We've been following SSD prices closely over the past few weeks, months, years even… during which there have been some really bad times, some good times, and some middling times. We're in the middling times now—some NVMe SSDs can be found for decent prices today, though you'll need to spend more than you would have last year to get the same thing. The 4th of July sales haven't really done much to change that, either.
SSDs have been floating a little above where they were this time last year—a likely symptom of lower production levels to mediate slow demand. This—a 21% saving. Except that's not much of a discount at all. This drive has been sitting at $150 or thereabouts since… 2023. It was July last year when this drive dropped down to $90—right around Prime Day.).
I won't chalk that entirely up to Amazon's incoming Prime Day event, which lands this year on July 16–17, though it helps. That event may be limited to Prime, and Prime members, though extends to other retailers by way of competition and jealousy. That's generally good news for us customers, as we don't necessarily have to pay Prime to score decent prices on tech.
Right now, one of the better deals I can find is this Nextorage 1 TB drive with a heatsink included. It's a regular star for us, as it's frequently discounted, but itsis nothing special. That's pretty much par for the course. Otherwise, Newegg's independence day sale hasn't hugely inspired me for storage, as I'm usually looking for 2 TB or more. Best Buy's current sale stock also doesn't appeal.