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Black Friday SSD deals: What to expect and early sales

You can already save on storage ahead of Black Friday.
Alaina Yee
By Alaina Yee
Senior Editor, PCWorld Nov 21, 2024 1:55 pm PST
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SSDs have cost more throughout 2024, but Black Friday is coming to offer some relief. How do we know? Prices are already dropping as part of early Black Friday deals, as stores once again begin their sales ahead of the big day.

But not every discount is a good discount, even with the overall price hikes since last year. To save the most cash, it pays to know how and where to shop—so to help, we’ve made a list of the best deals, as well as tips for shopping. You’ll find both below.

Best early Black Friday 2.5-inch SATA SSD deals

Prices on many 2.5-inch SATA SSDs have stayed high throughout the year, relative to 2023. But not these two models from Kingston and Teamgroup—perfect news for anyone seeking to replace a hard-disk drive or expand their storage cheaply.

Best early Black Friday M.2 NVMe SSD deals

Black Friday should bring even more deals (and likely some additional price drops), but there are already solid deals if you want to buy now. Take a 4TB WD drive for $189, for example—an affordable price for an NVME SSD with so much space.

FAQ

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When is Black Friday?

For 2024, Black Friday will happen on November 29. But as has been common, the discounts start earlier. Waiting until the actual date can make you miss good discounts, as the deals can sell out.

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What should I look for in a Black Friday SSD deal?

A solid Black Friday deal will discount an SSD from a reliable, known brand. An ideal discount starts around 15 to 20 percent, with excellent sales cutting prices even further—but currently, given the generally higher prices for SSDs, seeing prices closer to last year’s is already a good start.

Brands to watch for include Samsung, Crucial, Corsair, SK Hynix, Western Digital (aka WD), Kingston, Solidigm, and Teamgroup. The further afield you go, the more likely you’ll end up with underperforming (aka slow) drives.

Also pay attention to the model on sale. Usually more than one capacity will be discounted, but not all price reductions will make for a good bargain.

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What are the best early Black Friday SSD deals?

Right now, the best deals are clustered in the 1TB to 2TB range. If you’re seeking 4TB drives, the price drops have been negligible, as have those for 500GB and below. The exceptions: The deals we’ve found and listed above.

4.

Which SSDs does PCWorld rate the highest?

PCWorld regularly tests and reviews new SSDs. If you’d like to know what we recommend, check out our rankings of the best SSDs of 2024. Over the course of Black Friday, it’s likely some of them will go on sale—though perhaps not to the same degree as other drives.

Black Friday: The best PC deals around

Check out our roundups for the best PC-related deals in a wide variety of categories!

, Senior Editor, PCWorld

A 14-year veteran of technology and video games journalism, Alaina Yee covers a variety of topics for PCWorld. Since joining the team in 2016, she’s written about CPUs, Windows, PC building, Chrome, Raspberry Pi, and much more—while also serving as PCWorld’s resident bargain hunter (#slickdeals). Currently her focus is on security, helping people understand how best to protect themselves online. Her work has previously appeared in PC Gamer, IGN, Maximum PC, and Official Xbox Magazine.

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