Amazon Hard Drive & SSD Deals [Black Friday]
Nov 24, 2011 - 5 Comments
Amazon is having a huge sale on hard drives right now, and it’s not just exclusive to Black Friday. Arguably the best part is free shipping and you don’t have to visit a crowded store.
If you’re aiming for maximum performance, an SSD can’t beat, or if you just need tons of space for storage and media, there are plenty of options for both desktops and laptops. Be sure to check that your Mac (or PC) can accommodate the interface and drive size beforehand.
SSD Deals
- Corsair Force 3 120gb SATA III 2.5″ SSD
– $166.49 - Kingston SSDNow 128gb SATA II 2.5″ Hard Drive SV100S2D/128GZ – $197.50
- Samsung MZ-5PA256 256gb SSD – $387.94
- Samsung 470-Series MZ-5PA256B 256gb 2.5″ SATA II SSD – $386.21
- Corsair Force GT 120gb SATA 2.5″ SATA III SSD (CSSD-F120GBGT-BK) – $194.99
- Samsung 830-Series MZ-7PC256N/AM 256gb 2.5″ SATA III SSD – $399.99
- Intel 320-Series 120gb SATA III 2.5″ SSD – $189.95
- Samsung 830-Series MZ-7PC128D/AM 128gb 2.5″ SATA III SSD – $229.99
- Corsair Nova Series-2 60gb SATA II 2.5″ SSD (CSSD-V60GB2) – $89.99
- Kingston HyperX 120gb SATA III 2.5″ SSD SH100S3B/120G – $240.99
- Kingston HyperX 240gb SATA III 2.5″ SSD SH100S3/240G – $448.50
- Intel 320-Series 120gb SATA 2.5″ SSD – $189.99
- Kingston HyperX 240gb SATA III 2.5″ SSD SH100S3B/240G – $469.99
- Intel 320-Series 160gb SATA III 2.5″ SSD – $275
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– $189.95 
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– $469.99 
– $275Internal 2.5″ Hard Drives
- Seagate Momentus XT 500 GB 2.5″ SSD Hybrid – $148
- Hitachi Travelstar IC25N040ATMR04-0 40gb Hard Drive 2.5″ – $69.99
- Seagate 2.5″ 320gb SATA II Hard Drive ST9320325AS – $125.25
- Hitachi Travelstar 2.5″ 640gb SATA II Hard Drive 0J11562 – $93.88
– $148
– $69.99 
– $125.25 
– $93.88 Internal 3.5″ Hard Drives
- Western Digital 2.5 TB SATA III Hard Drive WD25EZRSDTL – $147.72
- Seagate Cheetah 146gb 3.5″ Hard Drive ST3146855LC – $190
- Western Digital WD5002ABYS 3.5″ Hard Drive 500gb – $100.99
- Western Digital 250gb 3.5″ Hard Drive WD2500JS – $83
- Hitachi Deskstar 3.5″ 2 TB SATA III Hard Drive 0F12115 – $211.99
- Seagate Cheetah 73.4gb 3.5″ Hard Drive ST373455LC 15K RPM – $84.99
- Fujitsu MBA3073NC 3.5″ 73gb Hard Drive 15K RPM – $65
- Hitachi Ultrastar 3.5″ 300gb Hard Drive 0B23661 15K RPM – $239.46
– $147.72 
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– $65 
– $239.46 Some of the 3.5″ drives spin at a whopping 15,000 RPM, but for the price/performance, you may be better off with an SSD anyway.
How about 256gb SSD?
I bought my 256 SSD drive in July for $430 to replace a failing standard drive from NewEgg. I don’t know what prices look like right now but it was well worth the money. My SSD improved my MBP’s performance at least as much as bumping my memory to 8GB.
[…] Free shipping, and no lines? Works for me. Don’t miss Amazon’s internal hard drive and SSD deals too. […]
The prices for hard drives are way too high. Don’t buy one unless you need it. Retailers are price gouging due to the supply shortage caused by the floods in Thailand. If you can wait until March 2012, prices should come down.
There is some truth to that particularly with the desktop 3.5″ drives, although the SE Asian floods are not impacting SSD’s much and there are a lot of great deals.