Did you buy a bunch of new games for Black Friday? Get a drive to hold them all on Cyber Monday.
When was the last time you backed up your hard drive? If it’s been more than a few months – or, more likely, your answer was “hm, I don’t know” – it’s probably time to consider getting an external hard drive to keep your data safe. Cyber Monday is bringing us deep discounts on drives from many of the leading manufacturers.
If you were to lose every photo, video, and document on your home or work computer, that’d be pretty costly, right? Not just in money, but in time spent recovering and even memories lost? Let’s avoid that. We’ve found some great Cyber Monday deals on hard drives – both HDD and SSD.SSD Deals
SSDs (solid-state drives) differentiate themselves largely based on their speed: They make almost everything quicker, from starting apps to copying files to pulling up those files in a flash. Another benefit: Thanks to a lack of moving internal parts, these drives are less prone to failure. The downside? Because SSD technology is much newer and chip prices are ever-increasing, you might be paying up to 10x more per TB for the speed and reliability over an HDD.
The benefits of an internal SSD drive are the same as the external: They’re fast, they use less power, have no moving parts, and they’re whisper-quiet. The downsides are the same: For those benefits, you’ll be paying a lot more per TB of storage. That said, prices on internal SSDs seem to be more accessible than the external devices, so adding a terabyte or two is more achievable for a little extra effort.
Internal SSDs come in two types: the M.2 style or 2.5-inch drives that slot into your desktop. As long as you’re going to be opening up your device to install these, you should get the most storage you can at once, so spend a few extra bucks to add at least 1TB. Most users will find that to be plenty of space for photos, videos, and music. If you’re a power content creator or a gamer, you’re probably looking in the 2TB-8TB area for your usage.Our SSD PicksLexar NM790 SSD with Heatsink 4TB PCIe SSD
This is our top pick for an internal SSD on Cyber Monday. The Lexar MN790 is already a premium pick, delivering 4 terabytes of storage alongside a heatsink to keep the unit cool, but at 19% off it’s a must-buy.
