Get discounts on Samsung SSD, Corsair USB drive
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If you've got a hard drive that's started , then it's time to find a new storage solution before you face a full-on failure. Luckily for you, we've rounded up the weeks' best . Save $21 on a Samsung 750GB SSD, get a Western Digital 1TB portable HDD for the same price we saw on Black Friday, or score a Corsair 128GB USB 3.0 flash drive for $45.
听Store: BuyDig via eBay
听Price: $379 with free shipping
听Lowest By: $21
Is It Worth It?: Since you're replacing that HDD anyway, it's a good time to consider switching to an SSD. The Samsung 750GB 840 EVO SSD is extremely tempting at $379, or $0.51/GB. An Editors' Choice, $21 price-drop from our last mention, this SSD's performance is comparable to the more expensive Samsung 840 Pro models, according to AnandTech: " across all of the EVO capacity points. There's also no difference between the EVO's behavior here and the 840 Pro."
听Store: Newegg
听Price: $59.99 via coupon code "EMCPHWG28" with free shipping
听Lowest By: $9
听Expires: February 19
Is It Worth It?: For dependable storage you can take with you, the Western Digital 1TB My Passport Ultra is an excellent choice in Blue or Titanium. According to CNET's reviewer, this portable drive's tiny footprint belies its powerful USB 3.0 capabilities: "Topping my USB 3.0 testing charts, the aesthetically pleasing WD My Passport Ultra proves that ." This Editors' Choice external drive drops to $60 after coupon code "EMCPHWG28", which is $0.06/GB and tied with our Black Friday mention.
听Store: Adorama
听Price: $49.95 with free shipping
听Lowest By: $19
Is It Worth It?: If you don't need the zippy transfer speeds that come with a USB 3.0 drive, the G-Technology 1TB USB 2.0 external HDD costs $10 less than the WD drive above. A $19 price low at $50, this Editors' Choice hard drive runs at 5400rpm and features a 480MB/s transfer rate.
听Store: Newegg
听Price: $44.99 via coupon code "EMCPHWG39" and with free shipping
听Lowest By: $25
听Expires: February 19
Is It Worth It?: If you'd rather not lug around a full drive, you can pack a lot of data onto the Corsair 128GB Voyager Slider USB 3.0 flash drive. You'll save $25 on this flash drive, which features a convenient 1-piece design and USB 3.0 transfer speeds. Get it at the Editors' Choice price of $45 by using coupon code "EMCPHWG39" and redeeming the $20 mail-in rebate above.
听Store: Best Buy
听Price: $4.99 with free shipping
听Lowest By: $5
Is It Worth It?: Should 128GB be way more space than you need, this SanDisk 8GB Cruzer USB 2.0 flash drive is a steal at $5, saving you $5. This easy-to-use flash drive boasts a retractable USB connector and 128-bit AES encryption.
听Best Buy has even more on sale, with prices starting at $4.99. Choose from capacities ranging from 8GB to 32GB; each is a price low by at least $4 and ships for free.
Marcy Bonebright is a features writer for , where this article first appeared.