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As we all wait with bated breath for the AI bubble to finally pop, relief is in sight with SSDs and RAM kits getting steep discounts, which bring prices back down closer to pre-AI costs. While the Samsung 870 Evo is older SATA technology, and not nearly as fast as its M.2 cousins, it's still a great option for upgrading your workstation or adding a backup storage drive to your gaming rig. And right now at Amazon, you can save 62% on the 2TB version, bringing the price down to $400.

Need more storage? The 4TB and 8TB versions are also on sale, but are a bit more costly.

With a SATA III connection, the 870 Evo is only capable of read and write speeds up to 560MB/s, which isn't ideal for large file transfers, but is fine enough for creating backup copies of game saves and important documents. It's also great for content creators who work with ultra-high definition video and photos, with support for up to 8K video processing and a lifetime tolerance up to 2,400TB. This means you can save, overwrite, and transfer tens or even hundreds of thousands of files before you need to worry about your drive giving out.