If you're looking to upgrade your storage this sales period, then be sure to be prepared for this year's Cyber Monday external hard drive deals. In order to make sure you get the best deal you need to know what to expect, so we've summarised everything from last year's deals right down to what we think will be discounted this year.
External hard drives are a clean and affordable solution here. No motherboard conflicts, no upgrade kits, no hard drive cloning – all you need is a drive and a cable and you can substantially boost your system's storage space. With external SSDs on the rise as well, moving things to and from your external drive is also faster than ever, and this makes it much easier to integrate a new drive into your routine.
If you're specifically after an external HDD for your new-gen console, it's best to check out our guides to the best PS5 external hard drives and best Xbox Series X external hard drives. Just remember that it currently isn't possible to play PS5 or Xbox Series X games from an external HDD - you can transfer them to the external storage to free up some space, but you can only play them once you've re-installed them onto your console's internal hard drive.
If you're looking to spend a little more, the best SSDs for gaming will let you launch games without reinstalling them onto the system, and they're a lot faster than standard HDDs. Sound good? Check out our guide to the Cyber Monday SSD deals to see what savings are on NVMe, SATA III, and external options at ultrafast speeds.
Amazon is the best place to find the deepest Cyber Monday external hard drive deals, as well as offers on internal HDDs, so this online retailer should be your first port of call when the day arrives. We've also
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