Whether you copy your entire computer, or just the most important files, it's essential to have your data backed up.

External SSDs may not be as fast as or as cheap internal SSD but they have significantly dropped in price with the most affordable model costing just under $45 per TB, which is really competitive.

One of the best portable SSDs we’ve ever tested, the 1TB SK Hynix Beetle X31, is on sale for an absurdly low $63 for Cyber Monday. That’s a 26 percent discount from its $85 MSRP, the best price we’ve seen for this model, and an all-around fantastic price for a portable SSD with virtually no flaws.

A few deals on SSDs and external hard drives are still ripe for the picking. Get all your backup needs squared away while you can.

Black Friday has given way to Cyber Monday, but a number of SSDs, portable drives and microSD cards we recommend are still on sale. To help you separate the junk from the discounts worth your time, we’ve rounded up the best Cyber Monday storage deals we could find below.

With Black Friday sales in full swing, we've screened all the deals to help you find the best SSDs and external hard drives to upgrade your work and entertainment setup.

Our list of SSD and storage deals are the best you can grab, especially given the rising cost for storage in the past year. These drives are not only well-rated and popular, but they’re at or very near all-time low prices,