Amazon Prime Day 2021: The best storage, SSD and flash drive deals - ZDNet

The Prime Day shopping event has arrived and now could be the perfect time to refresh your existing digital storage solutions.

Every year, vendors offer flash deals and sales on storage solutions including hard disk drive (HDD) hardware for upgrading your tower and traditional PCs to Solid State Drives (SSD), a more modern and reliable storage option.

To make the hunt for storage shopping easier, ZDNet has compiled a list of the best bargains we find on Amazon during and after the sales event. There are some continuing sales, and while discounts aren't as high as during the event -- if the last few years are any guide -- some products will still be a steal.

Our top picks will be updated throughout the event, so check back for more of the best deals.

$40 off

During Prime Day 2021, you can pick up a Western Digital WD Red Plus NAS internal HDD storage drive for a $40 discount.

This model sports a capacity of 6TB, 5640 RPM, and a SATA 6 Gb/s interface.

$129 at Amazon

$200 off

Another portable storage drive on offer is the Crucial X6 4TB SSD. This 2.5-inch premium storage option is a USB-C-supporting product with read speeds of up to 800MB/s and is compatible with a variety of PCs, mobile devices, and gaming consoles.

$289 at Amazon

$65 off

G-Technology is also participating in Prime Day with a discount on the ArmorATD, a portable drive with a 4TB capacity, USB-C/USB-3.0/Thunderbolt 3 compatibility, and a triple layer of protection as well as shock protection. The ArmorATD can be used with both Windows and Mac devices.

$104 at Amazon

$24 off

Another digital storage solution on the table is the Samsung EVO Select MicroSDXC card, which offers a storage capacity of 256GB and a transfer speed of 100MB/s.

$25 at Amazon

$19 off

SanDisk is a frequent brand on the sales lists during Prime Day shopping events and 2021 is no different. There is a variety of discounts on offer for different memory cards, but one in particular of note is the Ultra MicroSDXC with a capacity of 256GB and a transfer speed of 120MB/s.

An adapter is included.

$28 at Amazon

$28 off

Amazon Prime members can take advantage of a discount on the Seagate IronWolf Pro, a NAS internal drive offering 4TB storage, SATA 6Gb/s 7200 RPM, and an 128MB cache.

$118 at Amazon

$70 off

If you're looking for a portable storage solution compatible with Apple Mac products, you can pick up a WD My Passport Ultra this year with a discount of $65.

This device, available in silver or blue, offers a capacity of 5TB and USB 3.1 compatibility.

$94 at Amazon

More Prime Day 2021 deals

Here are other deals of note during the Prime Day event. We will update as deals change or products sell out.

WD Diskless My Cloud EX2 Ultra NAS, $150.99, $9 off
SanDisk 1TB Extreme PRO Portable SSD, $161, $148 off
Samsung EVO Select 256GB MicroSDXC, $25.99, $24 off
SanDisk 128GB Ultra MicroSDXC UHS-I memory card with adapter, $18, $6.48 off
Samsung EVO Select 512GB microSDXC card with adapter, $61.99, $38 off
SanDisk 256GB Extreme MicroSDXC card with adapter, $34, $10 off
SanDisk 256GB microSDXC card, designed for the Nintendo Switch, $37.99, $8 off
WD Black 500GB NVMe Internal gaming SSD drive, $89.99, $60 off
4GB flash drives, 10-pack, $19.99, $5 off
SanDisk 512GB Ultra Fit USB 3.1 flash drive, $47.99, $10 off

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