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A 46% Prime Big Deal Days saving on the Crucial P310 SSD makes it a great DIY alternative to all those Steam Deck microSDs I’ve been postingThere’s a lot of handheld storage deals, okay
There’s a lot of handheld storage deals, okay
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun
For the record, I still think it’s easier and safer to go with amicroSD for your Steam Deckstorage needs, and with goodPrime Big Deal Dayssavings on two of the best – theSamsung Pro Plusand theSanDisk Ultra– that opinion remains unbudged. Still, you know what they say: when you’re holding a tiny screwdriver, everything starts to look like a tiny screw. So I understand if the call to replace the Deck’s internal SSD, or indeed that of yourAsus ROG Ally, proves too strong.In which case, have a look at the Crucial P310, which I added to ourbest SSDslist just last week, and is currently joining in the Prime sale frivolities. Specifically, the 1TB model has been slashed from£128 to £70on Amazon UK, while it’s the 2TB version that gets a US discount, dropping from$265 to $168.UK deal:Crucial P310 1TBSee at AmazonUS deal:Crucial P310 2TBSee at AmazonPerformance-wise, it’s hard to find much to complain about with the P310. It competed extremely closely with the more expensive WD Black SN770M in my game loading time tests, coming within fractions of a second to WD’s premium drive. And while that was on what was originally a 256GB Steam Deck, it can also upgrade the 512GB editions of theSteam Deck OLEDand ROG Ally. Just make sure you’ve got the right tools and a steady hand before making the switch, asswapping out a handheld’s SSDis a fiddlier, more delicate process than changing a desktop drive.You’llalsoneed an Amazon Prime account or Prime free trial, as per Big Deals Days rules. The sale ends at midnight tonight.
For the record, I still think it’s easier and safer to go with amicroSD for your Steam Deckstorage needs, and with goodPrime Big Deal Dayssavings on two of the best – theSamsung Pro Plusand theSanDisk Ultra– that opinion remains unbudged. Still, you know what they say: when you’re holding a tiny screwdriver, everything starts to look like a tiny screw. So I understand if the call to replace the Deck’s internal SSD, or indeed that of yourAsus ROG Ally, proves too strong.In which case, have a look at the Crucial P310, which I added to ourbest SSDslist just last week, and is currently joining in the Prime sale frivolities. Specifically, the 1TB model has been slashed from£128 to £70on Amazon UK, while it’s the 2TB version that gets a US discount, dropping from$265 to $168.UK deal:Crucial P310 1TBSee at AmazonUS deal:Crucial P310 2TBSee at AmazonPerformance-wise, it’s hard to find much to complain about with the P310. It competed extremely closely with the more expensive WD Black SN770M in my game loading time tests, coming within fractions of a second to WD’s premium drive. And while that was on what was originally a 256GB Steam Deck, it can also upgrade the 512GB editions of theSteam Deck OLEDand ROG Ally. Just make sure you’ve got the right tools and a steady hand before making the switch, asswapping out a handheld’s SSDis a fiddlier, more delicate process than changing a desktop drive.You’llalsoneed an Amazon Prime account or Prime free trial, as per Big Deals Days rules. The sale ends at midnight tonight.
For the record, I still think it’s easier and safer to go with amicroSD for your Steam Deckstorage needs, and with goodPrime Big Deal Dayssavings on two of the best – theSamsung Pro Plusand theSanDisk Ultra– that opinion remains unbudged. Still, you know what they say: when you’re holding a tiny screwdriver, everything starts to look like a tiny screw. So I understand if the call to replace the Deck’s internal SSD, or indeed that of yourAsus ROG Ally, proves too strong.
In which case, have a look at the Crucial P310, which I added to ourbest SSDslist just last week, and is currently joining in the Prime sale frivolities. Specifically, the 1TB model has been slashed from£128 to £70on Amazon UK, while it’s the 2TB version that gets a US discount, dropping from$265 to $168.
UK deal:
Crucial P310 1TB
See at Amazon
US deal:
Crucial P310 2TB
See at Amazon
Performance-wise, it’s hard to find much to complain about with the P310. It competed extremely closely with the more expensive WD Black SN770M in my game loading time tests, coming within fractions of a second to WD’s premium drive. And while that was on what was originally a 256GB Steam Deck, it can also upgrade the 512GB editions of theSteam Deck OLEDand ROG Ally. Just make sure you’ve got the right tools and a steady hand before making the switch, asswapping out a handheld’s SSDis a fiddlier, more delicate process than changing a desktop drive.
You’llalsoneed an Amazon Prime account or Prime free trial, as per Big Deals Days rules. The sale ends at midnight tonight.
