Make sure you never run out of space on your PC with deep price cuts on hard drives and solid-state storage from top brands like Crucial, Western Digital, and Samsung.

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The 1TB model now costs as much as the 500GB version used to, making it an even better deal for when you need extra storage without shelling out more cash.

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If you don't have one, or your PC is a bit older, you can still find a great deal on a SATA SSD. These are slower than NVMe drives but they're still a huge improvement on a traditional hard drive.

Storage You'll still find cheaper hard drives in budget laptops and larger hard drives in gaming laptops, but faster solid-state drives have all but replaced hard drives in most models.

Laptop drive almost full? Need to back up your photos? Desktop-size and portable platter storage has never been cheaper. Our deep-dive reviews help you track down the right external hard drive.