Internal SSD — $175.99 $229.99 (save $54) ✨