Black Friday Hard Drive Deals – Seagate, WD, Toshiba and More

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The Best Black Friday Hard Drive NAS Upgrade Deals

Black Friday 2025 has brought a wide range of discounts on storage hardware, making it one of the best times of the year to buy or expand your NAS or backup setup. Both Amazon and B&H are offering notable price drops on high-capacity NAS-class hard drives, external USB backup drives, and SSD-based portable options. Since drive prices fluctuate throughout the year, these seasonal promotions provide a rare chance to secure larger capacities, replace aging disks, or build out a new storage pool at a lower overall cost. Whether you need reliable NAS HDDs for a multi-bay system, fast SSDs for caching, or simple external drives for offsite backups, this guide highlights the key Black Friday offers worth considering across the major storage categories.

Reminder: When upgrading or expanding storage, always factor in proper data protection. A simple RAID 1 mirror provides basic redundancy for two-bay setups, while RAID 5 across three or more drives offers both fault tolerance and improved read performance. These configurations protect against drive failure but are not a substitute for external or offsite backups, which should remain part of any reliable storage strategy.

Seagate IronWolf Pro 28TB Hard Drive – 21% OFF, $569.99  $449.99

28 TB 3.5″ SATA NAS HDD, 7200 rpm, 6 Gb/s interface, 512 MB cache, designed for 24×7 multi-user RAID/NAS use.

Currently discounted to around 449.99 USD (down from ~569.99 USD) which works out to roughly 16.1 USD per TB. The IronWolf Pro 28TB is built for serious NAS systems with features like Seagate’s AgileArray for vibration control, 2.5 million hour MTBF, RV sensors, and support for large multi-bay arrays. It is optimized for always-on operation and heavy workloads while delivering high capacity in a single drive.

WD Red Plus 10TB Hard Drives – 32% OFF, $249.99  $169.99

10 TB 3.5″ SATA 6 Gb/s NAS-optimised HDD, 7200 rpm, 512 MB cache, designed for 24×7 RAID/NAS environments.

Currently available at approximately 169.99 USD (down from 249.99 USD), the cost works out to about 17.0 USD per TB. The WD Red Plus 10TB drive is built specifically for network attached storage systems, featuring WD’s NASware firmware for improved compatibility, a workload rating of up to 180 TB/year, and 1 million hours MTBF to support always-on usage. It is a strong option for home and small business NAS deployments requiring reliable RAID-ready storage at an attractive per-terabyte cost.

 

WD 12TB Red Plus NAS HDD – NOW $199 ($70 OFF)

12 TB 3.5″ SATA 6 Gb/s NAS-optimized HDD with CMR, 7200 rpm, up to 196 MB/s sustained transfer, 256 MB cache, and rated for 180 TB/year workload.

Currently available at around 199 USD (after a price drop of 70 USD), which works out to approximately 16.6 USD per TB. The WD Red Plus 12TB is engineered for 24×7 NAS operation with features such as NASware firmware, dual-plane balance control, and compatibility testing across multi-drive NAS enclosures. It is a solid choice for home and small business NAS systems looking to maximize capacity per dollar while maintaining RAID-ready reliability and NAS-specific optimisations.

SEAGATE 28TB IRONWOLF PRO HDD – $449.99 ($300 OFF) @ B&H

28 TB 3.5″ SATA 6 Gb/s NAS HDD, 7200 rpm, 512 MB cache, designed for 24×7 multi-user RAID/NAS environments

Now priced at 449.99 USD (a discount of about 300 USD), which equates to roughly 16.1 USD per TB, the IronWolf Pro 28TB is built for high-capacity NAS systems and demanding multi-user environments. It includes Seagate’s AgileArray technology, IronWolf Health Management, a workload rating of up to 550 TB per year, and a 5-year warranty with three years of data recovery services.

Black Friday External Hard Drive Deals for Backups

Black Friday 2025 has also brought substantial savings to external hard drives and high-capacity USB storage, making it an ideal time to expand backup options or build a cost-effective offsite archive. Many of these desktop and portable drives offer some of the lowest cost-per-terabyte pricing of the year, giving users a simple way to protect NAS data, store large media collections, or create secondary backups without adding complexity to their main system. The following deals highlight the most notable reductions on 22TB to 28TB external drives currently available from Amazon and B&H.

Seagate 28TB USB Expansion Backup Drive – 24% OFF, $380.99  $289.99

28 TB USB 3.0 desktop external HDD, 3.5″ form-factor, pre-formatted for Windows/macOS, includes Rescue Data Recovery Services.

Now offered at around 289.99 USD (discounted from approximately 380.99 USD), this works out to about 10.4 USD per TB. The Seagate Expansion 28TB External Hard Drive is designed for plug-and-play use with Windows, macOS and ChromeOS, making it a strong choice for large backups, media libraries or secondary storage via USB. It features a USB-C/Type-A cable, AC power adapter, and a 1-year warranty.

Western Digital 14TB External – 39% OFF, $279.99    $169.99

14 TB USB 3.2 Gen 1 external desktop HDD (3.5″ form factor, micro-USB interface, preformatted NTFS).

Currently discounted to approximately 169.99 USD (from 279.99 USD), which works out to about 12.1 USD per TB. This WD Elements 14TB drive offers a straightforward plug-and-play backup solution with USB connectivity, large capacity, and simple desktop deployment. It is preformatted for Windows, includes the power adapter, cable, and a 2-year warranty. While it’s best suited for archiving or bulk storage rather than high throughput demands, for its price it offers excellent capacity value.

Seagate Expansion 22TB External HDD – 8% OFF, $249.99   $229.99

22 TB USB 3.0 (or USB 3.2 Gen 1) external desktop hard drive, 3.5″ form-factor, pre-formatted for Windows/macOS.

Currently offered at 229.99 USD (after an 8 % discount), which works out to approximately 10.45 USD per TB. This Seagate Expansion 22TB drive is a high-capacity external solution suited to bulk data storage, large static media libraries, or as a cost-effective backup target. With plug-and-play USB operation and a large single-drive footprint, it offers strong value for users who need massive capacity without the complexity of a RAID setup.

 

 

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      33 thoughts on “Black Friday Hard Drive Deals – Seagate, WD, Toshiba and More”

      1. Synology is being weird right now. Where I am, my local shop has the DS1825+ reduced by $450 CAD, and they list it as “while supplies last” which they usually don’t do unless they are clearing stock to make way for new models. Makes me wonder if Synology is prepping a mid-cycle refresh like a DS1826+ maybe? Wouldn’t be the first time they’ve done that.
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      6. Even with the discounts I will be staying clear of Synology, would be a different matter if they weren’t playing games with HDD compatibilities to force you to buy their over priced drives.
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      8. Great vid. I’m in the market for a new NAS for a roaming GPU-powered AI fortress idea I’m currently building with my family.

        I was wondering if you offer any consultations? I can easily just toss a Syno DS in this thing and call it a day but the whole buildout needs an extra pair of eyes for redundancy, DR, etc.

        Either way, thanks for the content!
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      10. Not impressed with any of these deals. Show me an 8TB NAS Hard Drive for 85 dollars or something, that’s a deal I could wrap my money around. I can’t even buy the family breakfast at a diner for any of these savings. The NAS deals for a hundred or more off are OK, but honestly, I would rather see sales on the Hard drives. Show me a 600-dollar NAS for 300, that’s how we define banger deal in the US. I know it’s a regional UK thing, but the way you say router with a looooong O always make me laugh…good stuff. They can keep the 600-dollar plus NVMEs, hard pass. The UGREEN deals are laughable, they have already had the same deals well before Black Friday. All good, but another disappointing Black Friday set of deals. The absolute best deal you have shown is the M1 Minis forum PC. Too bad I already have more PCs than I need. The Motherboard deal with a prepopulated CPU is a pretty good deal as well. Too bad I already have 2 DIY NAS devices. I am staying away from Synology unless they put a 75% discount on their NAS devices.
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      12. Love your videos man! Definetely looking for a good offer to switch from my SSD external disks to a NAS. I’m a filmmaker and i need a good workflow to work with a Mac Studio and a NAS for editing. Would you recommend me the Ugreen 8 bay NAS? Thanks mate!
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      14. I literally got the 28TB for $576 2 days ago and then saw it went down to $449 on B&H Photo so I just contacted them and they were nice enough to do the price match which was pretty sweet!
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      15. This maybe is not the video, but I wanted to ask. I purchased the UGREEN DXP4800 Plus and so far it is wonderful. However, I am not able to download the app for my iPhone or Android devices. Apparently it is not available on all the markets. Could you talk to them and ask when are they going international with their apps? I purchased it from the US but my account is in Panama. Thank you.
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      16. Synology can offer as much discount as it wants, I still wouldn’t touch their products, trust is broken, and there’s no assurances they won’t remove features or lock out hardware.

        I’ve got the QNAP TS-464, the one with upgradeable RAM, not the current soldered RAM version, I’ve generally been happy with it, but would I buy it today? No I don’t think I would, the N100 and N150 CPUs are faster CPUs, and UGreen’s Intel Pentium Gold 8505 crushes the Intel N5105, plus you get 10Gbe built in with the UGreen 4-bay and it’s less money, I put a 10Gbe add in card to my TS-464, but due to the N5105 lane allocation you don’t get 10GBe, it floats between 2.5GBe and 5Gbe in the real world, good enough to edit 1080p directly, but long term I’m going DIY next “upgrade”. The only way I’d be buying the TS-464 today is used and half the retail price. There’s much better hardware offerings for the same or better price.

        I bought the CWWK Intel N305 in the summer sales, for a DIY NAS to live at my sister’s, I paid £178.32 with no import costs for it, I couldn’t justify the bump in price for the N355 since it will only be for mass storage, CCTV and media playback, maybe Home Assistant down the line, not much different to what I’m doing on my N5105, so I knew the N305 would handle it’s use case, but I wanted the headroom and 10GBe coz I don’t intend to replace it until it’s basically dead or crawling. I’ve had it running at mine for testing 24/7 since middle of August, coz my sister’s not moved to their new house yet, and I’ve had zero issues. I have swapped out the 16GB RAM I initially installed for 48GB though, as TrueNAS uses 8GB and a couple of containers, plus Proxmox overhead, then spinning up a Linux VM with 4GB caused the system to shutdown, but that was on me, first time I’ve set up TrueNAS and didn’t think about RAM allocation planning, but at least I know the CWWK motherboard will protect itself.

        Advice on RAM and SSDs, if you see a good deal, anywhere, new or used, buy it, coz GamersNexus is predicting a 2 year rough period due to AI BS hoovering up all the chips, leaving us consumers high and dry. I am assuming HDD prices are also related to AI data centers causing shortages and price increases, but that’s only my hunch. PC and NAS builders are in for a torrid time. The 48GB DDR5 Sodimm stick I got, retail in late August was £100, now it’s £229 on Amazon, thankfully I found an ebay seller willing to take £80 on a listing of £100, I feel lucky after I saw the steep increase that I wasn’t initially aware of.
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      20. synology DS225+ VS ugreen DXP2800 – use case, backup iphone videos/photos, backup mbp and a windows machine. not sure if to go for the best OS vs best hardware – both are priced below$280 insane! what to do x3
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      21. Worth noting, for deal hunters … that if you’re looking for RAM … prices have basically doubled in the last month.
        So any ‘savings’ you’re shown … are from double the price the RAM cost a month ago.
        Who do you blame?
        …

        …
        AI
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      22. Seagate is having some really good deals on their website for the Expansion Desktop Hard Drive. 24 TB for $240. They seem to be rotating the discounts. I bought the 20TB for $230 a week ago. If I’d known they were going to discount the 24TB I would have held out. sigh…
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      24. Was thinking about getting a DXP6600 Pro, pity all the savings I would have made will be wiped out by the increase in RAM prices! Up by 120€ in 1 week for crucial a 64Gb kit!
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      27. Amazing price from B&H on that 28TB Seagate, UK prices have been rising steadily over the last month. Taking a risk buying from the US but at that price it’s worth it, even with shipping and taxes.
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      29. Just pulled the trigger on ugreen 6800 pro!
        Can’t wait to integrate it into my network and workflow!
        old synology 920 will be relegated to out of location backup.
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