Updated
Updated · Tom's Hardware · Jun 26
Amazon Prime Day 2026 Cuts SSD Prices by Up to 34% as 4TB Drives Top $250
Updated
Updated · Tom's Hardware · Jun 26

Amazon Prime Day 2026 Cuts SSD Prices by Up to 34% as 4TB Drives Top $250

3 articles · Updated · Tom's Hardware · Jun 26

Summary

  • Prime Day SSD deals are still surfacing even as the broader market turns pricier, with Amazon highlighting discounts of up to 34% and some models hitting all-time lows.
  • Rising costs are being driven by tariffs, geopolitical pressures, chip shortages and AI data-center demand, which the report says could keep SSD supply tight for several years.
  • Pricing pressure is already visible: decent 2TB NVMe drives are now hard to find below $140, while 4TB models generally start above $250 and can exceed $400.
  • The strongest bargains are concentrated in NVMe drives—especially PCIe 4.0 models—while newer PCIe 5.0 SSDs offer up to roughly 14,000 MB/s but remain expensive and hotter-running.

Insights

As AI demand drives SSD prices sky-high, are Prime Day deals a final chance to buy or a trap before prices fall?
Is the push for pricey PCIe 5.0 SSDs a genuine user need or just clever marketing in an overheated hardware market?
Will AI's hunger for chips permanently price gamers and PC builders out of the high-performance SSD market?