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World Backup Day Deals: Huge Savings on SSDs, Flash Drives, SD Cards and More
Today’s the day to score some deeply discounted storage solutions.
World Backup Day is here and so are the deals on all kinds of storage. Since you can never have too much extra space, now is the perfect time to stock up on everything from flash drives and microSD cards to internal SSDs, huge NAS systems and even cloud storage.
To help make sure you’re getting the best price, we’ve rounded up some of the best offers and discounts from today’s sales below and we’ll continue to refresh this list with World Backup Day deals as the day progresses. The vast majority of the deals expire tonight, so be sure to get your orders in before then as we expect it’ll be quite a while before we see prices this low again.
External hard drive and SSD deals
Score all-time low pricing on the capacious and rugged portable SSD. It’s got up to 2 meter drop protection and IP55 water and dust resistance to protect its contents, plus speeds of up to 2000MB/s.
Ideal for pretty much anyone that needs a little extra storage, Samsung’s T7 portable SSD is compact and decently fast at up to 1,050MB/s. 1TB and 2TB versions are also on sale.
More external hard drive and SSD deals:
- Crucial 500GB X6 portable SSD: $43 (save $27)
- WD 5TB Easystore portable hard drive: $99 (save $19)
- Samsung 4TB T7 Shield portable SSD: $270 (save $80)
- Glyph Technologies 8TB Atom Pro NVMe Thunderbolt 3 portable SSD: $1,300 (save $700)
Flash drive deals
You can fit a surprising amount of data on a flash drive these and this 1TB model from PNY is down to a new all-tine low price. If you need ultimate portability for a large amount of data, this is an ideal pick.
With most new computers and tablets having switched to USB-C inputs, World Backup Day is a great opportunity to switch over you’re portable storage. This already-affordable Samsung USB-C flash drive is even cheaper today thanks to an instant 18% discount applied at checkout.
While you can’t put a microSD card in your iPhone, it does have support for external storage devices like the SanDisk iXpand flash drive with its integrated Lightning connector. This device is ideal for getting a bunch of photos or files off your iPhone and onto a computer with its dual-port design.
More flash drive deals:
- Transcend 256GB Jetflash 790 flash drive: $16 (save $4)
- PNY 128GB Turbo Attaché 3 flash drive (two-pack): $17 (save $18)
- Corsair 1TB Flash Voyager GTX flash drive: $224 (save $62)
SD and MicroSD card deals
Need some extra storage for your phone, tablet or other device? This spacious microSD card has never been cheaper and offers speeds of up to 120MB/s.
Considering how many devices can be improved with a microSD, there’s a good chance you’ll want to pick up more than one. You can stock up with this three-pack of 64GB PNY cards, ideal for adding some storage to devices that may be capacity-limited like home security cameras or for just expanding the storage if a kid’s tablet.
More SD and microSD card deals:
- SanDisk 64GB Extreme Pro SD card: $13 (save $6)
- PNY 512GB Pro Elite microSD card: $56 (save $14)
- SanDisk 1TB Extreme Pro microSD card: $100 (save $50)
NAS Deals
Back down to its Black Friday price today only, this popular Synology two-bay NAS has 512MB of DDR4 memory but it doesn’t come with any storage drives included. Fortunately, plenty of hard drives are on sale today meaning you can piece together a bargain entry-level system with only a little extra effort.
If you want to organize your media collection in one place and have it be accessible from anywhere, this high-performacne NAS solution can do it. And it’s down to a new record-low price at Amazon right now.
More NAS deals:
- QNAP TS-251D-2G two-bay NAS: $228 (save $71)
- Synology four-Bay DiskStation DS923 Plus (Diskless) NAS: $509 (save $91)
Internal storage deals
If you want to give you PC a cheap SSD upgrade, this 2.5-inch SATA III drive could be just the ticket. It’s not a premium drive by any means, but it will be quicker than a spinning disk HDD and doesn’t cost the earth.
If you want a speedy SSD for gaming, the Samsung 980 Pro is a great choice — especially at this all-time low. This model features a built-in heatsink which saves you adding one yourself to help it stay cool under intense usage.
More internal storage deals:
- Samsung 2TB 870 Evo 2.5-inch SATA internal SSD: $130 (save $120)
- Samsung 2TB 990 Pro M.2 internal SSD: $180 (save $110)
- WD Black 2TB SN850 NVMe SSD for PS5: $170 (save $130)
Cloud backup deals
Store up to 10TB of your files in the cloud with this heavily discounted Degoo subscription. This deal saves you hundreds compared to the usual monthly subscription cost and you’ll only be billed once for lifetime access.
If you’re in the market for cloud storage and a VPN, a joint offering from ExpressVPN and Backblaze saves you $70 by bundling both services. You also get three extra months of VPN access for free with this deal.
More cloud storage deals:
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Today’s NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Nov. 24, #897
Today’s Connections puzzle is kind of tough. Here are hints, answers and help for Nov. 24, #897.
Looking for the most recent Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.
Today’s NYT Connections puzzle is kind of tough. The purple category once again wants you to find hidden words inside other words. If you need help sorting the words into groups, you’re in the right place. Read on for clues and today’s Connections answers.
The Times now has a Connections Bot, like the one for Wordle. Go there after you play to receive a numeric score and to have the program analyze your answers. Players who are registered with the Times Games section can now nerd out by following their progress, including the number of puzzles completed, win rate, number of times they nabbed a perfect score and their win streak.
Read more: Hints, Tips and Strategies to Help You Win at NYT Connections Every Time
Hints for today’s Connections groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Like an air fryer.
Green group hint: In your vehicle.
Blue group hint: Take out your laptops, dump out your water.
Purple group hint: Like a rainbow.
Answers for today’s Connections groups
Yellow group: Small kitchen appliances.
Green group: Features of a car’s center console.
Blue group: Seen while going through airport security.
Purple group: Ending in colors.
Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words
What are today’s Connections answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is small kitchen appliances. The four answers are blender, microwave, rice cooker and toaster.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is features of a car’s center console. The four answers are air conditioner, cup holder, radio and shifter.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is seen while going through airport security. The four answers are bin, carry-on, metal detector and X-ray.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ending in colors. The four answers are infrared, marigold, stingray and ultraviolet.
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Toughest Connections puzzles
We’ve made a note of some of the toughest Connections puzzles so far. Maybe they’ll help you see patterns in future puzzles.
#5: Included «things you can set,» such as mood, record, table and volleyball.
#4: Included «one in a dozen,» such as egg, juror, month and rose.
#3: Included «streets on screen,» such as Elm, Fear, Jump and Sesame.
#2: Included «power ___» such as nap, plant, Ranger and trip.
#1: Included «things that can run,» such as candidate, faucet, mascara and nose.
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Today’s NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for Nov. 24, #427
Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for Nov. 24, No. 427.
Looking for the most recent regular Connections answers? Click here for today’s Connections hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Wordle and Strands puzzles.
Music lovers, today’s Connections: Sports Edition has a fun green category for you. You’ll recognize some familiar phrases in the grid, I think. If you’re struggling with today’s puzzle but still want to solve it, read on for hints and the answers.
Connections: Sports Edition is published by The Athletic, the subscription-based sports journalism site owned by The Times. It doesn’t appear in the NYT Games app, but it does in The Athletic’s own app. Or you can play it for free online.
Read more: NYT Connections: Sports Edition Puzzle Comes Out of Beta
Hints for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Here are four hints for the groupings in today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle, ranked from the easiest yellow group to the tough (and sometimes bizarre) purple group.
Yellow group hint: Not long pants.
Green group hint: Sing out.
Blue group hint: Gridiron guys who share a name.
Purple group hint: Like a law.
Answers for today’s Connections: Sports Edition groups
Yellow group: Types of shorts.
Green group: Popular arena/stadium songs.
Blue group: Football Drews.
Purple group: ____ rule.
Read more: Wordle Cheat Sheet: Here Are the Most Popular Letters Used in English Words
What are today’s Connections: Sports Edition answers?
The yellow words in today’s Connections
The theme is types of shorts. The four answers are basketball, bike, compression and gym.
The green words in today’s Connections
The theme is popular arena/stadium songs. The four answers are Eye of the Tiger, Jump Around, Sandstorm and Thunderstruck.
The blue words in today’s Connections
The theme is football Drews. The four answers are Bledsoe, Brees, Lock and Pearson.
The purple words in today’s Connections
The theme is ____ rule. The four answers are infield fly, mercy, tuck and unwritten.
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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, Nov. 24
Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Nov. 24.
Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.
Need some help with today’s Mini Crossword? Two down might be my favorite clue, and answer, this puzzle has ever offered. Read on for all of the answers. And if you could use some hints and guidance for daily solving, check out our Mini Crossword tips.
If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.
Read more: Tips and Tricks for Solving The New York Times Mini Crossword
Let’s get to those Mini Crossword clues and answers.
Mini across clues and answers
1A clue: Prefix for some music genres
Answer: ALT
4A clue: Fab ___ (nickname for the Beatles)
Answer: FOUR
6A clue: Eagle’s claw
Answer: TALON
8A clue: Fab ___ (nickname for a noted University of Michigan basketball team)
Answer: FIVE
9A clue: Congregant’s seat
Answer: PEW
Mini down clues and answers
1D clue: Boat’s rear
Answer: AFT
2D clue: Shape of a cat with its legs tucked under itself
Answer: LOAF
3D clue: Flower that’s the subject of Dutch festivals
Answer: TULIP
5D clue: Wander aimlessly
Answer: ROVE
7D clue: Like many shows at the top of the Netflix queue
Answer: NEW
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