If data is important to you, whether that be photos, videos, or documents, you should keep multiple copies of that data on hand. Ideally, one of those copies should be on a hard drive that's not in your primary computer. External and internal hard drives provide an excellent way to back up precious data, and if you're looking for a new backup solution, you should take a look at some of these excellent October Prime Day deals on hard drives.
5TB SanDisk Professional G-Drive ArmorATD
SanDisk is a well-known name in the SD card and flash drive space, but they also make decent external hard drives. This rugged 5TB Sandisk Professional G-Drive ArmorATD is 25% off its usual price of $189.99, which means that it can be yours for $139.64.
If you want a rugged, compact external hard drive from an established brand, consider the LaCie Rugged Mini 4TB. LaCie is owned by Seagate, and both brands are well-known their storage drives. For Prime Day, this LaCie drive has been priced at $119.99, 25% below its usual price of $159.99.
For those who need a lot of storage, the WD Elements 16TB external drive is a good option. Remember that this drive needs a dedicated power socket, so you'll have to plug it in whenever you want to use it. It can be yours for $239.49 during Prime Day, down 23% from the usual $309.99.
The 2TB WD Elements Portable is a great choice for those who want some additional storage in a compact form factor. For Prime Day, this hard drive is available for $64.99, about 17% lower than its usual price of $78.44.
If you have a network attached storage (NAS) device and you want to add more storage, you should get a hard drive designed for the purpose. The WD Red series is a solid choice for a NAS, but it can also be used with a PC that you're using as a home server for media streaming. The 8TB WD Red Plus is on sale for Prime Day, discounted to $149.14. (That's 22% off the usual price off $189.99.)
If you need a licensed hard drive for your PlayStation 5, consider the 2TB Seagate Game Drive for PS5. It lets you store games on the drive and transfer them to the console when you need to play. The drive is discounted to $74.99, which is 17% off the list price of $89.99.
Seagate also has some good internal hard drives you can use in your PC. The 8TB Seagate BarraCuda is on sale for Prime Day. It's priced at $109.99, 19% off the usual price of $134.99.
8TB Seagate SkyHawk AI hard drive for video surveillance
If you have a home security camera, you can use a hard drive to store your footage, rather than rely on cloud-based solutions. You'll need a drive designed for continuous read-write usage, like the 8TB Seagate SkyHawk AI drive. For Prime Day, it's been discounted to $179.99, 18% lower than its usual price of $219.99.
