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The price of SSDs has been skyrocketing, but you can still save nearly 62% on the 8TB SanDisk Desk Drive external SSD from Best Buy right now.
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Whether you need a high-capacity SSD for large game downloads, raw and rendered videos or photos, a digital art portfolio, or just to back up your PC and documents, the SanDisk Desk Drive is an almost-perfect option with up to 8TB of space. And if you've been putting off buying a backup drive due to high costs, right now is the perfect time to pick up the SanDisk Desk Drive. Best Buy is offering an impressive 62% discount, bringing the price down to $740; still pricey, but much closer to pre-AI costs than I've seen in a long time.
The SanDisk Desk Drive packs 8TB of storage into a compact design, measuring just 3.9 x 1.58 inches and weighing just over half an ounce. This makes it ideal for tucking away on a smaller desk, in a drawer, or in a travel bag for mobile professionals. It uses USB-C connectivity for read and write speeds up to 1,000MB/s. This means you'll get quick and simple file transfers when you need to free up space on your main storage drive.
You'll also get plug-and-play compatibility with both Windows and macOS, making it one of the more flexible storage options on the market (sorry, Linux users).