Storage Drives under $250

2 storage drives under $250 from SanDisk, Samsung, Western Digital and more. Prices run $246 to $249.

AdataSpec score 9.0

SSD, M.2, 2TB, 3 PCIe generation

+2TB capacity for a large amount of files and games

+M.2 2280 form factor fits common laptop and desktop slots

+PCIe Gen3 x4 interface for fast internal storage

−PCIe Gen3 is slower than newer PCIe Gen4 drives

$249.99-24%List: ~~$329.21~~

as of 11/04/2026 11:10 PST - Details

Western DigitalSpec score 8.5

SSD, NVMe, M.2, 2TB

+2TB capacity for a large library of games and files

+PCIe Gen3 connection for NVMe performance

+Read speeds up to 3,200 MB/s

−Uses QLC flash, which can slow sustained writes

$246.00

as of 11/04/2026 08:10 PST - Details

Compare specs

storage drive	Kind	Interface	Form	Capacity	PCIe generation	Spec score	Price
	SSD		M.2	2TB	3	9.0	$249.99 as of 11/04/2026 11:10 PST - Details
	SSD	NVMe	M.2	2TB	3	8.5	$246.00 as of 11/04/2026 08:10 PST - Details

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