We're going through a strange time when it comes to PC storage prices due to the ongoing chip shortage, which has caused prices of things such as RAM and SSDs to spike monumentally. It means that any 'deals' we spot aren't quite as good as they were a few months ago, but there are still some admittedly quite odd reductions to be had. For instance, this 2TB WD SN850X is $198 from Walmart, which takes one of our favourite SSDs for PC and PS5 and makes it cheaper in this larger capacity than in the smaller 1TB form. Weird, but probably one of the better storage deals you'll find at the momet.

The SN850X makes for one of the fastest and best gaming SSDs out there, with maximum sequential read and write speeds of 7300MB/s and 6600MB/s. Its random performance, a better indicator of real-world game load times, is also intense - up to 1.2M IOPS for reads and 1.1M IOPS for writes. For context, the best PCIe 4.0 SSDs before the SN850x were in the 0.7 to 0.8M IOPS region, making this a significant step forward. The only way to get anything quicker is to go for a PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD, which at the moment are still hilariously expensive at this capacity.

With those speeds in mind, the SN850X also smashes Sony's requirements for PS5 SSDs, and this is one of the best options available there, too. You may not get a heatsink on this specific model, but they're a low cost addition to make them fully compatble for use in a PS5 or PS5 Slim. For that purpose, Amazon has this $9 option which we've recommended before. With this, it means the SN850X is fully PS5-proof for much less than the first-party heatsink variant. The fact also remains you're getting 2TB of storage, giving you a lot of additional space compared to the internal SSD of either the PS5 or PS5 Slim.

If you're after one of the quickest gaming SSDs in a decent capacity for less, this 2TB WD Black SN850X deal from Walmart is a decent one.