Another week of the memory chip shortage means contending with price hikes. Mashable's Haley Henschel reported this week that even outside RAMageddon, Windows laptops could face price increases due to rising Microsoft licensing fees.
But enough with all these rising prices; let's talk about price cuts, because luckily, there are some. This week has rained savings with an ultra-rare MacBook Pro deal that's still live, and as we head into the weekend, we're looking at SSD deals.
As of Aug. 14, we rounded up the best SSD deals to shop now. In previous weeks, Amazon has been the one-stop shop on SSD savings, but this week we've found major savings across retailers, including Best Buy and B&H Photo.
So if you're on the hunt for SSDs, these are the best deals to shop now:
Best internal SSD deal
Even in the midst of RAMageddon, Samsung has managed to drop SSD prices. We're continuing to see majors savings on Samsung's internal SSDs, including its Pro line. Right now, grab the Samsung 9100 Pro Internal SSD (1TB) for just $249.99. That saves you $90 off its list price of $339.99 for 26% savings.
This SSD is built to handle big jobs, whether you're building a workstation or looking to upgrade for AI computing. Whether you're on a laptop or desktop PC, the Samsung 9100 Pro Internal SSD delivers high speeds up to 14,700/13,300 MB/s.
More internal SSD deals
- PNY CS900 Internal SSD, 1TB — - $169.99- ~~$199.99~~(save $30)
- Crucial BX500 Internal SSD, 1TB — - $179.99- ~~$241.27~~(save $61.28)
- Kingston NV3 M.2 2280 Internal SSD, 1TB — - $183.27- ~~$196.54~~(save $13.27)
- Crucial P310 Internal SSD, 1TB — - $184.99- ~~$219~~(save $34.01)
- Lexar NM790 Gen 4 Internal SSD, 1TB — - $199.99- ~~$249.99~~(save $50)
- Samsung 990 Internal SSD, 1TB — - $229.99- ~~$269.99~~(save $40)
- Samsung 990 Pro Internal SSD, 1TB — - $239.99- ~~$319.99~~(save $80)
- Sandisk Optimus GX Pro, 1TB — - $269.99- ~~$296.99~~(save $27)
- Acer Predator GM7 SSD, 2TB — - $278.99- ~~$309.99~~(save $31)
Best external SSD deal
If you're looking for external support and something to take on the go, you can't beat this deal on SanDisk's Extreme Portable SSD. With an astounding 4TB of storage, it features read and write speeds of up to 1050 and 1000 MB/s.
Its list price of $799.99 makes it quite the investment, but as of Aug. 14, buy it for nearly 50% off. At B&H Video, shop the SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD (4TB) for just $499.99 and save $300. That's a major steal on this durable, yet portable SSD.
More external and portable SSD deals
- SSK Portable SSD, 500GB — - $86.39- ~~$95.99~~(save $9.60)
- Crucial X10 Pro External SSD, 1TB — - $145.99- ~~$161.99~~(save $16)
- SSK Portable SSD, 1 TB — - $152.09- ~~$168.99~~(save $16.90)
- Lexar ES3 Portable SSD, 1TB — - $152.99- ~~$169.99~~(save $17)
- Sandisk 3.2 Gen 2 Portable SSD, 1TB — - $164.99- ~~$190.99~~(save $26)
- Samsung T7 Portable SSD, 1TB — - $229.99- ~~$274.99~~(save $45)
- Samsung T9 Portable SSD, 1TB — - $239.99- ~~$287.99~~(save $48)
- Sandisk Extreme Portable, 1TB — - $269.99- ~~$299.99~~(save $30)