The SK hynix Gold S31 SSD is on sale for Black Friday 2019

It’s always tempting to upgrade your laptop or desktop PC, and Black Friday is a great time to save big on quality components. For Black Friday 2019, SK hynix has dropped prices on its recently-released Gold S31 2.5-inch SATA solid-state drives (SSD), available in 250GB, 500GB, and 1TB sizes. Already priced competitively to compete with Samsung, Micron, and Western Digital, you can now save up to a further 23% on these awesome SSDs.

We recently reviewed the 500GB SK hynix Gold S31 SSD and noted its awesome five-year warranty coverage, strong performance, and quality build and endurance. The 250GB option, regularly priced at $50, can be had for $40, while the 500GB option, regularly priced at $78, can be had for $60. You can also opt for the sizeable 1TB drive, which has been slashed by $18 for a total price of $106. If you’re looking for a drive that will last well into the future, the 1TB model has a 600 TBW rating that means you should be able to write up to 600TB of data before the drive fails.

The 2.5-inch form factor allows it to work in modern laptops and desktop PCs. You can expect read speeds from the SATA III connection up to about 560 MB/s and write speeds up to about 531 MB/s, both excellent results that we tested in-house. Here’s a closer look at how the Gold S31 SSD compares in terms of raw performance to other popular models on the market.

SK Hynix Gold (CrystalDiskMark)

If you’ve been waiting to add more speedy storage or upgrade your plodding HDD, don’t miss out on this Black Friday sale from SK hynix. You’ll get the best deal on the 500GB model, though the 1TB drive is no doubt quite tempting at the $106 sale price.