What's the Best Storage for a Gaming Laptop?
Published: September 20, 2026
Pulling live prices…
Live data across PricePerGig listings. Prices may change; Updated every few hours.
📊 As of September 28, 2026, the typical NVMe on Amazon.com is $267/TB or $0.267/GB across the 1,703 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $183/TB or $0.183/GB. The best deals on Amazon.com start from about $168 for 1TB ($168/TB), $296 for 2TB ($148/TB) and $538 for 4TB ($134/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly $134 per TB.
📊 As of September 28, 2026, the typical NVMe on eBay.com is $180/TB or $0.18/GB across the 39 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $130/TB or $0.13/GB. The best deals on eBay.com start from about $70 for 0.5TB ($137/TB) and $120 for 1TB ($120/TB). The current best value is 1TB at roughly $120 per TB.
📊 As of September 28, 2026, the typical NVMe on Newegg.com is $404/TB or $0.404/GB across the 101 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $190/TB or $0.19/GB. The best deals on Newegg.com start from about $183 for 1TB ($183/TB), $267 for 2TB ($133/TB) and $780 for 4TB ($195/TB). The current best value is 2TB at roughly $133 per TB.
📊 As of 28 September 2026, the typical NVMe on Amazon.co.uk is £239/TB or £0.239/GB across the 946 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around £166/TB or £0.166/GB. The best deals on Amazon.co.uk start from about £146 for 1TB (£146/TB), £238 for 2TB (£119/TB) and £440 for 4TB (£110/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly £110 per TB.
📊 As of 28 September 2026, the typical NVMe on eBay.co.uk is £257/TB or £0.257/GB across the 149 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around £180/TB or £0.18/GB. The best deals on eBay.co.uk start from about £174 for 1TB (£174/TB), £324 for 2TB (£162/TB) and £599 for 4TB (£150/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly £150 per TB.
📊 As of 28 September 2026, the typical NVMe on Box.co.uk is £166/TB or £0.166/GB across the 61 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around £152/TB or £0.152/GB. The best deals on Box.co.uk start from about £83.9 for 0.5TB (£164/TB), £138 for 1TB (£138/TB) and £259 for 2TB (£129/TB). The current best value is 2TB at roughly £129 per TB.
📊 As of 28. September 2026, the typical NVMe on Amazon.de is 217 €/TB or 0,217 €/GB across the 3,230 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 207 €/TB or 0,207 €/GB. The best deals on Amazon.de start from about 196 € for 1TB (196 €/TB), 412 € for 2TB (206 €/TB) and 490 € for 4TB (122 €/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly 122 € per TB.
📊 As of 28. September 2026, the typical NVMe on eBay.de is 393 €/TB or 0,393 €/GB across the 266 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 237 €/TB or 0,237 €/GB. The best deals on eBay.de start from about 222 € for 1TB (222 €/TB), 385 € for 2TB (193 €/TB) and 725 € for 4TB (181 €/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly 181 € per TB.
📊 As of 28. September 2026, the typical NVMe on Alternate.de is 191 €/TB or 0,191 €/GB across the 107 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 207 €/TB or 0,207 €/GB. The best deals on Alternate.de start from about 150 € for 1TB (150 €/TB), 239 € for 2TB (119 €/TB) and 519 € for 4TB (130 €/TB). The current best value is 2TB at roughly 119 € per TB.
📊 As of 28 September 2026, the typical NVMe on eBay.com.au is $368/TB or $0.368/GB across the 38 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $312/TB or $0.312/GB. The best deals on eBay.com.au start from about $190 for 0.5TB ($371/TB), $315 for 1TB ($315/TB) and $558 for 2TB ($279/TB). The current best value is 2TB at roughly $279 per TB.
📊 As of 28 septembre 2026, the typical NVMe on Amazon.fr is 229 €/TB or 0,229 €/GB across the 1,393 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 199 €/TB or 0,199 €/GB. The best deals on Amazon.fr start from about 178 € for 1TB (178 €/TB), 412 € for 2TB (206 €/TB) and 500 € for 4TB (125 €/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly 125 € per TB.
📊 As of 28 de septiembre de 2026, the typical NVMe on Amazon.es is 273 €/TB or 0,273 €/GB across the 909 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 187 €/TB or 0,187 €/GB. The best deals on Amazon.es start from about 163 € for 1TB (163 €/TB), 271 € for 2TB (136 €/TB) and 500 € for 4TB (125 €/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly 125 € per TB.
📊 As of September 28, 2026, the typical NVMe on Amazon.ca is $512/TB or $0.512/GB across the 404 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $253/TB or $0.253/GB. The best deals on Amazon.ca start from about $252 for 1TB ($252/TB), $440 for 2TB ($220/TB) and $497 for 4TB ($124/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly $124 per TB.
📊 As of September 28, 2026, the typical NVMe on eBay.ca is $389/TB or $0.389/GB across the 35 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $243/TB or $0.243/GB. The best deals on eBay.ca start from about $150 for 1TB ($150/TB) and $360 for 2TB ($180/TB). The current best value is 1TB at roughly $150 per TB.
📊 As of September 28, 2026, the typical NVMe on Newegg.ca is $497/TB or $0.497/GB across the 189 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around $319/TB or $0.319/GB. The best deals on Newegg.ca start from about $258 for 1TB ($258/TB), $400 for 2TB ($200/TB) and $740 for 4TB ($185/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly $185 per TB.
📊 As of 28 september 2026, the typical NVMe on Amazon.nl is € 238/TB or € 0,238/GB across the 1,088 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around € 220/TB or € 0,22/GB. The best deals on Amazon.nl start from about € 175 for 1TB (€ 175/TB), € 333 for 2TB (€ 166/TB) and € 530 for 4TB (€ 132/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly € 132 per TB.
📊 As of 28 settembre 2026, the typical NVMe on Amazon.it is 217 €/TB or 0,217 €/GB across the 3,226 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 198 €/TB or 0,198 €/GB. The best deals on Amazon.it start from about 171 € for 1TB (171 €/TB), 412 € for 2TB (206 €/TB) and 515 € for 4TB (129 €/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly 129 € per TB.
📊 As of 28 settembre 2026, the typical NVMe on eBay.it is 484 €/TB or 0,484 €/GB across the 194 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 226 €/TB or 0,226 €/GB. The best deals on eBay.it start from about 246 € for 1TB (246 €/TB), 406 € for 2TB (203 €/TB) and 726 € for 4TB (182 €/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly 182 € per TB.
📊 As of 28 september 2026, the typical NVMe on Amazon.se is 3 064 kr/TB or 3,064 kr/GB across the 280 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 2 232 kr/TB or 2,232 kr/GB. The best deals on Amazon.se start from about 990 kr for 0.5TB (1 933 kr/TB), 1 808 kr for 1TB (1 808 kr/TB) and 3 008 kr for 2TB (1 504 kr/TB). The current best value is 2TB at roughly 1 504 kr per TB.
📊 As of 28 września 2026, the typical NVMe on Amazon.pl is 1081 zł/TB or 1,081 zł/GB across the 193 live listings we track, with the widest choice of drives priced around 612 zł/TB or 0,612 zł/GB. The best deals on Amazon.pl start from about 658 zł for 1TB (658 zł/TB), 1199 zł for 2TB (600 zł/TB) and 2150 zł for 4TB (537 zł/TB). The current best value is 4TB at roughly 537 zł per TB.
Sourced from real discussions on r/GamingLaptops and r/buildapc, cross-checked against live PricePerGig listings.
Gaming laptop already nagging about space because modern games are enormous? You have good options, and gaming laptops are often friendlier to upgrade than slim ultrabooks.
The short version. A fast NVMe SSD is what you want, and many gaming laptops have a spare slot for a second one. That is the dream upgrade.
Let me run through it.
The table above shows the live NVMe prices on your marketplace for the internal upgrade.
Why NVMe, and how much
Games love fast storage, and they eat space fast.
A modern NVMe SSD loads games quickly and handles the asset streaming newer titles do. A good gen 4 NVMe is the sweet spot, with no need for pricey gen 5, as we explain in best storage setup for a gaming PC.
On capacity, 1TB is a sensible minimum and 2TB is comfortable, because a single big game can top 100GB. If you keep a lot installed, size up.
Option 1: add a second SSD
The best upgrade, if your laptop allows it.
Many gaming laptops, unlike thin ultrabooks, include a second M.2 slot. If yours does, adding a second NVMe SSD is the cleanest fix. Your original drive stays untouched, and you gain a big chunk of fast space for games.
Check your laptop’s manual or a teardown to confirm the spare slot. It is often the easiest, most rewarding upgrade a gaming laptop can get.
Option 2: upgrade the existing SSD
If there is only one slot.
Some gaming laptops, especially slimmer ones, have a single M.2 slot. In that case, replace the existing SSD with a larger one and clone or reinstall, which we cover in how to move Windows to a new SSD.
You lose the original drive but gain a single large fast drive, which is plenty for most.
Option 3: external storage for the library
The easy, no-opening route.
A fast external SSD plugged in over USB is great for your wider game library. Keep the games you are actively playing on the internal NVMe, and park the rest on the external, copying them back when you fancy them.
This avoids any teardown and gives you cheap extra space. An external hard drive works too for non-game bulk where speed matters less.
The bottom line
The best gaming laptop storage is a fast NVMe SSD, ideally with a second one added in a spare M.2 slot if your laptop has one. If not, upgrade to a larger single SSD or use a fast external SSD for your library.
Size for big games, 2TB if you keep a lot installed, skip gen 5, and use the live NVMe prices above to add space affordably. Then your gaming laptop has room for the whole collection, no constant uninstaling.
