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Deals: SanDisk's New Amazon Sale Has Discounts on Portable SSDs, Memory Cards, and Flash Drives

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SanDisk has opened up a wide variety of discounts on its best computer accessories on Amazon this week, including portable SSD devices, USB thumb drives, and memory cards. You can find a collection of the products on sale in our roundup below, and visit the SanDisk storefront on Amazon for more deals.

Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

Portable SSD

- Extreme Portable SSD

  • 250 GB - $72.99, down from $99.99
  • 500 GB - $89.93, down from $169.99
  • 2 TB - $284.62, down from $326.06

USB Accessories

- Ultra Loop Flash Drive (32 GB) - $10.99, down from $12.99

Mobile Storage

- iXpand Flash Drive for iPhone and iPad (32 GB) - $22.99, down from $27.00

- iXpand Flash Drive Go for iPhone and iPad

  • 128 GB - $44.97, down from $59.99
  • 256 GB - $69.58, down from $89.99

- Ultra Dual Drive USB Type-C

  • 32 GB - $9.49, down from $21.99
  • 64 GB - $13.99, down from $32.99
  • 128 GB - $22.78, down from $59.99

Memory Cards

- Extreme MicroSDXC Card (512 GB) - $109.99, down from $199.99
- Extreme PRO SDXC Card (256 GB) - $69.66, down from $99.99

Keep up with all of this week's best discounts on Apple products and related accessories in our dedicated Apple Deals roundup.

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