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Annual Reminder to Secure Data Against Potential Loss: World Backup Day Highlights Importance

March 31, 2025 marks World Backup Day, a day encouraging reflection on the storage and security of valuable data. This article discusses the promotional sales offered by major storage brands for SSDs and other storage solutions.

Data Protection Alert: A call to safeguard against potential data erasures
Data Protection Alert: A call to safeguard against potential data erasures

Annual Reminder to Secure Data Against Potential Loss: World Backup Day Highlights Importance

On this World Backup Day, the Amazon Big Spring Sale is running alongside, offering a plethora of storage solutions at discounted prices. Here are some of the best deals available:

Solid State Drives (SSDs)

  1. Samsung 9100 Pro 2TB PCIe 5.0 SSD: Priced at approximately $189.99 (37% off), this drive boasts extremely high rated sequential read/write speeds of 14.8 GB/s and 13.4 GB/s, making it ideal for professional workloads like video editing, large file handling, and gaming. [1][2]
  2. Samsung 990 EVO Plus 2TB PCIe Gen4 SSD: Available for about $130, this drive delivers up to 7.25 GB/s read and 6.3 GB/s write speeds. It is a mainstream favorite with good performance for gaming, applications, and general use, and comes with Samsung’s Magician software for management. Sizes vary with 1TB ($66) and 4TB ($235) options. [1]
  3. KingSpec 4TB SATA SSD: At $167 (down from $222), this is one of the cheapest 4TB SSD options available, costing just over 4 cents per GB. While limited to SATA speeds with 560 MB/s transfer, it offers great storage capacity for the price, suitable for large files and backups rather than high-speed needs. [1]
  4. Silicon Power UD90 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD: A budget-friendly PCIe 4.0 option at $97.97 offering decent read speeds over 5 GB/s. This drive balances price and performance and suits users requiring good speed without high cost. [2]
  5. Corsair EX400U 4TB Portable SSD: At $300 (down from $360), this external portable SSD offers a read speed of 4000 MB/s and write speeds of 3600 MB/s, making it excellent for fast external storage with large capacity. [3]

Hard Disk Drives (HDDs)

  1. WD_Black 10TB HDD: Available for $199 (was $269) at Walmart, this HDD has a SATAIII 6 Gb/s interface and spins at 7200 rpm, offering a balance between capacity and speed for bulk data storage.
  2. Seagate Expansion (18TB) HDD: On sale for $249 (was $349) at Best Buy, this HDD offers a large capacity for backup purposes, with a SATAIII 6 Gb/s interface and spins at 5400 rpm.
  3. Seagate IronWolf Pro 24TB (2-Pack): On sale for $959 (was $1,299) at B&H Photo, this internal NAS HDD pack offers a massive storage solution for businesses, with a SATAIII 6 Gb/s interface and spins at 7200 rpm.
  4. WD Red Pro 16TB HDD: On sale for $339 (was $519) at Newegg, this HDD is designed for NAS systems, offering a large capacity and spinning at 7200 rpm.

External Storage and Software

  1. SK hynix Beetle X31 1TB portable SSD: At $67 (was $89) at Amazon, this portable SSD offers a compact and affordable solution for on-the-go storage.
  2. Seagate Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series X|S 2TB: On sale for $219 (was $359) at Best Buy, this expansion card provides additional storage for your Xbox Series X|S console.
  3. Acronis Snap Deploy: Available for $20 (was $25) at Acronis, this software streamlines the deployment of operating systems and applications across multiple devices.
  4. Acronis True Image: On sale for $34 (was $49) at Acronis, this software offers a comprehensive solution for backing up, restoring, and migrating data.
  5. Carbonite Plus: On sale for $32 (was $131) at Carbonite, this software provides cloud backup services for personal and small business use.
  6. SK hynix Tube T31 1TB USB Stick: At $63 (was $109) at Newegg, this USB stick offers a compact and portable storage solution for everyday use.
  7. 16TB WD Elements Desktop External Hard Drive: On sale for $290 (was $309) at Amazon, this external hard drive offers a large capacity for backup purposes, with a SATAIII 6 Gb/s interface and spins at 7200 rpm.
  8. Acronis Cyber Protect: On sale for $68 (was $85) at Acronis, this software offers a comprehensive solution for cyber protection and data management.

These deals span from ultra-high-performance PCIe 5.0 SSDs like Samsung 9100 Pro to cost-effective large-capacity SATA SSDs like KingSpec, covering a wide range of user needs from professional workloads to budget storage. Take advantage of these offers to secure your data on this World Backup Day.

[1] Source: TechRadar [2] Source: Tom's Hardware [3] Source: Corsair

  1. Managing personal-finance effectively can benefit from utilizing technology such as data-and-cloud-computing, and one way to do this is by using tools like Acronis True Image for secure and efficient backup of important documents and files.
  2. An individual's personal-finance can significantly improve by adopting a budgeting strategy, and with the savings gained from deals like those during Amazon's Big Spring Sale on storage solutions, one could allocate the excess funds towards financial goals like investment in stocks or retirement planning.

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