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Pricing

CATALOG
Class average, best price per GB:
SATA
$0.138
→ Holding (+2.9% since last reported)
Gen 4
$0.184
→ Holding (0.0% since last reported)
Gen 5
$0.199
→ Holding (−2.5% since last reported)
Snapshot Nov 2, 2026
Sorting all capacities by $/GB favors larger drives. Pick a capacity to compare like with like.
Drive
Capacity
Best price
$/GB
vs Class
Trend
Buffalo SSD-SAO USB 3.2 Gen2 (10 Gbps)
USB 10 Gbps · Flash Drive
1TB
$149
/
$159
6% OFF
at Amazon.
Lowest tracked price
$0.149
/GB
SanDisk Portable V3 USB 3.2 Gen2 (10 Gbps)
USB 10 Gbps · External
Passive Cooling
1TB
$159
/
$189
16% OFF
at Best Buy.
Lowest tracked price
$0.159
/GB
1TB
$161
/
$179
10% OFF
at Amazon.
Lowest tracked price
$0.161
/GB
13% below the average best Gen 4 price ($0.184/GB)
Down 10% vs last cycle
1TB
$163
/
$215
24% OFF
at Amazon.
Lowest in ~20 days ($156)
$0.163
/GB
12% below the average best Gen 4 price ($0.184/GB)
Down 6% vs last cycle
1TB
$169
/
$179
6% OFF
at Fikwot Direct.
Lowest tracked price
$0.169
/GB
8% below the average best Gen 4 price ($0.184/GB)
1TB
$169
/
$184
8% OFF
at Newegg.
Lowest tracked price
$0.169
/GB
8% below the average best Gen 4 price ($0.184/GB)
1TB
$169
/
$173
2% OFF
at Best Buy.
Lowest tracked price
$0.169
/GB
8% below the average best Gen 4 price ($0.184/GB)
Down 21% vs last cycle
1TB
$174
/
$189
8% OFF
at Amazon.
Lowest tracked price
$0.174
/GB
6% below the average best Gen 4 price ($0.184/GB)
1TB
$175
/
$199
12% OFF
at Amazon.
Lowest in ~9 days ($165)
$0.175
/GB
5% below the average best Gen 4 price ($0.184/GB)
Up 6% vs last cycle
1TB
$179
/
$199
10% OFF
at Amazon.
Lowest tracked price
$0.179
/GB
29% above the average best SATA price ($0.138/GB)
Down 10% vs last cycle
1TB
$187
/
$215
13% OFF
at Newegg.
Low was $171
$0.187
/GB
In line with the average best Gen 4 price ($0.184/GB)
Up 31% vs last cycle
1TB
$189
/
$229
17% OFF
at Amazon.
Lowest in ~14 days ($186)
$0.189
/GB
3% above the average best Gen 4 price ($0.184/GB)
1TB
$189
/
$237
20% OFF
at Best Buy.
Lowest tracked price
$0.189
/GB
3% above the average best Gen 4 price ($0.184/GB)
1TB
$191
/
$212
10% OFF
at Best Buy.
Lowest tracked price
$0.191
/GB
4% above the average best Gen 4 price ($0.184/GB)
SanDisk WD_BLACK P40 Game Drive USB 3.2 Gen2x2 (20 Gbps)
USB 20 Gbps · External
Passive Cooling
1TB
$193
/
$209
8% OFF
at Newegg.
Lowest tracked price
$0.193
/GB
1TB
$199
/
$229
13% OFF
at Best Buy.
Lowest tracked price
$0.199
/GB
8% above the average best Gen 4 price ($0.184/GB)
Kingston XS1000 USB 3.2 Gen2 (10 Gbps)
USB 10 Gbps · External
Passive Cooling
1TB
$221
/
$261
15% OFF
at Amazon.
Lowest in ~1 month ($193)
$0.221
/GB
Up 2% vs last cycle
Kingston XS2000 USB 3.2 Gen2x2 (20 Gbps)
USB 20 Gbps · External
Passive Cooling
1TB
$221
/
$261
15% OFF
at Amazon.
Lowest in ~1 month ($193)
$0.221
/GB
Up 2% vs last cycle
1TB
$224
/
$279
20% OFF
at Newegg.
Lowest tracked price
$0.224
/GB
13% above the average best Gen 5 price ($0.199/GB)
1TB
$226
/
$231
2% OFF
at Newegg.
Low was $240
$0.226
/GB
23% above the average best Gen 4 price ($0.184/GB)
Up 3% vs last cycle
1TB
$229
/
$252
9% OFF
at Best Buy.
Lowest in ~20 days ($199)
$0.229
/GB
24% above the average best Gen 4 price ($0.184/GB)
1TB
$229
/
$252
9% OFF
at Best Buy.
Lowest tracked price
$0.229
/GB
24% above the average best Gen 4 price ($0.184/GB)
SAMSUNG T7 USB 3.2 Gen2 (10 Gbps)
USB 10 Gbps · External
Passive Cooling
1TB
$230
/
$274
16% OFF
at Amazon.
Lowest in ~28 days ($226)
$0.230
/GB
1TB
$237
/
$267
11% OFF
at Amazon.
Lowest in ~28 days ($222)
$0.237
/GB
29% above the average best Gen 4 price ($0.184/GB)
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About the Scores
Every drive in our catalog meets a minimum performance bar; drives below it aren't listed. The score answers one question: how much of its interface's potential does this drive actually deliver? It's based on published read and write speeds, whether smaller capacities keep the same write speed, and whether the drive has a DRAM cache, each measured against the best drive on the same interface. Because scores are relative to the interface, a Gen3 drive and a Gen5 drive can both score near 10 even though the Gen5 drive is much faster. To compare like with like, filter by interface class.

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