Black Friday SSD deals 2019
by Phil SavageRemember when SSDs cost $1+ per gigabytes? My, how times have changed. SSDs today aren't just affordable. With this year's Black Friday SSD deals, Newegg and Amazon are selling off storage cheaper than it's been all year. You can easily find a 1TB SSD for under $100, get a smaller drive for dirt cheap, or go large with a discounted SSD up to 4TB.
If you're looking to upgrade your existing SATA Solid State Drive to a faster NVMe, or you're trying to ditch that older HDD that's slowing down game loads, now is very much the time to get involved. The price of SSDs has been dropping all year, but Black Friday always sees retailers knocking a few extra dollars / quid off the price, to tempt you in. And considering how big today's games are, we could all use the extra space.
Where to find Black Friday deals
Amazon - All the stuff on sale so far
Walmart - Walmart's "Games, Movies, and Books" category
Best Buy - Electronics sale page
Newegg - Newegg's Black Friday sale
Dell - Including Alienware desktops
We've scoured the internet for the best Black Friday SSD deals, and we'll keep adding them throughout the next few days, as they continue to pop up. What's most exciting this year? For us it's 2TB SSDs getting steep discounts, making bigger storage options more accessible to PC gamers on a budget.
The deals below aren't junk drives, either. Many of the deals we've found are on our best SSDs for gaming guide, so we can vouch for them.
If you're tackling a gaming PC build, an SSD is a no-brainer in 2019. And if you're looking to take advantage of a cheaper gaming PC bargain in the Black Friday PC gaming deals event, then it might pay to grab a cheap SSD too, to bulk up storage.
Below are the cheapest Black Friday SSD deals we've found so far.
Top 5 Black Friday SSD deals
- Intel 660p M.2 1TB - Was $95, now $83 at Newegg
- Samsung 860 EVO 1TB - Was $160, now $110 at Newegg
- Samsung 860 EVO 500GB SSD - Was $100, now $60 at Amazon
- Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB - Was £190, now £155 at Amazon
- Crucial BX500 1TB - Was £112, now £96 at Amazon
The best SSD deals in the US right now
Black Friday SSDs—are they all live now?
We are officially into Black Friday, where we're seeing better (and more) deals crop up than the earlier ones over the last couple of weeks. Today is when most retailers save their best deals, but there's no guarantee that your chosen SSD will be included, or that it will still be in stock.
If you're looking for the absolute best deal, time's a tickin', so if you see something you like out of the best deals we've found so far, jump on that like a kid on a trampoline. You can take a little bit of time though, with Cyber Monday just around the corner on December 2. Current Black Friday deals will run right into those, and will also likely run until Christmas. There might be fewer at that point, but if you miss out on Black Friday, don't fret quite yet.
How to save money on SSDs during Black Friday
You can expect to see a lot of price cuts this November, so how can you be sure you're actually getting a good Black Friday deal? While we'll be searching out the best possible deals during the event itself, there are also a handful of common sense tips that will help make the process feel less overwhelming.
1. Check the price history
Every retailer will be touting its massive price cuts, but are those discounts as good as advertised? Sites like CamelCamelCamel can help you check. As well as letting you easily compare the price of a selected drive across many different sites, it also gives you access to its price history. A common trick is to display massive discounts based on the manufacturer recommended price—a price that drive may not have actually been sold at for years.
2. Do the research
Does your motherboard have an M.2 slot? Will your most played games all fit onto a 1TB SSD? How much are you willing to spend on extra storage? It's worth taking some time to find out what you need or want, and what drives would help you achieve that. Some flexibility will help you get the best deal, but it's also worth setting a budget to ensure that you're not spending slightly more on a good deal for a drive you don't actually need.
Intel 660p M.2 SSD 1TB | $82.99 (save ~$12)
One of the cheapest ways to get an extra 1TB of NVMe storage, the 1TB 660p is typically available for less than $100, but this is the lowest price we've seen for this SSD. View Deal
The best SSD deals in the UK right now
SanDisk Ultra 2TB | SATA | $179.99 (Save $20)
SATA connections are still plenty fast for gaming purposes, and with some games tipping the scales at over 125GB, 2TB SSDs aren't quite so niche. Under $200 for a massive hunk or NAND.View Deal
Sabrent Rocket 4.0 2TB | M.2 Gen4 | $339.98 (Save $60)
Do you have a Ryzen 3000 CPU and an X570 motherboard, and you want the fastest storage around? Welcome to PCIe Gen4, with read speeds of up to 5,000MB/s! This 2TB drive has all the storage you need at speeds most drives can only dream of.View Deal
Samsung SSD 860 EVO 1TB | $109.99 (save $50)
A great deal on the super popular 860 EVO SSD. Though still a few bucks more expensive than other 1TB options, Samsung SSDs are reliable and fast. Same price on Amazon.View Deal
Samsung 860 EVO 500GB SSD | $59.99 (save $40)
The 500GB version of Samsung's popular 860 EVO SATA SSD is down to just $58, an all-time low price. The sale is also live at Best Buy and Newegg.View Deal
Samsung SSD 860 EVO 4TB SSD | $499.99 (save $80)
This beefy 4TB SSD is at its lowest recorded price, and is cheaper than just about every other 4TB SSD right now. The sale is also live at Newegg and B&H Photo.View Deal
PNY CS900 120GB SSD | SATA | $17.99 (Save $2)
Okay, this is barely a deal, and you really should get a bigger SSD than a 120GB these days. But if a small OS drive is all you need, this is a good, fast one (515MB/s reads) for as cheap as we can find.View Deal
WD Blue | 1TB | SATA | $99.99 (save $15)
While it isn't the fastest SSD around, the WD Blue is one of the more reliable SATA-based SSDs you can buy. A great $83 deal has passed, but it's still slightly discounted.View Deal
Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB | £154.99 (save £35)
Usually closer to £190, this is the cheapest we've seen Samsung's fast, reliable NVMe drive. If your motherboard offers an M.2 slot, this is the perfect thing to fill it.View Deal
Crucial BX500 1TB | £95.99 (save £16)
This Crucial SSD is now at its cheapest ever price. Despite the BX500 being Crucial's value offering, it'll still be 300% faster than your everyday hard drive.View Deal