Forget the other sizes and types, 2TB drives are the sweet spot for a Black Friday SSD upgrade
Silicon Power XS70 | 2TB | NVMe | PCIe 4.0 | 7300 MB/s Read | 6800 MB/s Write | $104.99 at Newegg
If you're looking for outright performance, but don't want to spend too much then this XS70 is a great choice. We though the software was a bit lacking when we reviewed it, but the performance absolutely wasn't. Exactly what you need from an SSD.
Price check: Amazon $109.99
With installation sizes growing ever bigger, it only takes a small number of games before the average drive fills up. The only solution to this is to either add additional storage or replace what you currently have with something more capacious. And right now, the best ones to go for are 2TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSDs.
I know 1TB SSDs (solid state drives) are super cheap at the moment and in terms of sheer value for money, a 4TB HDD (hard disk drive) offers masses of space for relatively little money. But if you're looking for a new drive in this year's Black Friday sales, then I strongly recommend that you just look for a good 2TB SSD deal and ignore the rest.
Especially if you get an NVMe PCIe 4.0 model because, regardless of what gaming PC you have right now, if it has an M.2 slot then it will happily take one of those SSDs.
But let me stop for a moment and talk about capacity first. With the likes of Baldur's Gate 3 and Starfield both taking up 120GB of storage, you'd only have room for another six games of a similar size before running out of space on a 1TB drive. And when there are several well-priced, speedy 2TB SSDs out there—and some for less than $100—it's hard to say no.
Crucial P3 Plus| 2TB | NVMe | PCIe 4.0 | 5,000MB/s read | 4,200MB/s write | $89.99 at Amazon
This isn't the fastest 2TB NVMe drive out there but it's still fast enough for most people,
