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Amazon’s hosting a big sale on a huge selection of computer gear – here are the 5 best deals

Published Aug 3rd, 2015 5:45PM EDT
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Amazon’s Gold Box Deals can be hit or miss, but today you could say that the summer heat has made the deals red-hot. If anyone has been looking to get some new computer components or accessories, now would be the time. Amazon has slashed up to 60% off (and even more, in some cases) a plethora of items. Some of the deals are better than others, so BGR has done the hard work for you and our deal round-up is below.

For those of you heading back to school in a few weeks, you can never have too many flash drives. But, the thought of having one that can handle all of your documents is a nice one. Today, you can get a 128GB USB 3.0 flash drive from SanDisk for a full 62% off, down from $79.99 to just $29.99.

SanDisk Ultra Fit 128GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive, $29.99 with free Prime shipping

If you want to speed up your computer, they have some deep discounts on Crucial memory. You can get 60% off a set of two 8GB DDR3 memory sticks, or 33% off a single-stick of 8GB DDR3. RAM or memory is a great way to provide a performance boost to your computer.

Crucial Ballistix Tactical 8GB Single DDR3, $39.99 with free Prime shipping

Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB Kit (8GBx2) DDR3, $79.99 with free Prime shipping

While it’s not flash storage, you can get a great deal on a SanDisk Extreme Pro SSD. Amazon is taking 45% off this 480GB drive, which you can get for just $236.99, it is regularly $429.99. Another good thing to note about this solid state drive, is that it comes with a 10-year warranty.

SanDisk Extreme PRO 480GB SATA 6.0Gb/s Solid State Drive, $236.99 with free Prime shipping

If you’re looking for a hard drive for your desktop, they also have a Seagate 4TB SSHD for 46% off at $129.99. In fact this Seagate hard drive is the first solid state hybrid drive in a 3.5-inch size, which is perfect for a desktop computer. While it is an internal bare drive, it can work across all operating systems right out of the box.

Seagate 4TB SSHD SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache Internal Bare Drive, $129.99 with free Prime shipping

These are our favorite deals from today’s Amazon Gold Box Deal section, but there are plenty of other items up for grabs! Click here to check out all of the Gold Box Deal’s from Amazon, but remember to act quick as they are only valid for today, August 3rd!

Jacob Krol Contributing Writer

Jake contributes tech and review content to BGR, also having written for publications such as CNN, Mashable, CNBC, and more.