Best Black Friday external hard drive deals: Expand your storage with these bargains

Storage is never enough. At a time of 100GB video games and continuously swelling collections of photos, finding a place to put all your digital ephemera can be a real issue. The simplest answer is often to plug in an extension, with external hard drives offering dedicated room for your many, many files. Often these drives are small enough to tuck away in your backpack, meaning you can carry several terabytes of data around on the go. This Black Friday period, which tends to last several weeks, we’ve searched high and low for the very best deals on external hard drives. Make sure to check back as more bargains are added ahead of the holiday season.  

Here’s our pick of the best Black Friday external hard drive deals

4TB WD portable hard drive, now £82.99

There’s currently 44% off this WD My Passport external hard drive, bringing the price well below the £100 mark. Whether you’re using it for your PC, Xbox One or PlayStation 4, the hard drive can store everything from games to photos and videos. It also includes automatic backup: Automatically back up all your documents thanks to the included WD Backup software. Simply set your schedule, and the hard drive will do the rest. Buy now from Amazon

2TB Seagate slim portable hard drive, now £54.99 

Amazon has cut 34% from the price of this slim 2TB Seagate external hard drive, which also includes two months of Adobe Creative Cloud’s Photography Plan. The drive is ideal if you need some extra storage for your PC or Mac, and also comes in a range of different colours. We’re particularly fond of the eye-catching red version. Buy now from Amazon

2TB Toshiba external hard drive, now £59.58

The price of this Toshiba HDTB420EK3AA hard drive, to give it its full name, is 15% cheaper on Amazon – now costing just under £60. USB powered, and compatible with Xbox One and PS4, this can work equally well as a stoage device for your PC or laptop. Buy now from Amazon

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