Expand your Xbox's storage with the best SSD and hard drive deals I've found this Cyber Monday, from someone with nearly 130 games installed on their Xbox Series X

WD_BLACK C50 Expansion Card for Xbox — 1TB + Forza Motorsport Race Day Car Pack | was $149.99 now $124.99 at Western Digital

The WC_BLACK C50 is my go-to recommendation for a pure Xbox Series X|S expansion card. It's fast, it's stylish, and it's often more affordable than the Seagate alternative. Right now it's even more affordable, and you can get a free Forza Motorsport DLC if you buy from Western Digital directly. Sign up for the company's email newsletter, and you can save an additional 10% on your first order.

✅Perfect for: Those who want to play Xbox Series X|S Optimized games, as this expansion card is functionally identical to your Xbox's internal storage. Just plug in and play.

❌Avoid if: You're just looking for mass storage or more space to play backward compatible Xbox games, as this would be overkill for that.

💰Price check: $124.99 at Walmart | $124.99 at Best Buy | $124.99 at Amazon

🔍Our experience: WD_BLACK C50 Expansion Card for Xbox Series X|S review: Welcome competition, but it's still not enough

Seagate Expansion Card for Xbox — 1TB | was $219.99 now $129.99 at Best Buy

Craving the original Xbox Series X|S expansion card? Seagate's tried-and-true plug-and-play SSD is usually more expensive than the WD_BLACK alternative, but the gap is awfully small right now with Seagate's card being discounted by a pretty substantial amount.

✅Perfect for: Those who want a fantastic, reliable expansion card for playing Xbox Series X|S Optimized games, and trusts Seagate or likes the design of this card.

❌Avoid if: You want the best possible deal, as you can still save a little bit more money with the WD_BLACK C50 card listed above.

💰Price check: $129.99 at Amazon

🔍Our experience: Seagate Xbox Storage Expansion Card review: Quality of life comes at a price

👀Alternative deal: Seagate Expansion Card for Xbox — 2TB for $399.99 $229.99 at Best Buy | $229.99 at Amazon

Seagate Expansion Card for Xbox (Refurbished) — 1TB | was $139.99 now $119.99 at GameStop

Want to save just a little extra cash on an Xbox Series X|S expansion card? Seagate's 1TB offering can be had for just $119.99 if you're okay with a refurbished product. This is coming straight from GameStop, a licensed retailer, so it should be a quality and reliable product. If you're a GameStop Pro member, you can save an additional $6.

✅Perfect for: Those who want the best possible price on a 1TB expansion card and don't mind a refurbished product.

❌Avoid if: You're hesitant to trust refurbished products and would rather spend more to buy brand-new.

💰Price check: See at Amazon (out of stock)

🔍Our experience: Seagate Xbox Storage Expansion Card review: Quality of life comes at a price

Seagate Expansion Card — 1TB + Seagate Game Drive HDD — 2TB | was $249.99 now $199 at Walmart

Want to take care of all your Xbox storage needs in one fell swoop? This dual pack includes a 1TB Xbox Series X|S expansion card and 2TB hard drive from Seagate, both specially designed for Xbox. Normally the duo run for minimum $250, but right now you can get them both at once for just $199.99.

✅Perfect for: Those who want to increase their storage for Xbox Series X|S games and add more mass storage for other games, apps, media, and more.

❌Avoid if: You don't need the 2TB Seagate Game Drive, since you can still get just the expansion card for cheaper right now.

💰Price check: I couldn't find this deal anywhere else!

🔍Our experience: Seagate Xbox Storage Expansion Card review | Seagate Game Drive for Xbox hard drive review

Samsung T9 Portable SSD — 4TB | was $439.99 now $249.99 at Best Buy

The Samsung T9 is a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C external SSD with up to 4TB of storage. It's Samsung's best portable SSD ever, with staggering speeds of up to 2,000MB/s and fantastic durability and build quality. It's normally overkill for playing backward compatible Xbox games, but this deal is so good I bought one for myself.

✅Perfect for: Those who need a reliable, durable, high-speed portable SSD with plenty of storage for basically any application. Useful for games, media storage, massive files, and anything else you might store on a portable SSD.

❌Avoid if: You're just looking for mass storage and speed doesn't matter, as you're largely paying for the blazing read and write speeds here.

💰Price check: $249.99 at Amazon

🔍Our experience: We don't have a review of the Samsung T9, but I bought this SSD myself and the experience of playing backward compatible games, using apps, and storing/transferring Xbox Series X|S games has been utterly flawless. 100% worth it.

👀Alternative deal: Samsung T9 Portable SSD — 2TB for $239.99 $149.99 at Best Buy | $149.99 at Amazon

Samsung T7 Portable SSD — 2TB | was $179.99 now $99.99 at Best Buy

The Samsung T7 is the external SSD that served me well for years with storing games on my Xbox Series X. The balance between cost, quality, and performance here is exemplary — there's a reason this is one of the most critically-acclaimed portable SSDs of all time. And now it's more affordable than ever.

✅Perfect for: Those who want a great, all-around portable SSD with the perfect mixture of speed, build quality, good design, and price.

❌Avoid if: You're looking at this to play Xbox Series X|S games, as this USB SSD just isn't fast enough (you'll want an expansion card for that).

💰Price check: $96.13 at Amazon (Used)

🔍Our experience: Samsung T7 review: The portable SSD to get

WD_BLACK P40 Game Drive for Xbox — 1TB | was $179.99 now $99.99 at Best Buy

The P40 Game Drive isn't as consistently affordable as the T7 listed above (with 2TB of space at the same price), but justifies that cost increase with higher sustained speeds across the board and fancy RGB lighting to make your setup shine. With that in mind, this deal is still pretty great.

✅Perfect for: Those who value style, with the P40 Game Drive boasting RGB lighting along its edges (rainbow by default, customizable only with PC). The average speeds are also higher than the current champion, the Samsung T7.

❌Avoid if: You'd rather trade the difference in speed (less noticeable on Xbox, anyways) and the RGB lighting for double the storage with the Samsung T7 listed above.

💰Price check: $99.99 at Amazon

🔍Our experience: WD_BLACK P40 Game Drive SSD for Xbox & PC review: Another great storage solution, but with RGB

WD_BLACK D10 Game Drive for Xbox — 12TB | was $394.99 now $269.99 at Amazon

Need a ludicrous amount of storage for your games? This is a ridiculously roomy 12TB hard drive from the experts at Western Digital for less than $300. It should be noted that this isn't the lowest price I've seen this at, but it's still a solid deal on a whole lot of mass storage.

✅Perfect for: Those who want a truly monstrous amount of hard drive space for storing Xbox Series X|S games, playing backward compatible titles, or using apps.

❌Avoid if: You require speed. Hard drives are great for mass storage, but they aren't as fast as more modern SSDs. This also definitely won't play Xbox Series X|S games.

💰Price check: $274.99 at Best Buy

🔍Our experience: We haven't reviewed this exact drive, but Western Digital (specifically its WD_BLACK gaming-focused sub-brand) has been incredibly consistent for me.

UnionSine External Hard Drive — 1TB | was $55.99 now $44.81 at Amazon

Need just a little bit of extra storage for as little as possible? This highly-rated, extremely popular external hard drive from UnionSine will do the trick, giving you another 1TB of mass storage for less than $45.

✅Perfect for: Those who want to spend as little as possible to get another 1TB of storage for their Xbox, perfect for storing their games, apps, and more.

❌Avoid if: You're planning on playing a lot of games from this, especially on Xbox Series X|S. You're better off spending more to get an SSD, if you can.

💰Price check: $45.99 at Newegg

🔍Our experience: I don't have any experience with UnionSine myself (nor have we reviewed any of its products), but this hard drive is very popular on Amazon, with over 25,000 customer reviews and a 4.5-star rating.

Seagate Game Drive for Xbox HDD — 1TB | was $92.49 now $74.99 at Best Buy

Thanks to this deal going on right now, the 2TB HDD for Xbox Series X|S is cheaper than the 1TB version. This device connects externally to your console to give you more space for your gaming files. It's an official accessory that's as simple to use as plugging it in. It's an ideal device for anyone wanting to play older Xbox games or archive modern games on the Series X or Series S.

✅Perfect for: Gamers that need a decent bit of extra storage for storing Xbox Series X|S Optimized games, playing backward compatible games, or using apps.

❌Avoid if: You want to play Xbox Series X|S games directly from the hard drive, as you'll need an internal SSD or expansion card for that.

💰Price check: $74.99 at Amazon

🔍Our experience: Seagate Game Drive for Xbox hard drive review

👀Alternative Deal: Seagate Game Drive for Xbox HDD — 4TB for $134.99 $109.99 at Best Buy | $109.99 at Amazon

Seagate Expansion External HDD — 2TB | was $70.99 now $59.99 at Best Buy

This hard drive probably looks pretty similar to the Xbox-branded one listed above, and that's because it is! Sure, it boasts a more generic, boring design with no LEDs, but performance-wise it's very similar to the Xbox Game Drive... and it's more affordable, even before this nifty Black Friday discount.

✅Perfect for: Those who don't need an Xbox or gaming-specific hard drive, and are okay with a more generic variant with similar specs.

❌Avoid if: Once again, you're wanting to play Xbox Series X|S games — these hard drives are for mass storage or playing backward compatible Xbox games.

💰Price check: $59.99 at Amazon

🔍Our experience: We don't have a review of this specific hard drive (Seagate makes a lot of products), but we trust the company and its quality.

Seagate Starfield Special Edition Game Drive for Xbox — 2TB | was $109.99 now $94.99 at Best Buy

Admittedly, this isn't the best deal around, but it is still a solid discount on a great collector's item: the gorgeous, RGB-lit Starfield Special Edition Game Drive from Seagate. It's about as fast as an HDD can get, and is perfect for Starfield fans looking to complete their collection.

✅Perfect for: Starfield fans that would love to accentuate their setup with a genuinely beautiful external hard drive.

❌Avoid if: You're just looking for the best possible deal on a solid external drive, as you're paying a bit extra here for the Starfield paintjob and matching lights.

💰Price check: $94.99 at Amazon

🔍Our experience: We've checked out plenty of Seagate products, and the company always delivers quality storage upgrades for Xbox.

👀Alternative deal: Seagate Starfield Special Edition Game Drive for Xbox — 5TB for $169.99 $149.99 at Best Buy | $149.99 at Amazon