The best Black Friday PC and PS5 SSD deals

Solid-state drives (SSDs) have come a long way over the years, from expensive storage devices to affordable PC and gaming console upgrades. for black fridaySSDs from all manufacturers are on sale, with a wide range of capacities. Considering modern video games require more storage space than ever before, storage capacity is an essential purchase for PC and console gamers – buying one while they're on sale is a great opportunity to add 1 TB or 4 TB to your device at a more affordable price. To help you find the best deals, we've put together a selection of discounted SSDs in the list below. You'll find models for PC and PS5, as well as a proprietary memory card expansion for Xbox Series X, and MicroSD cards for Switch, Switch 2, and Steam Deck. We've also added some SSD cooler and external drive options. Please note that these are limited time offers, so price and availability may change.

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$70-$130

The 1TB NVMe SSD is one of the cheapest devices on the market, with Amazon offering several models for under $100 during Black Friday. this Baiwei black opal NV7400 Click the coupon on the page to get it on sale for $70, and Acer Predator GM7 and Ying Ruida P310 2280 yes Only $80 each. All three SSDs offer comparable read/write speeds.

There is also an officially authorized PS5 SSD Seagate and Western Digitalbut these do cost more than the options listed above. For PC gamers, we recommend the Crucial P510, which offers read/write speeds of up to 11,000/9,500 MB/s. While it also works on the PS5 console, its specs are purely redundant for that system.

$135-$190

While an extra terabyte is great for your system, a 2TB SSD is even better. These cost nothing Much larger than a 1TB SSD, you get something like Ying Ruida P310 2280 for As low as $135. It has read/write speeds of up to 6,000 MB/s and 7,100 MB/s, making it ideal for the PS5 game console. More expensive options here include officially licensed Seagate PS5 solid state drive $170 (originally $215) Ying Ruida T710 $190 (originally $320). The specifications of the Crucial SSD once again exceed the requirements of the PS5 console, so PC power users who want to handle demanding programs and move large files will consider purchasing this product.

$240 (originally $328)

A 4TB SSD is quite large, but the benefit of installing one is that your PC or PS5 is future-proofed. One of the best deals we've seen so far on these massive SSDs Is Crucial P310 compatible with PS5which also works fine on PC. It offers read speeds of up to 7,100 MB/s and write speeds of 6,000 MB/s for $240 (originally $328).

SSD radiator

As mentioned above, some of these SSDs require a heat sink. PS5 owners can get Sabrent radiator For $10 (originally $14), it's designed to seamlessly fit an M.2 drive and replace the native PS5 case when placed in the expansion slot. It is made from high-quality CNC aluminum, making it a popular choice because of its ability to effectively dissipate heat.

If you are in the market for a regular cooler for your PC SSD, You can buy a double-sided cooler for $7. Another option is to turn the SSD into an external storage device use UGreen SSD case. On sale for $16 (originally $23), this will enable the SSD to deliver data transfer rates of 10 Gbps.

For Xbox console users

Currently, Xbox Series X|S owners have more limited options on Black Friday, most importantly 4TB Seagate Extreme expansion card. This will significantly increase the storage capacity you can access on your Xbox console, and the expansion cards are compatible with Xbox's Velocity architecture. This means you'll get lightning-fast load times in games, and if you have multiple consoles, you can easily transfer data using this little drive. The Xbox console has a dedicated expansion card port, making it a simple plug-and-play solution for adding more storage space. These are also available in 1TB and 2TB Version.

MicroSD card deals

While the SSD deals mentioned above will add storage space to your PC, PS5, or Xbox Series While there are several great options to choose from, be aware that some devices require specific microSD models, so we've divided the list below into different categories based on whether you want to upgrade to a Switch 2, an original Switch, or a Steam Deck.

MicroSD card for Switch 2

Switch 2 users looking to improve on the handheld's modest 256GB of internal storage will need to opt for one of the ultra-fast microSD Express cards listed below. MicroSD Express cards are much faster than other SD card models, but are also more expensive per gigabyte, so you'll pay more for smaller capacity cards than older SD cards. Still, it's worth the upgrade. Upcoming Switch 2 games are also pretty big, with games like Metroid Beyond, Kirby Sky Riders, and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Captivity ranging in size from 21 GB to over 40 GB. The third-party games are also quite large, and most are only available in digital or Game Key fob form, both of which require you to download and install the games to the Switch 2's internal drive, making a microSD Express card more useful despite its higher cost. Here are the Switch 2-compatible microSD Express cards now available:

Available for Steam Deck and Switch 1 players

Steam Deck and Switch 1 owners can also get great deals on storage upgrades, and since these devices are compatible with older (and slower) microSD cards, you can save even more and get more extra installation space than if you purchased a microSD Express card. Keep in mind these won't work on Switch 2.

General storage offers

Finally, universal storage drives are also on sale for Black Friday. The options are more limited, but they're still nifty devices that you can use to save downloaded PS5 games in one place before transferring them to the main console SSD. You can also run PS4 games on PS5. Portable SSD, e.g. Vital X10 They are the best due to their high read/write speeds, but portable hard drives (e.g. from Seagate and Lexa Still does a good job of storing the raw data of the file so you don't have to do lengthy downloads.

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