SSDs, microSD cards, and more are discounted for ‘world backup day’

All the companies making hard drives, SSDs, flash drives – you name it – are coming together on March 31 in the name of “world backup day”, a day to remind us of the importance of backing up our most important files. Of course, it’s also a ploy to get you to buy more storage since they’re discounting their wares at the same time.

If you need a fast SSD for your desktop, laptop or PS5, or maybe you want a microSD card for your Switch or Steam Deck, I’ve seen a few great deals you might want to jump on.

You can get the lowest price yet on Samsung’s new 990 Pro 2TB model (pictured above) by buying direct. Usually $179.99 as part of a recent discount, it’s even cheaper if you paste the code SSD990LCS at checkout. The total comes before tax $143.99 – a great price for a speedy 2TB model that’s PS5 ready. One thing to note, however, is that you need a heat sink (such as this one) to this drive before you insert it into your PS5 so it doesn’t overheat.

Samsung 990 Pro 2TB SSD

Prices taken at time of publication.

Sequential Read Speed: 7,450MB/s

Sequential Write Speed: 6,900MB/s

The roomy 4TB model of WD_Black’s SN850X PS5-ready SSD is $299.99 at Amazon. 4TB SSDs typically sell for around $400 or more depending on the brand, so this is a good deal if you really need a lot of space. Again, you must apply heat sink before installing it on your PS5.


WD_Black SN850X SSD

Prices taken at time of publication.

Sequential Read Speed: 7,300MB/s

Sequential Write Speed: 6,600MB/s

Adding 400GB of storage to your Steam Deck or Nintendo Switch is a solid upgrade, one that should give you enough room for dozens of games, or a handful of games with meaty install sizes. Usually SanDisk’s 400GB microSD card is close enough in price to 512GB cards, but for World Backup Day it comes down to $28.99 at Amazon.

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