Killer Prime Day storage deals get you more space on your Mac

08.10.2024 16:43

Macworld.com

The second Amazon Prime Day for 2024 is this week. The Prime Big Deal Days sale runs on Tuesday and Wednesday (October 8-9). We’ll be keeping an eye on the best deals on hard drives and SSDs, so stay tuned for the best Amazon Prime Day Mac storage deals!

Looking for a great deal on a new hard drive or SSD to use with your Mac? We are seeing some great deals on storage in the Amazon Prime Day sale (running until midnight October 8-9), so there’s no better time to pick up a deal on some new external storage for your Mac.

During Amazon Prime Day Prime subscribers can take advantage of savings. To take advantage of the deals you will need Amazon Prime (which costs $14.99/ £8.99/AUD$6.99 a month but can be canceled after 30 days). If you don’t already have a Prime membership, you can sign up for the free 30-day trial and still take advantage of the deals.

The drives picked here are all chosen by our editors, who have decades of experience with Apple devices. We’ve reviewed most of the drives we recommend and for the ones we didn’t, we referenced one of our companion sites such as PCWorld, as well as our prior knowledge of the company. In short, we won’t tell you to buy something that’s not an actual deal. The products below are all at or near all-time lows, and we’ve selected what we think is the best configuration for each product type. We know Apple is expensive, so we’ve chosen products at prices we would be willing to pay, so you can trust that our recommendations will steer you in the right direction—and save you big bucks.

See our round-up of the Best Prime Day Apple Deals for our pick of the best Prime Day deals.

Best Amazon Prime deals for SSDs and hard drives

We’re seeing some great savings this year. Below you will find the best deals we’ve seen so far. Click on Review if you would like to read our review of the SSD or hard drive on offer or to find it in our best Mac SSDs and best Mac hard drive round-ups.

U.S. Prime Day deals on Mac storage

For the best memory and storage deals on Amazon right now go to Amazon’s Memory & Storage section where you will find deals on external hard drives, SSDs and Network Attached Storage.

Kingston XS1000 2TB SSD, $120 ($20 off, MSRP $140) REVIEW
SanDisk Professional 1TB PRO-G40 SSD, $175 ($125 off, MSRP $300) REVIEW
SanDisk Professional PRO-BLADE Transport & 1TB SSD, $147.99 ($92 off, MSRP $240) REVIEW
SanDisk 1TB Portable SSD, $79.99 ($20 off, MSRP $100) REVIEW
LaCie Rugged SSD Pro, 4TB, $299.99 ($20 off, MSRP $319) REVIEW LIMITED TIME DEAL
LaCie Rugged Mini external SSD, 1TB, $79 ($6 off, MSRP $85) REVIEW
LaCie Rugged Mini 2TB Hard Drive, $80 ($20 off, MSRP $100) LIMITED TIME DEAL
Western Digital 1TB My Passport SSD, $90 ($40 off, MSRP $130) REVIEW
Samsung T7 Shield, 2TB SSD, $179 ($106 off, MSRP $285) REVIEW
Samsung T7 Shield, 4TB SSD, $249.99 ($250 off, MSRP $499.99) REVIEW PRIME BIG DEAL

Also, take a look at these hard drive deals specific to Prime Day on Amazon’s website and check out the Prime Day flash storage deals on Amazon’s site.

U.K. Prime Day deals on Mac storage

For the best memory and storage deals on Amazon right now take a look at Amazon’s Memory & Storage section where you will find deals on external storage, SSDs, and Network Attached Storage.

SanDisk Professional 1TB PRO-G40 SSD, £239.97 (£20 off, RRP £259.99) REVIEW
SanDisk Professional PRO-BLADE Transport & 1TB SSD, £177.12 (£72 off, RRP £249.99) REVIEW
SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable SSD, £97.98 (£127 off, RRP £221.99)
LaCie Portable SSD, 1TB, External SSD, £117.36 (£60 off, RRP £177.60) REVIEW
LaCie Rugged SSD Pro, 2TB, £312 (£67 off, RRP £379.99) REVIEW
LaCie Rugged Mini SSD, 2TB, £210 (£29 off, RRP £239.99) REVIEW
Western Digital 4TB My Passport SSD, £289 (£5 off, RRP £294.99) REVIEW
Samsung T7 Shield, 4TB SSD, £235 (£59 off, RRP £294.99) REVIEW PRIME DAY DEAL
Seagate Ultra Touch HDD, 4TB, External HDD, £112.99 (£42 off, RRP £154.99) REVIEW

Plus, you can find hard drive deals specific to Prime Day on Amazon. You might also like these Prime Day flash storage deals on Amazon.

Amazon Prime Day: Best Mac accessory deals

Prime Day is also a great opportunity to save some cash on some accessories for your MacBook. Perhaps you need a spare, or just beefier charger for your MacBook. Or perhaps you want a dock, a printer, or a bag. If we spot a good deal we’ll list it here.

We also have separate round-ups for the best Mac display and monitor deals of Amazon Prime Day and Best Prime Day Apple accessories deals.

U.S. Apple accessory Prime Day deals

Magic Keyboard with Touch ID & Numeric keypad: $112 ($17 off, MSRP $129)
Magic TrackPad: $110 ($19 off, MSRP $129
Magic Mouse (black): $91 ($8 off, MSRP $99)
Apple Pencil (1st gen): $79 ($20 off, MSRP $99)
Apple Pencil (2nd gen): $90 ($39 off, MSRP $129)
Apple Pencil (USB-C): $67 ($12 off, MSRP $79)
Apple Pencil Pro: $98 ($31 off, MSRP $129)
Apple MagSafe Charger (2m): $44 ($5 off, MSRP $49)
AirTags 4-pack: $80 ($19 off, MSRP $99)
AirTag: $25 ($4 off, MSRP $29)

U.K. Apple accessory Prime Day deals

Magic Keyboard (for 12.9-inch iPad Pro – 5th generation): £289 (£60, RRP was £349)
Magic Keyboard Folio for iPad (10th generation): £204 (£45 off, RRP £249)
Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro 11-inch (1st-4th gen) and iPad Air (4th-5th generation): £278.95 (£20, RRP £299)
Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad: £95 (£34 off, RRP £129) PRIME BIG DEAL
Magic Keyboard: £75 (£24 off, RRP £99) PRIME BIG DEAL
Magic Mouse (black): £69 (£30 off, RRP £99) PRIME BIG DEAL
Magic Mouse (white): £53 (£26 off, RRP £79) PRIME BIG DEAL
Apple Pencil (1st Generation): £79 (£20 off, RRP £99 )
Apple Pencil (2nd Generation): £94 (£35 off, RRP £129) PRIME BIG DEAL
Apple Pencil (USB-C): £64 (£15 off, RRP £79)
AirTag (4 pack): £94 (£25 off, RRP £119)
Single AirTag: £28 (£7 off, RRP £35)
Apple TV 4K, 128GB: £158 (£11 off, RRP 169)

Amazon Prime Day: How can I get the best deals on Mac storage and SSDs?

Once Prime Day begins, most deals will be exclusive for Prime members, so you’ll need to sign in with an active membership to purchase one of the deals. Prime memberships cost $139 / £95 annually, or $14.99 / £8.99 / AU$6.99 every month. New users can sign up for a 30-day free trial that can be canceled at any time during the trial window. As well as access to sales prices, Prime members also get free two-day shipping and access to Prime Video and all the content available on that service.

For more Prime Day coverage, check out our other Apple deal roundups: