A round up of the best SSD deals 2024 (Megathread)
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A round up of the best SSD deals 2024 (Megathread)

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Update 2
19/04/2024 Update

Hope everyone is having a nice day today!

People might be noticing SSDs rising up in price during the last few months. Last year had a massive oversupply of NAND due to overproduction and as a consequence Micron/Samsung/Hynix cut back NAND production by 30% to 50% in 2H 2023 here,here and here.This is primarily affecting TLC NAND right now but will start to affect the cheaper QLC NAND in due course. Chinese maker YMTC also is entering production headwinds due to tech sanctions mentioned here.

In April 2024,further price increase have been announced by Samsung here in the order of around 20% and Western Digital is also increasing prices due to supply chain problems as mentioned here.

So I thought it would be a good idea to make an SSD thread, to make it easier for people to find the best SSD deals on the site. This will be updated as time progresses.

SSDs are grouped by functionality,not price so scroll down the list.

19/04/2024 Update

Removed(price increase more than 10% or out of stock)

Crucial P3 2TB - £79.99(limited time Ebay App deal using code APP20)
Crucial P3 2TB - £84.99
Crucial P3 4TB - £159.99(limited time Ebay App deal using code APP20)
Crucial P3 4TB - £174.99
Kingston KC3000 2TB - £114.99
Western Digital SN850X 2TB - £111.99
Western Digital SN850X 2TB - £129.99
Crucial T500 2TB - £135.99
Crucial T500 2TB with heatsink - £147.99


Change

ADATA XPG GAMMIX S70 BLADE 1TB - £66.99 - price increase to £72.99
ADATA XPG GAMMIX S70 BLADE 4TB - £249.99 - price increase to £259.98
Patriot P210 2TB SATA SSD - £84.99 - price increase to £89.99
WD Blue SA510 1TB M.2 SATA SSD -£67.48 - price increase to £67.99
WD Blue SA510 2TB M.2 SATA SSD - £103.99 - price increase to £125.99
Corsair MP600 CORE MINI 1TB - £67.99 - price increase to £69.98
WD PC SN740 512GB - £45.46(sisqoboy) - price decrease to £39.98
WD PC SN740 1TB - £81.38(@sisqoboy) - price decrease to £77.98
Crucial X6 2TB - £99.99 - price decrease to £99.89




PS5 Compatibility and Upgrades(Please Read)

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PS5 users need to go for Gen4 drives at a minimum,and those which are single sided.Preferably in the mid/high tiers as a minimum of 5500MB/s read speed is required. A heatsink is also suggested. Some lists worth looking at are here,here and here. These are not hard and fast guides as new models get launched all the time. The officially licensed SSD is the Western Digital SN850P but this is pricey.

Linus Tech Tips makes an informative video about upgrading the storage in the PS5 here and the Sony official installation video is here and guide is here.

You can also use an external SSD too as detailed here. USB extended storage requirements on PS5 console:
  • SuperSpeed USB 5 Gbps or later.
  • 250 GB minimum, 8 TB maximum capacity.
  • Not all devices are guaranteed to work with the PS5 console.
  • You can't connect the drive through a USB hub.
  • Two or more USB extended storage drives can't be connected at the same time. You can connect multiple USB drives to your console, but you can use only one at a time.

Each SSD category will indicate PS5 suitability. Suggested heatsinks(if not included with the drive) are at the bottom of the guide.


19/04/2024 List
Please note: PCIe 4 drives will work in PCIe 3 systems but at PCIe 3 performance.

Entry level QLC M2(NVMe Gen3/Dramless) #not recommended for PS5

Basic storage and boot drives for older systems with no PCIe 4.



Mid level TLC M2(NVMe Gen4/Dramless)

High performance storage for gaming and work. Requires PCIe 4.The NM790 and NV7000-t are single sided and one of the most efficient high speed Gen4 SSDs.

Netac NV7000-t - £107.99#recommended for PS5/included heatspreader
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Lexar NM790 4TB+Xclio M.2 SSD iCold-007 Pro Stealth Edition heatsink -£239.99#recommended for PS5/included heatsink

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Mid level TLC M2(NVMe Gen4/Dram)

High performance storage for gaming and work. Requires PCIe 4. SSDs with DRAM have more consistent write performance as the drive fills up.

Silicon Power 1TB XS70 - £71.99(dave111)#recommended for PS5/included heatsink
Silicon Power 2TB XS70 - £117.99#recommended for PS5/included heatsink
Silicon Power 4TB XS70 - £224.95#recommended for PS5/included heatsink


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ADATA XPG GAMMIX S70 BLADE 1TB - £72.99#recommended for PS5/heatspreader
ADATA XPG GAMMIX S70 BLADE 2TB - £115.49#recommended for PS5/heatspreader
ADATA XPG GAMMIX S70 BLADE 4TB - £259.98#recommended for PS5/heatspreader
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Netac NV7000 2TB - £116.36#recommended for PS5/included heatsink

4286317_1.jpgInstallation in PS5 covered here.
High level TLC M2(NVMe Gen4/Dram)

Very high performance storage for gaming and work. Requires PCIe 4.SSDs with DRAM have more consistent write performance as the drive fills up.




SATA 2.5" SSD(TLC/Dramless)

Patriot P210 2TB SATA SSD - £89.99
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PNY CS900 2TB - £75.59
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WD Blue SA510 1TB M.2 SATA SSD -£67.99

4286317_1.jpgWD Blue SA510 2TB M.2 SATA SSD - £125.99
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Steam Deck SSD(M2 2230/TLC)

Integral 1TB NVMe M2 2230 - £69.95#Gen3
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Corsair MP600 CORE MINI 1TB - £69.99#Gen4
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WD PC SN740 512GB - £39.98(sisqoboy)#Gen4
WD PC SN740 1TB - £77.98#Gen4
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External SSD

Crucial X6 2TB - £99.89
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PS5 SSD heatsinks

Lexar LPAH100 PS5 Compatible M.2 2280 SSD Heatsink - £11.99
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Xclio M.2 SSD iCold-007 Pro Stealth Edition -£9.98
4286317_1.jpgQIVYNSRY M.2 Heatsink NVME 2280 -£7.99
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ELUTENG M.2 SSD NVMe Heatsink for PS5-£6.99
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Glossary

QLC: Quad Level Cell. A lower cost NAND.
TLC: Triple Level Cell. Faster and more wear resistant NAND.
NAND: A type of flash memory used in storage.
NVMe: Non-Volatile Memory Express. Uses PCIe for faster speeds. Cableless.
SATA:Serial Advanced Technology Attachment.Older legacy standard which requires cables.
DRAM/DRAMLESS: Drives with DRAM use it to buffer writes so are better for write heavy scenarios.
HMB:Host Buffer Memory. Used in DRAMLESS drives,part of the storage is allocated as a cache to keep write speeds consistent. Used as a substitute for DRAM.
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  1. my-planet's avatar
    Just found a great spreadsheet that I thought might be useful for people looking for specs:
    docs.google.com/spr…dit
    KITTYBOTS's avatar
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    Thanks - is that the spreadsheet on Reddit?
  2. matthlock's avatar
    Is it me or have the prices gone up recently? I was looking at cheap 2TB drives for £60 last September, now they're more like £80. I think I'll wait.
    KITTYBOTS's avatar
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    I explained it at the top of the description. The NM610 Pro is £68 if you check the thread. (edited)
  3. mistr009's avatar
    What ssd can I add to a ps5 as expandable storage??
    fishmaster's avatar
    It depends what you mean by expandable storage. Do you mean replacing the internal SSD or do you mean connecting an SSD via USB? If you mean replacing the internal SSD then any PCIe 4.0 NVMe drive will do despite what Sony say about minimum speed requirements. If you mean USB based storage then there's plenty of options in that regard.
  4. ramtec's avatar
    Fantastic thread OP, thank you. I wondered why there seemed to be such an increase since I got a couple of NVMe's last year.
    KITTYBOTS's avatar
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    There was a huge oversupply of NAND and DRAM last year. Companies overproduced NAND/DRAM but as the Pandemic came to an end,PC sales slumped last year. Micron and Samsung lost billions of USD:
    blocksandfiles.com/202…rs/ (https://blocksandfiles.com/2023/09/28/microns-muted-revenues-set-for-generative-ai-boost-over-next-two-years/)
    frontiertec.net/en/…ai/ (https://frontiertec.net/en/2024/01/03/samsung-loses-tens-of-billions-of-dollars-in-chip-losses-and-hopes-to-turn-around-this-year-with-ai/)

    Between them,at least $12 billion due to overproduction of NAND/DRAM so were dumping it last year. So they cut output of NAND by 30% to 50% in 2H 2023 and will continue cuts in production until 2H 2024:
    digitimes.com/new…tml (https://www.digitimes.com/news/a20231031PD205/chips+components-dram-east-asia-memory-chips-nand-flash-sk-hynix-south-korea.html)
    reuters.com/tec…30/ (https://www.reuters.com/technology/samsung-electronics-q3-profit-falls-78-chip-loss-narrows-2023-10-30/)

    The companies are betting on the AI boom to increase NAND and DRAM demand.

    YMTC which is the main Chinese NAND maker,was going to supply Apple,but the US government stopped them,so there is some oversupply of that.This is why some other SSDs(such as the NM790) are reasonably cheap.

    But as the months progress,the oversupply will dry up. (edited)
  5. Molematt's avatar
    It might be worth also looking at what drives are recommended for energy efficiency as I'm sure as many M.2 drives sell for laptops as they do for PS5s. It was right hassle to find a Hynix P31 the other week and that seller seems to have dried up, so some other options that run lean (and heck, Gen4 isn't even particularly necessary for those kinds of workloads) would be v nice!
    KITTYBOTS's avatar
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    I put in a few NM790 deals as that is quite efficient according to Techpowerup:
    techpowerup.com/rev…tml

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    The SN580 is also at the top. P31 is definitely very low in absolute power draw. (edited)
  6. NinjaChimp's avatar
    Keeping an eye on this. I bought a WD SN850X 4TB for ~£220 on Black Friday. Wishing now I bought two as struggling to find one below £300 now.

    Really happy with it as my main PC game drive. My storage drive is still a HDD... I figured I could just copy stuff across when I want to do video editing etc but I've realised I'm really lazy so need to upgrade and bin the HDD!
    stevej1988's avatar
    Ebay have them for £240ish with code at the moment from ccl computers (edited)
  7. Aph3x's avatar
    Cheap 2TB SATA SSD from a name brand

    Patriot P220 P220S2TB25 on amazon £93.99

    amazon.co.uk/Pat…75Z

    TypeSolid State Drive (SSD)
    shape factor2.5"
    InterfaceSATA 6Gb/s
    Read550MB/s
    Write500MB/s
    IOPS 4K read/Write50k/50k
    memory modules3D-NAND TLC, Micron, 64 Layer (Generation 2)
    TBW960TB
    controllerPhison PS3110-S12, 8 channels
    ProtocolAHCI
    Power consumptionnot specified (maximum), not specified (operation), not specified (idle), not specified (Sleep mode)
    Dimensions100x70x7mm
    Warrantythree years (edited)
  8. laserface's avatar
    Given the prices increases i am seeing just thought i would mention. If anyone has purchased a Western Digital drive make sure you register it with WD as i have just done so and they sent me a personal 20% discount code for use on their UK store.
    support-en.wd.com/app…web
    KITTYBOTS's avatar
    Author
    Very helpful and I will add it to the description.
  9. MeOldMucka's avatar
    Firecuda 530 2TB available to order again but unsure how long it'll last.
  12. Chuckles1001's avatar
    Great thread, just to add 2TB SN740 2230 drives cost about £115 on Aliexpress.
    KITTYBOTS's avatar
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    I can only add UK sourced drives here,but still useful to know!
  13. Majid401's avatar
    Hi all, If I buy Lexar NM790, I want to use as external storage for media. Would there be a casing that it fits into? I sqw that Ugreen 10gbs casing but the heatsink appears fat and I am just thinking it might not fit
    EmH8's avatar
    I got Lexar‘s own 10gbs Enclosure from China for under £20 but I strongly advise you to at least get minimum 20gbs Enclosure
  14. deleted1301349's avatar
    Prices don't seem great at all when I look at just one example from the list - the Crucial P3 500GB for £35.06. The 1TB Crucial P3 was on sale last year in Aug, Sep and Dec for £34.35, £34.34 and £33.95 - that's twice the capacity for less price. Prices don't seem like 'deals', just another post for these are just 'just best prices at the moment'.

    hotukdeals.com/dea…841
    hotukdeals.com/dea…244
    hotukdeals.com/dea…668
    beaversrus's avatar
    Should have stocked up then. Market was flooded nand over produced no value for manufacturers and now everything is scarce on purpose as in production slowed and now nand market is less volatile manufacturers claw back profit.

    £127+ for 1TB when it gets there it's back to a 2020 prices (gen 3x4) (edited)
  15. KITTYBOTS's avatar
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    I put in a deal for a 4TB SATA SSD here:
    hotukdeals.com/dea…554

    For the people wanting a SATA 4TB disk it might be something to look at,although I know it won't do well on here but at least it's £80 per TB which is reasonable for a SATA drive. (edited)
  16. Ulthar's avatar
    What do people think of Lexar NM610PRO 2TB? £68 a good price?
    Ulthar's avatar
    This ones expired now.
  17. Raz23's avatar
    I just wish SATA SSD's were cheaper than their NVMe equivalents at the same capacity.
    Lexeus's avatar
    more parts and more labour, when it comes to cheap a SATA SSD will never be cheaper on a like for like basis.
  18. tech3475's avatar
    Might want to remove the first one as that deal has ended, typical as I wanted a cheap 2tb for an old laptop.
    KITTYBOTS's avatar
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    In the process of updating the thread.
  20. KITTYBOTS's avatar
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  21. favid's avatar
    Anyone know of good deals on a 4tb with dram pcie 3 m.2?
    KITTYBOTS's avatar
    Author
    PCIe 4 SSDs will work in PCIe 3 systems but won't run at full speeds. The list has a few 4TB drives.
  22. stevej1988's avatar
    With code janpay20 takes it down to £240 ish for WD SN850X 4TB on ebay that is with ccl computers
    ebay.co.uk/itm…SMS (edited)
    Willy_Wonka's avatar
    I just clicked other items & nothing shows. Odd..
  23. Nujol's avatar
    In the current list there is an error, there is a WD Blue SA510 link that says 1TB but actually it is 500GB - the £35.99 one.
    Willy_Wonka's avatar
  24. Sym0n's avatar
    Can someone please confirm, for a laptop would one with TLC and DRAM be the best choice? Tried Googling it but just given myself a headache trying to work it out.
    KITTYBOTS's avatar
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    TLC drives are generally more consistent than QLC based drives. DRAM helps if there is a lot of writing happening but can lead to higher power consumption.
  25. sandueugen92's avatar
    There seems to be another change to the T500 which went live at midnight.

    £5 voucher for T500 1TB No Heatsink , taking down it from £79.99 to £74.99
    £10 voucher for T500 2TB No Heatsink, taking down it from £139.99 to £129.99

    £10 voucher for T500 1TB With a Heatsink, taking down it from £89.99 to £79.99
    £15 voucher for T500 2TB With a Heatsink, taking down it from £149.99 to £134.99

    If anyone is feeling adventurous, I checked Amazon.de for the same product and I managed to get a T500 1TB version with a heatsink with £69.89 via a fee free card payment.

    amazon.de/-/e…h=1 (edited)
    KITTYBOTS's avatar
    Author
    Good spot!
  26. KITTYBOTS's avatar
    Author
    01/02/2024 Update

    Change(price reduction)

    Crucial T500 2TB - £129.99 - price drop from £139.99
    Crucial T500 2TB heatsink edition -£134.99 - price drop from £149.99
    Crucial P3 Plus 4TB -£169.99 - price drop from £189.99


    Change(price increase but still best in class)

    Seagate Game Drive 1TB -£73.98 - price increase to £78.97

    Added

    QIVYNSRY M.2 Heatsink NVME 2280 -£7.99 Thank you for commenting here.
    Crucial P3 2TB - £88.79
    Intel 670p 2TB - £89.99


    Removed

    Crucial P3 Plus 2TB - £98.99(@sikiliza69) - price rise to £103.99
    2X2TB WD Red SN700 -£228.78(@sisqoboy) - out of stock
    ADATA XPG GAMMIX S70 BLADE 2TB -£119.99 - out of stock (edited)
    arex805's avatar
    p3 plus 4tb link doesn't work
  27. JDXE2022's avatar
    WD_BLACK SN770 2TB M.2 2280 Game Drive PCIe Gen4 NVMe up to 5150 MB/s amzn.eu/d/frc1F5x

    £115

    Crucial P3 Plus 1TB M.2 PCIe Gen4 NVMe Internal SSD - Up to 5000MB/s - CT1000P3PSSD801 (Acronis Edition) amzn.eu/d/5zhgNkC

    £69

    Crucial P3 2TB M.2 PCIe Gen3 NVMe Internal SSD - Up to 3500MB/s - CT2000P3SSD801 (Acronis Edition) amzn.eu/d/4lJ6JSI

    £88.79 with 10.00 discount from £98.79

    fanxiang 1TB SSD - NVMe SSD M.2 PCIe Gen3x4 2280 Internal Solid State Drives, Up To 3500MB/s, with Graphene Cooling Sticker, SLC Cache 3D NAND TLC, Compatible with Laptop PC amzn.eu/d/9…2Ie

    £50.50 with 5% discount available via app (edited)
    arex805's avatar
    nice, but I'd add £15 to get T500, better in every way.
  28. KITTYBOTS's avatar
    Author
    Brilliant spot. I have the FireCuda 520 2TB and FireCuda 530 4TB!
  29. KITTYBOTS's avatar
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    13/02/2024 Update

    Change

    SABRENT M.2 NVMe PS5 heatsink-£12.99(ah1512 ) - price reduced from £16.99 to £12.99
    Crucial P3 4TB -£154.99(@Fagan) - price increase to £179.99
    Crucial P3 Plus 4TB - £179.99 - price increase to £199.99
    Lexar NM790 4TB - £209.99 - price increase to £219.99

    Removed

    Adata XPG SX8200 Pro 512GB - £32.99(Abrew) - price increase to £69.99
    Crucial T500 2TB heatsink edition -£134.99 - price increase to £169.99

    Added

    SN770 2TB - £104.40(Tacavas)
  30. yeababyyea's avatar
    Best 4tb + drive for ps5 plz with heatsink need someone who knows there ssd thanks in advance
    KITTYBOTS's avatar
    Author
    One of the Samsung 990 PRO 4TB deals with a heatsink from the list in the Megathread.

    If you want to spend less,the Lexar NM790 or Silicon Power XS70 4TB(check the Megathread for pricing).
  32. KITTYBOTS's avatar
    Author
    26/02/2024 Update

    Change

    Crucial P3 1TB - £52.02 - price decrease to £51.92
  33. Ulthar's avatar
    I got the 4tb Crucial P3 Gen 3 and put it in a usb3.1 10gbps enclosure, but im only getting 460mps via a usb3.2 port on my laptop. Ive tried a high speed usb cable but no change. Does that sound right?
    Willy_Wonka's avatar
    I would check the USB limitations on your laptop. Mine is limited to 1000mbps even though my cable & enclosure is 10gbps.
  34. Oluwatobi's avatar
    I use an Acer Aspire 3 A315-53-52GL laptop. I know a SATA 2.5 SSD would work for it but does anyone have any idea what other type of SSD would work, a nVMe?
    Willy_Wonka's avatar
    From the link you would need an M.2 "Sata" SSD & I don't think there are any on this thread
    community.acer.com/en/…2GL
  35. boxedin's avatar
    Can we have recommendation for NVME caddy enclosure please? Not sure if anything special is required if the ssd is "just" for media storage eg for plex.
    ah1512's avatar
    This sort of caddy? I have this for my laptop and it's very good, only paid £20 though so it has crept up a bit
    amazon.co.uk/UGR…427
  37. Mr_Chondo's avatar
    A very nice idea. I'm in the market for both NVMe drives and M.2 SATA drives (for my Raspberry Pi) and will be watching this thread with interest
    KITTYBOTS's avatar
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    There are some good deals in the thread. The top one is really cheap and the P3 deals are decent.
  38. Adam's avatar
    Hey is the title 23 or 24? !
    KITTYBOTS's avatar
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  39. Stephen_Steele872's avatar
    Assuming they all work in ps5
    KITTYBOTS's avatar
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    The ones marked Gen4 will. Ideally the mid and high level drives. (edited)
  40. toge's avatar
    Good inspiration for the am5 mini itx one i am planning
    Mugginz's avatar
    Same. Very useful resource
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