PlayStation hard drive goes on sale for Amazon Big Deals Day

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If you’re looking to free up some space on your PlayStation you might have considered buying a hard drive to allow you transfer some of your game or app data. I mean, there’s nothing more frustrating than wanting to buy a new game only to find that you don’t have enough storage left. But you don’t necessarily want to delete any of your existing games or accomplishments either.

And that’s where USB extended storage can certainly come in handy.

However, they’re not always the most affordable of things to buy, particularly if you want to invest in a high capacity of storage or a well-known brand.

So, when we spotted one that had gone on sale for Amazon Big Deals Day, with it having thousands of five-star reviews, we couldn’t exactly keep that kind of information to ourselves.

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Usually priced at £200, the Crucial X9 4TB Portable External SSD is currently down to £168.99 – that’s over £30 off. But you’ll have to be quick as the sale is only on for 48 hours.

You will also need to have an Amazon Prime membership to take advantage of the deal but if you haven’t already signed up for Prime in the past, you can get a free 30 day trial. Otherwise, Prime membership costs £8.99 a month or £95 a year.

But, here’s everything that you need to know about the device and why it’s well worth the money, especially with it currently being on sale.

Also available in 1TB and 2TB versions, the Crucial X9 4TB Portable External SSD is also compatible with Xbox, PC and Mac, meaning you can use it for some of your other digital storage needs.

That means if you’re currently forking out for cloud storage to save your photos, videos and files, you could transfer them over to the hard drive and save yourself some money in the long run.

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It’s also made of a shock, vibration and drop proof material, so you won’t need to worry about it accidentally getting damaged as you move it between devices. And speaking of using it on different devices, its USB-C connection makes doing so an absolute breeze.

It’s also able to load files up to 7.5x faster than portable hard drives and 100x faster than USB flash drives, meaning you won’t need to wait around long to get playing.

And if that’s not impressive enough, when you buy it from Amazon – even in the Big Deals Day sale – you also get three months of Mylio Photos+ and one month of Adobe Acrobat Pro when you purchase and register your Crucial X9.

We also love that it’s small enough to carry with you in your pocket, if you need to and takes up hardly any space on your gaming setup.

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What are customers saying?

One happy shopper took to the Amazon website to explain: “When this arrived I was surprised how small it was, small enough to fit in my pocket with ease. Overall performance is good and should be for this type of storage – really can't fault it. My tip would be to wait when it goes on sale.”

While another added: “Small in size, big in storage space, fast in loading and retrieving! Great product.”

A third simply called it a “great bit of kit. Well worth the money.”

So, if you’ve been on the fence about upgrading your PlayStation gaming experience with an external hard drive, now is the time to grab one at a great price.