There’s never been a better time to buy an SSD for your PC or PS5
By Antonio G. Di Benedetto, a writer covering tech deals and The Verge’s Deals newsletter, buying guides, and gift guides. Previously, he spent 15 years in the photography industry.
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If you’ve seen our daily deals coverage or the recent Amazon Prime Day sales fervor, you might have noticed we’re witnessing the lowest solid-state drive prices we’ve ever seen.
It wasn’t that long ago that choosing an SSD over a hard disk was a pricey endeavor best left to deep-pocketed PC builders and hardcore enthusiasts. Now? You’ll find an SSD in every PS5, Xbox Series X, and most computers, and if this price trend continues, I won’t be surprised if they start getting thrown in as free gifts when you buy a desk or bookshelf from Ikea.
How much of a price drop are we talking? Consider this: the bestselling internal SSD on Amazon is a 2TB Samsung 980 Pro, which is selling for around $120 and has fallen 60 percent in price just since this time last year — accounting for most of the 76 percent drop over its lifetime. As for its younger, hotter, and faster-running sibling, the 2TB Samsung 990 Pro (the highest-ranked seller on Amazon among newer SSDs)? At $150, it’s dropped about 58 percent since it launched in November 2022 at $309.
It’s a breath of fresh air to see valuable and essential tech for us gamers and PC builders actually get cheaper, as it feels like lots of devices and streaming services have only been slowly creeping upwards in price over time. Besides, more devices need more SSDs than ever now, with many consoles, laptops, and desktops offering a second M.2 slot you can fill, and handheld consoles like the Steam Deck and Asus ROG
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