One-day Black Friday hard drive deal frenzy still live at B&H — 26TB and even 40TB hard drives get massive price cuts, SSDs, and more

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Black Friday is here, and it's a great time to find PC parts of all shapes and sizes. Sometimes, though, you need to buy a massive hard drive. You can never have enough storage, whether you need a massive external drive for backing up your family photos, a nifty SSD for moving around photos and videos, or a colossal HDD for your NAS or personal server.

Right now at B&H Photo, there is a storage blowout including some of the best prices we've seen on a number of hard drive models. These deals kicked off November 28 and are only valid for 24 hours, so the clock is ticking.

Early top picks include a return to the lowest-ever price on Western Digital's 18TB Red Pro NAS drive and Toshiba's 24TB alternative, the N300 Pro. Here are all the deals:

WD 20tb Elements Desktop Usb 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive
Save 26% ($90)
WD 20tb Elements Desktop Usb 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive: was $349.99 now $259.99 at BHPhoto
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20TB of storage with a micro-USB 3.2 interface and separate AC power, includes a USB-A cable. Thisis one of the best prices we've seen on this drive, just $13 per TB.

WD 18tb Red Pro 7200 Rpm Sata Iii 3.5" Internal Nas Hdd
Save 24% ($90.99)
WD 18tb Red Pro 7200 Rpm Sata Iii 3.5" Internal Nas Hdd: was $379.99 now $289 at BHPhoto
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This is a return to the lowest-ever price we've seen on this model, with 18TB of storage, a 512MB cache, SATA III 6 Gb/s interface, and 7200 rpm speeds.

Samsung 2TB T7 Portable SSD
$30 coupon added in cart.
Save 20% ($50)
Samsung 2TB T7 Portable SSD: was $249.99 now $199.99 at BHPhoto
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$30 coupon added in cart. Get a smaller 2TB drive with USB-C connectivity and read and write speeds of up to 1050 MB/s and 1000 MB/s, respectively. Save an extra $30 at checkout, now just $199.99.

Crucial 4TB X10 Pro
$45 coupon added in cart.
Save 57% ($300)
Crucial 4TB X10 Pro: was $524.99 now $224.99 at BHPhoto
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$45 coupon added in cart. This is a whopping saving on Crucial's 4TB X10 Pro, a very fast portable SSD with speeds roughly double those of Samsung's above. Reduced to $269.99, you also get an extra $45 in the cart, making the drive more than half off.

Samsung 4TB T7 Portable SSD
lowest price since april
Save 25% ($85)
Samsung 4TB T7 Portable SSD: was $344.99 now $259.99 at BHPhoto
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Get 4TB of PCIe NVMe SSD storage with read speeds of up to 1050 MB/s, 256-bit AES encryption, and password protection. Save an extra $10 at checkout, bringing the price to $249.99.

LaCie 40TB 2big Dock 2-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array (2 x 20TB)
Save 39% ($700)
LaCie 40TB 2big Dock 2-Bay Thunderbolt 3 RAID Array (2 x 20TB): was $1,799 now $1,099 at BHPhoto
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Two together in a RAID array for 40TB of storage, now $700 off. The 2big features 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports, SDXC Card Slots, and even DisplayPort 1.4, the ultimate all-in-one desktop solution.

Toshiba N300 Pro 24TB
Save 27% ($150)
Toshiba N300 Pro 24TB : was $549.99 now $399.99 at BHPhoto
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This Western Digital alternative from Toshiba gets you 24TB of NAS storage for $399, replete with 512MB cache, 7200 rpm speeds, and SATA III 6 Gb/s interface.

WD 26tb Red Pro 7200 Rpm Sata Iii 3.5" Internal Nas Hdd (2-Pack)
Save 32% ($420)
WD 26tb Red Pro 7200 Rpm Sata Iii 3.5" Internal Nas Hdd (2-Pack): was $1,298 now $878 at BHPhoto
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You can never have too much NAS storage, and you can also save a hefty chunk on the 26TB model, which comes with all of the same stats as the 18TB Red Pro.

LaCie 5tb Rugged Usb-C 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive
Save 19% ($35)
LaCie 5tb Rugged Usb-C 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive: was $179.99 now $144.99 at BHPhoto
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The 5TB version of LaCie's Rugged drive is much cheaper than typical pricing, at $144.99. These drives come with 130MB/s data transfer speeds. While they won't light up any benchmarks, but are great if you need a hard drive that can withstand the great outdoors, construction, or anything else you can think of.

LaCie 2tb Rugged Usb-C 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive
Save 23% ($25)
LaCie 2tb Rugged Usb-C 3.2 Gen 1 External Hard Drive: was $109.99 now $84.99 at BHPhoto
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LaCie's Rugged drives are, well, rugged. They might not be the fastest or cheapest, but 2TB of storage capacity in a bombproof enclosure is pretty enticing.

LaCie 20TB d2 Professional USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 External Hard Drive
$20 coupon added in cart.
Save 30% ($210)
LaCie 20TB d2 Professional USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 External Hard Drive: was $699.99 now $489.99 at BHPhoto
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$20 coupon added in cart. Get a whopping $190 off this 20TB professional desktop hard drive, with another $20 off thanks to an in-cart coupon. 290 MB/s data transfer speeds and 7200 rpm Disk Speed make this a reliable drive for professional and business needs. Inside, you'll find the Seagate IronWolf Pro.

Samsung 2TB 990 PRO PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 Internal SSD
$10 coupon added in cart.
Samsung 2TB 990 PRO PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 Internal SSD: was $229 now $159.99 at BHPhoto
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$10 coupon added in cart. This is the best current price on Samsung's excellent 990 Pro M.2 drive, perfect as a boot drive in a new build or as some extra storage for your Steam games. With 7450 MB/s read speeds and 6900 MB/s write speeds, it is one of the fastest PCIe 4 drives around.

Seagate 20tb Skyhawk Ai 7200 Rpm Sata Iii 3.5" Internal Surveillance Hdd
Save 28% ($150)
Seagate 20tb Skyhawk Ai 7200 Rpm Sata Iii 3.5" Internal Surveillance Hdd: was $529 now $379 at BHPhoto
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Designed primarily for surveillance, the Skyhawk AI drive is a 20TB number with 512MB cache, 7200 rpm speeds, and SATA III 6 Gb/s connectivity.

OWC 8TB Express 1M2 USB4 External SSD
Save 16% ($180)
OWC 8TB Express 1M2 USB4 External SSD: was $1,099.99 now $919.99 at BHPhoto
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Save $180 on this very big and very fast OWC external SSD, which gets you 8TB of storage and transfer speeds of up to 3836 MB/s. It comes with a 40 Gb/s USB4 Interface and a stylish aluminum enclosure, perfect for photo and video professionals.

As mentioned, all of these drives are on sale at B&H for November 28 only, so you've less than 24 hours to take advantage of any of the above deals and expand your storage for less. When it comes to value-for-money on storage, a great benchmark is the ever-present Seagate BarraCuda 24TB HDD. Not listed here, you can grab that drive at Newegg for $239.99 right now, $0.01 per gigabyte. As you can see, some of these deals including the WD 20TB Elements external hard drive, are more than a match for that value proposition.

If you're looking for more Black Friday savings, check out our Best PC Hardware deals for a range of products, or dive deeper into our specialized SSD and Storage Deals, Hard Drive Deals, Gaming Monitor Deals, Graphics Card Deals, Gaming Chair, Best Wi-Fi Routers, Best Motherboard or CPU Deals pages.

Stephen Warwick
News Editor

Stephen is Tom's Hardware's News Editor with almost a decade of industry experience covering technology, having worked at TechRadar, iMore, and even Apple over the years. He has covered the world of consumer tech from nearly every angle, including supply chain rumors, patents, and litigation, and more. When he's not at work, he loves reading about history and playing video games.