Cyber Monday external hard drive deals 2023: The best discounts on SSDs and HDDs still available

Seagate Expansion 1TB HDD | $59.95 $52.99 at Amazon
Save $6.96 - For a cheap and cheerful 1TB of HDD storage, look no further than this Seagate Drive. Despite testing and reviewing portable SSDs, I still use the 2TB model for backups and even video editing sometimes. In this deal, you're actually getting it just above its average Amazon price, but lower than it's been since August.

Buy it if: 

✅ You want a cheap and cheerful 1TB
✅ You don't care about speeds
✅ You want HDD 

Don't buy it if: 

❌ You can afford a quicker SSD

Price Check: Walmart: $56 | Best Buy: $57.99

Crucial X6 SE 1TB SSD | $59.99 $49.99 at Best Buy
Save $10 - The Crucial X6 is a little older now, but that means you can get it just as cheap as a lot of external HDDs. This is way smaller than you might think it looks, so it's extremely portable. It even comes with a USB-C to USB-A converter so you can use it with a larger range of devices. This little drive will get you speeds of up to 800MB/s. 

Buy it if: 

✅ You want something portable
✅ You're alright with a slightly older SSD
✅ You can keep tabs on its tiny size 

Don't buy it if: 

❌ You can afford a newer Crucial external SSD

Price Check: Walmart: $89.99 | Amazon: $49.99

Lexar SL200 1TB Portable SSD | $67.99 $47.95 at Amazon
Save $20 - This might not be the fastest SSD on the market, but it does get you a terabyte of space that will perform better than an HDD equivalent at this price. 

Buy it if:

✅ You want a small and light portable SSD

Don't buy it if:

❌ You want better performance or value for money.

Price check: Wallmart $79.99

Crucial X9 Pro 1TB | $77.29 $59.99 at Amazon
Save $17 - The Crucial X9 and X10 Pro perform brilliantly for the money, and here you can get a zippy portable SSD for the same price as an internal one. If you frequently transfer files from a console to a PC, or you just want the quickest access to your files on the go, don't miss out on this deal.

Buy it if:

✅ You want a portable SSD
✅ You need to transfer media off the console quickly

Don't buy it if:

❌ You are just looking for more game storage space - an internal drive is better for that.

Price check: Best Buy: $59.99 | Newegg: $79.99

Toshiba Canvio Flex 2TB HDD | $74.99 $68 at Amazon
Save $6.99 - The lowest we've ever seen this 2TB HDD at is $55, but you're still getting it slightly lower than its average price of $70 thanks to this deal. Toshiba's Canvio range is one of the best and most affordable HDD product lines every year, so 2TB at this price is pretty great.

Buy it if: 

✅ You want 2TB of HDD
✅ You don't need quick speeds

Don't buy it if: 

❌ You can afford 2TB of SSD

Price Check: Walmart: $69.99 

WD 4TB My Passport HDD | $119.99 $94.99 at Amazon
Save $22 - It's not quite as cheap as we'd like, but 4TB for under $100 is never a bad thing if you just need masses of room to back up files and media. This is HDD, so you might not get the best performance for gaming, but if it's pure acreage you're looking for, consider this.

Buy it if: 

✅ You want loads of storage space
✅ You don't care about read and write speeds
✅ You don't need an SSD

Don't buy it if: 

❌ You don't need 4TB

Price Check: Walmart: $109.99 | Best Buy: $109.99

WD Black P40 SSD 1TB | $179.99 $99.99 at Best Buy
Save $70 - If you ask us, this is the best portable SSD you can buy at the moment. Its speeds are rapid at up to 2,000MB/s, and in this deal, it's back to its lowest-ever price. If you need the closest thing there is to an internal SSD, do yourself a favor and check this out.

Buy it if: 

✅ You want the best external SSD
✅ You need it for gaming or content creation
✅ You want RGB lighting

Don't buy it if: 

❌ A super-fast SSD isn't necessary

Price Check: Walmart: $99.99 | Amazon: $99.99

Samsung T7 Shield External SSD 2TB | $159.99 $119.99 at Best Buy
Save $40 - The newer T9 has just been released, but if you're struggling to make up the extra coin for that more recent model, this gets you similar performance and durability for a bit cheaper.

Buy it if: 

✅ You want decent external SSD speeds
✅ You want something physically durable

Don't buy it if: 

❌ You can afford the newer T9

Price Check: Walmart: $119.99  | Amazon: $119.99

Samsung T9 External SSD 2TB | $239 $149.99 at Amazon 
Save $90 - We haven't formally tested this against the WD Black P40, but it's still brand new, so to see it drop down in price already is brilliant. If you want the newest, fastest portable SSD to come from Samsung in 2TB form, this has to be on your radar.

Buy it if: 

✅ You want extremely fast external SSD speeds
✅ You want something brand new

Don't buy it if: 

❌ You don't need 2TB

Price Check: Walmart $165.27 | Best Buy: $149.99

Toshiba Canvio Basics 1TB HDD | £51.30 £45.49 at Amazon
Save £5.81 - This isn't a huge saving, and annoyingly, this price is actually higher than the average Amazon price. Normally, I wouldn't recommend a deal because of that, but from a quick search, it doesn't seem like there are many 1TB drives below this price. This little HDD got me through my uni years, so besides saying it can be a bit fragile against drops and bumps, it's a solid external for the money.

Buy it if: 

✅ You want a cheap 1TB HDD
✅ You don't need the best speeds
✅ You're on a budget

Don't buy it if: 

❌ You can afford an SSD

Price Check: Currys: £45.99 | eBuyer: £74.98

Crucial X6 SE 1TB SSD | £105.99 £49.99 at Box
Save £55 - The lowest price this has ever dropped to is £46 in the UK, but £50 for 1TB of SSD storage that's this portable is still a deal worth shouting about. You won't get the fastest speeds here, but you'll also struggle to find anything this cheap.

Buy it if: 

✅ You want something tiny and portable
✅ You're okay with slightly slower SSD speeds 

Don't buy it if: 

❌ You can afford a newer Crucial external SSD

Price Check: Amazon: £50.99 | eBuyer: £50.99

Samsung T7 Shield External SSD 1TB | £79.99 £64.99 at Argos
Save £15 - If you've ever had to go through the headache of getting an HDD drive recovered or repaired, you may be in the market for something more durable. The T7 shield is a popular choice of portable SSD, and in this offer from Argos you can grab 1TB for £64.99

Buy it if: 

✅ You want great external SSD speeds
✅ You want something physically durable

Don't buy it if: 

❌ You can afford the newer T9

Price Check: Currys: £98.99 | eBuyer: £124.98

WD 4TB My Passport HDD | £119.99 £96.99 at Amazon
Save £20 - Just like for US shoppers, grabbing 4TB of storage in an HDD package may be slightly overkill - it'll probably take years for you to fill that up. On the other hand, this is way cheaper than you'd get 4TB of SSD storage, so there is good value to be had here.

Buy it if: 

✅ You need 4 whole Terrabytes
✅ You don't care about read and write speeds

Don't buy it if: 

❌ You don't need 4TB

Price Check: Currys: £113 | eBuyer: £100.98

Crucial X10 Pro 2TB | £229.99 £159.99 at Amazon
Save £70 - Back down to its lowest price ever which we saw in early September, the Crucial X10 Pro is one of the best and most portable SSDs you'll find. 2TB and read/write speeds of up to 2,100MB/s - not bad at all if you can afford it.

Buy it if: 

✅ You want a premium SSD
✅ You want something that's easily portable

Don't buy it if: 

❌ You're on a tight budget

Price Check: Box: OOS| eBuyer: £159.99