Black Friday SSD deals are one of the best times to grab some precious extra storage for your gaming PC, or even your PS5, while still managing to keep costs low. This year, the big day is kicking off on November 28, but if the last few years are anything to go by, we recommend keeping an eye out for discounts as early as October.
The best SSDs for gaming nearly always see the best deals during Black Friday, and last year we witnessed a ton of M.2 drives get ridiculously cheap. The 1TB WD Black SN850X was $20 lower than its average price during last year's sales, and Samsung's iconic 2TB 990 Pro, with its heatsink in tow, had a hefty $90 shaved off its full price. This year might be even more fruitful for new record lows on Gen 4 drives too, as the latest Gen 5 SSDs are starting to make an appearance online.
If you're looking for Black Friday PS5 SSD deals instead, there's bound to be plenty over Black Friday, and Cyber Monday, too. But PS5 owners might get lucky here depending on their heat sink needs - just be sure to keep your focus on Gen 4 SSDs as that's where Sony's pixel-pushing beast maxes out. Whether you need a new storage solution for your gaming PC, PS5, or an external drive to back up some important files, we have all you should expect from this year's Black Friday sales below.
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Black Friday SSD deals - What to expect
SSDs were so cheap for so long, and then October of 2023 hit us like a tonne of bricks. Ever since, SSDs have gone back up to more expensive prices, and even 1TB NVMe drives have been hard to find for under $90. This was the case throughout 2024, which has made deals painful to look at for the most part. It's hard to view $90 as a great price to buy when previously, $60 could get you a top-drawer 1TB drive easily.
Even when Prime Day 2024 came around, the cheapest I found SSDs dropping to was around $70, which was admittedly a lot better, but this still wasn't a widely spread price across the board.
Last year's Black Friday (and Cyber Monday) deals were a lot better, but there weren't the amount of record lows I was hoping for. Plenty of SSDs, like Samsung 990 Evo 1TB dropped to its lowest ever price last November, shaving $80 off its MSRP, which was a sight for sore eyes. I have my fingers crossed that Black Friday 2025 will be the point that manufacturers decide to get rid of their older drives to make way for whatever's new. And with the steady flow of brand-new, incredibly speedy Gen 5 drives, like Samsung's 9100 Pro, releasing this year, that's bound to encourage better savings on older drives - especially when it comes to 1TB and 2TB models.
Of course, when you add an integrated heatsink to the mix, prices will be higher regardless, which is worth taking into consideration when the sales start to flow. If you're buying for a gaming PC, try to fill one of the M.2 slots on your motherboard that has a heatsink panel covering it. If you're buying for PS5, look at the cost of some separated heatsinks, because they seldom cost more than $20, and they might save you some cash when it comes to buying more storage during Black Friday 2025.
When will Black Friday SSD deals start?
Black Friday SSD deals will officially land on November 28 this year, right at the end of the month. This means there's less than a month between this year's big winter sale and Christmas day - so it'll be a great time to shop for Christmas presents. Still, we'd recommend keeping an eye out for deals between October and November, since early offers start sooner every year, and sometimes they can present you with even better prices.
Where will the best SSD deals be?
If you're looking for a solid-state drive during 2025's Black Friday sales then we recommend keeping an eye on these major tech retailers, which offer amazing discounts on SSDs every year.
US Retailers:
Amazon: Wide range of brands and sizes on sale
BestBuy: Discounts on SSDs exclusive to BestBuy
Walmart: Deals on internal and portable SSDs of different sizes
Newegg: Money off of big brands like WD_Black
UK Retailers:
Amazon: Sales on all different brands and sizes
Currys: Money off of tons of solid state drive options
OverClockersUK: Sales on top brands like Seagate and WD
eBuyer: Discounts on a range of internal and external SSDs
What types of Solid State Drives are there?
- SATA SSD: This style of solid-state drive uses the same 2.5-inch form-factor as any standard HDD, meaning they normally fit in any pre-existing drive bays that your PC case may have. The trade-off, however, is that, while cheaper, they're not as quick as some of the newer types on the market. They're also chunkier than other SSD types, so keep that in mind too.
- External SSD: As the name may imply, instead of being slotted inside your machine, they are connected externally via USB 3.0 or USB-C depending on read and write speeds. These days, USB-C is more commonplace.
- PCIe/NVMe/M.2: This is the newest form of SSD storage that's used on everything from game consoles to gaming desktops. These SSDs are famed not only for their faster-than-ever speeds but for ultra-small form-factors and ease of use. Usually, they can just be screwed into place (usually with a heatsink). In addition, they tend to have longer lifespans and a lower risk of mechanical fault. Having said that, they're the more expensive option, and they can benefit from working with heatsinks to help them run as efficiently as possible.
Last year's SSD Deals
Check out our Black Friday gaming monitor deals, Black Friday gaming chair deals, and our Black Friday CPU deals in the lead-up to November if you have a complete PC gaming setup overhaul in mind.
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