If your Xbox One is buckling under the strain of Overwatch or Doom, and installing one more game is finally going to tip it over the edge, it's probably time to buy an external drive and gain some much needed storage space.
This post contains the best prices available for each drive from all the major retailers. This should take all the pain out of tracking down the best place to buy, whether you're looking for a very specific drive, or just want the best price per GB.
I've deliberately excluded deals that are limited availability, or store-specific. Every product & price in the list is a nationwide deal, available to order online or pickup from a store.
The lists are in capacity/price order. In brackets you'll find the retailer and the code to paste into their website's search box to find the drive.
Portable drives (2.5" USB powered)
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Get seagate if you don't plan on keeping your data. I've had to send far too many of them to the lab to be recovered.
Cracking prices though.
finnmaccool to adnanasif
28 May 163#17
Only the faulty ones.
Latest comments (71)
Libertas
13 Jul 16#71
Hi OP. Thank you for the effort you put into this deal.
Can anybody tell me if the info here is still up to date/current? If not, could anybody help - seeking a 1 or 2 tb portable external drive.
Thanks.
Tequila
17 Jun 16#70
You can use any USB 3 external hard drive with Xbox One.in other words,any if the drives in this topic will work.
mmurdoch
14 Jun 16#69
Morning all,
Can anyone recommend a hard drive for the Xbox One as I have no idea which is suitable or best etc.
allOgIc
14 Jun 16#68
You know what I don't get about hard drive prices...
ORDER PLACED
27 November 2015
TOTAL
£89.99
ORDER #
Order Details Invoice
Seagate Expansion 5TB USB 3.0 Desktop 3.5 inch External Hard Drive for PC & Xbox One
Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L.
So in Nov 2015 I paid 89.99 for the 5tb USB external drive and the cheapest I can find it today is £114.
Same thing for 8TB...
lanc1979
4 Jun 16#67
Ryman were offering the Maxtor M3 1TB portable today for £44.99, which is also £43.99 at Amazon now.
pedant99
31 May 162#66
so why don't you tell the OP so that he/she can update the thread rather than bleat about it on here?
any clown can say "I've seen a better price than that".
you don't even quote a single example!
I think because 1TB is the sweet spot for most retailers; with a lot of the smaller supermarkets selling 1TB as their maximum capacity they've kept created a premium over say 500GB.
me_uncle_jamal
30 May 161#62
Thank you for the time and effort in creating this very informative post. :wink:
Magnets
30 May 16#61
Why are USB 1tb drives been near £45 this year, they were £35 last year or the year before that!
Where's my HUKD time machine :smile:
plewis00
30 May 16#60
This is a used 1TB desktop drive with no criteria on condition, quality or previous use. It's not comparable to anything here and if you've bought from Cex before and seen some of the stuff they send through then you would be mad to buy a hard disk from them (like buying a laptop and having it shipped in a jiffy bag on more than one occasion).
si36912
29 May 16#59
Oh the irony
kar999
29 May 16#58
I know. I was just kidding. :laughing:
Still some good deals though. I paid £59.99 a few weeks for my 2TB laptop HDD and it's down to £54.99 now but I couldn't wait to do the upgrade.
RojBlake
29 May 16#57
I only ever use Seagate drives in systems I build, I find them to be the most reliable brand out there, I have a machine here with a drive that is 10 years old and still going strong.
lucyferror
29 May 16#56
What I mean you can wait a bit or look around. 4tb drive was for 84.99 not long time ago. I got one as well.
lanc1979
29 May 16#55
Says the poster, posting on HUKD at midday on a glorious bank holiday - got nothing better to do?
cactus_mack
29 May 16#54
Heat for the effort :smiley:
kar999
29 May 16#53
Not long ago petrol was 99p a litre so I've parked my car up with an empty tank till someone posts a cheaper deal. :smirk:
Heat to the OP thanks :smiley:
lucyferror
29 May 16#52
Seen better prices not long time ago for most of drives. Not impressed at all.
pow1971
29 May 16#51
I'm trusting you on this.
dmcmsn
29 May 16#50
Heat for the deals and the time and effort put into this!
The WD My Book 8 TB, slightly cheaper at £192.84. Great HDDs these, can't recommend them enough.
prash_2k
29 May 16#48
Any thread for SSD's?
Torchwood
29 May 16#47
Amazing that there's almost no difference in price between 2.5 and 3.5 drives up to 4GB.
nickyjg
29 May 161#46
Much kudos due.
HereKittyKitty
29 May 16#45
Mad how 3.5 inch drives still cost the same as portables. I was looking for a 1TB desktop 3.5 inch drive for my cctv setup the other day and couldn't find owt for less than 50 quid
si36912
29 May 161#44
Can you do another "MEGA" thread listing the standard prices of bog rolls please. Seeing as you have nothing better to do.
edmondsmark
29 May 164#43
Get seagate if you don't plan on keeping your data. I've had to send far too many of them to the lab to be recovered.
It's quite easy to remove the drive. I used an old credit card to remove the top section. Can be reused for the 500gb that's coming out of the PS4 too.
exactly what I was thinking, these are all the normal prices.
deeyup
29 May 16#34
Argos has the 2tb portable in red or black, (blue is an extra £5! :confused:) for £59.99 at the moment. The £5 gift card effectively brings it down to Amazon price if you've something else to buy.
fwog
29 May 16#33
Hot for EFFORT!!
MrFizzy
29 May 16#30
If you're after a simple 4tb external desktop drive, the 4tb Seagate expansion is only £90 at Argos,plus you get a £10 vouche.
Bendown
29 May 16#29
Thanks
secretspartan1
29 May 16#28
5tb for £90.34 with 13 available but not fulfilled by amazon, worth a shot? amazon link
lordminty
29 May 16#27
Anyone seen any deals on 2TB 2.5 inch laptop drives?
herohonda777
28 May 16#26
Any NAS drives on sale ?
Laura Palmer
28 May 16#25
There was a bunch of Western digital refurbished drives going for a song on the WD store operated by digital River recently. Not are if they are still available but worth a punt as you can download again if they fail.
Solly92
28 May 16#24
Supplied by WIGGhoff Retail INT. They also have very cheap 5TB seagates and 3TB portable Toshibas. Slow delivery - All looks a bit dubious to me.
Argos have 4TB Desktop Seagates for £90.
scouse3
28 May 16#23
Toshiba Canvio Desk HDWC250EK3J1 External Desktop Hard Drive (5 TB, USB 3.0) - Black
£86.74 on Amazon
parsimony
28 May 16#22
Heat for the effort.
well done :smiley:
Nevare88
28 May 16#21
Heat! Needed a desktop drive for a homemade RPi media server. Thanks! :sunglasses:
nrackham76
28 May 161#20
The effort for be thread gets the heat from me, the prices seem to be the going rate though, no actual deals
michaellynn
28 May 16#19
Just a heads up that one of the prices listed above has changed since the OP put this up.
2TB - £64.67 - Samsung M3 (eBuyer - 584735) -- This can be bought at Amazon UK (B008PABFX8) now for £62.92
HecFam
28 May 162#18
Bought the seagate 4TB B017KE8OG0 HDD for my PS4 a week ago, now its come down in price :disappointed: Still well worth it.
Quick note to anyone wanting to upgrade their PS4, The form factor of the drive inside is very high, possibly around 15mm. Its twice the height of a regular 2.5" disk.
It does fit into the PS4 and work perfectly, but you will need to remove the Hard drive tray completely and will need to unscrew some screws on the metal frame in order to fit it in. Whilst your at it, might as well replace the thermal paste.
Now that the frame is up slightly, the top sliding panel above the HDD will not longer clip on, but sits on fine. Since i dont move my ps4, it doesn't bother me.
It is very easy to remove from the external caddy, you're more than likely to break the clips but is perfectly usable for the 500GB disk that came with my PS4.
loads of space, time to play some more overwatch.
It is slightly cheaper on ebuyer - Ebuyer link With standard 5 day delivery for free. Only 2 quid cheaper, but may help if you don't have prime?
adnanasif
28 May 161#11
do seagate hardrives fail early ?
finnmaccool to adnanasif
28 May 163#17
Only the faulty ones.
jjabbar
28 May 162#16
Heat added for the effort...but they're standard prices.
1982
28 May 16#15
Brilliant post! On the search for a few externals for backup needs so will be keeping an eye out to see if the bank holiday brings any bargains as unfortunately nowhere near an asda to grab one of the discounted drives
tomwatts
28 May 16#14
3TB Seagates have a higher than normal failure rate after a couple of years, but thats still not as high as the rumours seem to display.
tomwatts
28 May 16#13
Yes, it's the drive of choice for PS4 replacers too.
adrianjowitt
28 May 16#12
Cold. No 3 par 5 x petabyte flash storage arrays... :smile:
.. Only kidding... Have heat as a very helpful post
David_e
28 May 16#10
Respect for the effort!
Diamond_Studd
28 May 162#9
amazing effort to get all this together
loads of heat
thanks
SENNYO1
28 May 16#8
it's hot from me :sunglasses:
pete_bolton
28 May 16#7
hot for the great effort!
clint2012
28 May 16#6
Also the 2TB WD wireless portable is available for £139.
clint2012
28 May 16#5
Have a quick look on Tesco Direct with the £10 off a £75 spend, the WD my passport ultra 2tb comes out at £65, so is the Seagate game drive for Xbox.
Bendown
28 May 161#4
Can this drive be used out of its enclosure?
tomwatts
28 May 16#3
The 2TB portable is a great price!
i_am_kk
28 May 161#2
Hot for the long post!
Gem1ni0
28 May 1614#1
TLDR version (best price by capacity):
*updated 28/05/16*
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Opening post
This post contains the best prices available for each drive from all the major retailers. This should take all the pain out of tracking down the best place to buy, whether you're looking for a very specific drive, or just want the best price per GB.
I've deliberately excluded deals that are limited availability, or store-specific. Every product & price in the list is a nationwide deal, available to order online or pickup from a store.
The lists are in capacity/price order. In brackets you'll find the retailer and the code to paste into their website's search box to find the drive.
Portable drives (2.5" USB powered)
==================================
1TB - £42.99 - Maxtor M3 (Amazon - B01AJWNYLA)
1TB - £43.17 - Samsung M3 (eBuyer - 396739)
1TB - £44.99 - Seagate Expansion (Argos - 142/7187)
1TB - £45.99 - WD Elements (Argos - 295/1047)
1TB - £48.00 - WD Passport (Amazon - B00Y0R9D6G)
1TB - £49.99 - Seagate Backup Plus (Amazon - B00FP50LH2)
1TB - £58.50 - LaCie Porsche Design (Amazon - B0058VIXBY)
2TB - £54.99 - Seagate Backup Plus (Amazon - B00G7LQA1E)
2TB - £59.99 - Seagate Expansion (Amazon - B00TKFEE5S)
2TB - £64.67 - Samsung M3 (eBuyer - 584735)
2TB - £64.99 - Toshiba Basics (Currys - 151644)
2TB - £64.99 - WD Elements (Amazon - B00D0L5BH8)
2TB - £67.90 - Maxtor M3 (Amazon - B01AJWNXAM)
2TB - £69.99 - WD Passport (Amazon - B00Y0R94PQ)
2TB - £88.84 - LaCie Porsche Design (Amazon - B00IZGR2V6)
3TB - £86.99 - Toshiba Basics (eBuyer - 708295)
3TB - £99.99 - WD Passport (Amazon - B00YRBNDAC)
4TB - £109.99 Seagate Expansion (Amazon - B017KE8OG0)
4TB - £114.50 Maxtor M3 (Amazon - B01AJWNWWQ)
4TB - £119.99 Seagate Backup Plus (Argos - 428/4815)
Desktop drives (3.5" main powered):
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2TB - £54.99 - Seagate Expansion (Amazon - B00UNA1O3Y)
2TB - £68.02 - Samsung D3 (Amazon - B00C9TEL46)
2TB - £68.99 - WD Elements (Amazon - B00H7TBBSW)
3TB - £69.99 - Seagate Expansion (Amazon - B00UNA1ICQ)
3TB - £78.53 - Samsung D3 (Amazon - B00C9TEOCA)
3TB - £79.99 - Seagate Backup Plus (Amazon - B00HSYI4I6)
3TB - £82.48 - WD Elements (eBuyer - 728118)
3TB - £94.64 - LaCie Porsche Design (Amazon - B007LHQVM6)
4TB - £94.99 - Seagate Backup Plus (Amazon - B00HSYI58U)
4TB - £95.99 - Seagate Expansion (Amazon - B00UNA1OBQ)
4TB - £99.99 - WD Elements (BT Shop - 9H00RR00)
4TB - £104.34 - Samsung D3 (Amazon - B00HZDRCRO)
4TB - £114.68 - LaCie Porsche Design (CCL - BAK4595)
5TB - £101.26 - Seagate Expansion (Amazon - B00UNA1O0W)
5TB - £109.99 - Toshiba Basics (BT Shop 9D68RR00)
5TB - £114.99 - Seagate Backup Plus (Amazon - B00IT2K1QE)
5TB - £119.29 - WD Elements (Amazon - B00NAQG0VY)
5TB - £142.00 - LaCie Porsche Design (Amazon - B00OD6KPAW)
6TB - £159.99 - Seagate Backup Plus (Amazon - B00SJBHPH8)
6TB - £159.99 - WD My Book (Tesco - 696-9259)
8TB - £189.99 - Seagate Backup Plus (Amazon - B00SJBHPYQ)
8TB - £193.88 - WD My Book (eBuyer - 742097)
8TB - £246.73 - LaCie Porsche Design (Amazon - B00S1LNNFY)
Found any of these even cheaper? Please drop it in the comments and I'll update the list!
Top comments
*updated 28/05/16*
1TB Portable - £42.99
2TB Portable - £54.99
3TB Portable - £86.99
4TB Portable - £109.99
2TB Desktop - £54.99
3TB Desktop - £69.99
4TB Desktop - £94.99
5TB Desktop - £101.26
6TB Desktop - £159.99
8TB Desktop - £189.99
Cracking prices though.
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Can anybody tell me if the info here is still up to date/current? If not, could anybody help - seeking a 1 or 2 tb portable external drive.
Thanks.
Can anyone recommend a hard drive for the Xbox One as I have no idea which is suitable or best etc.
ORDER PLACED
27 November 2015
TOTAL
£89.99
ORDER #
Order Details Invoice
Seagate Expansion 5TB USB 3.0 Desktop 3.5 inch External Hard Drive for PC & Xbox One
Sold by: Amazon EU S.a.r.L.
So in Nov 2015 I paid 89.99 for the 5tb USB external drive and the cheapest I can find it today is £114.
Same thing for 8TB...
any clown can say "I've seen a better price than that".
you don't even quote a single example!
heres the link https://www.7dayshop.com/products/maxtor-m3-portable-2-5-4tb-usb-3-0-external-hard-drive-hx-m401tcb-gm-HX-M401TCB/GM
Where's my HUKD time machine :smile:
Still some good deals though. I paid £59.99 a few weeks for my 2TB laptop HDD and it's down to £54.99 now but I couldn't wait to do the upgrade.
Heat to the OP thanks :smiley:
from ebuyer
The WD My Book 8 TB, slightly cheaper at £192.84. Great HDDs these, can't recommend them enough.
Cracking prices though.
It's quite easy to remove the drive. I used an old credit card to remove the top section. Can be reused for the 500gb that's coming out of the PS4 too.
http://store.wdc.com/store/wdeu/en_GB/DisplayAccesoryProductDetailsPage/ThemeID.563961000/WD_Outlet/My_Passport_Ultra_1TB_Titanium_Recertified/productID.316779200/categoryId.60680000
https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SHDDLACD21TB#.V0rKyPkrLIU
https://www.amazon.co.uk/HP-QZ729A-Performance-Storage-Chassis/dp/B0093L9XSW/ref=sr_1_21?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1464507182&sr=1-21&keywords=Hp+x9730
But heat for the effort here.
Seagate = Samsung spinpoint M9T
Argos have 4TB Desktop Seagates for £90.
£86.74 on Amazon
well done :smiley:
2TB - £64.67 - Samsung M3 (eBuyer - 584735) -- This can be bought at Amazon UK (B008PABFX8) now for £62.92
Quick note to anyone wanting to upgrade their PS4, The form factor of the drive inside is very high, possibly around 15mm. Its twice the height of a regular 2.5" disk.
It does fit into the PS4 and work perfectly, but you will need to remove the Hard drive tray completely and will need to unscrew some screws on the metal frame in order to fit it in. Whilst your at it, might as well replace the thermal paste.
Now that the frame is up slightly, the top sliding panel above the HDD will not longer clip on, but sits on fine. Since i dont move my ps4, it doesn't bother me.
It is very easy to remove from the external caddy, you're more than likely to break the clips but is perfectly usable for the 500GB disk that came with my PS4.
loads of space, time to play some more overwatch.
It is slightly cheaper on ebuyer - Ebuyer link With standard 5 day delivery for free. Only 2 quid cheaper, but may help if you don't have prime?
.. Only kidding... Have heat as a very helpful post
loads of heat
thanks
*updated 28/05/16*
1TB Portable - £42.99
2TB Portable - £54.99
3TB Portable - £86.99
4TB Portable - £109.99
2TB Desktop - £54.99
3TB Desktop - £69.99
4TB Desktop - £94.99
5TB Desktop - £101.26
6TB Desktop - £159.99
8TB Desktop - £189.99