With the ongoing memory shortage, solid-state drives (SSDs) have witnessed a meteoric price hike. Even 256GB and 512GB drives now cost 2-3X of what they did just a year ago. However, if you do not want to break the bank just to buy an external hard disk, the Amazon Great Summer Sale is the right place.With the ongoing memory shortage, solid-state drives (SSDs) have witnessed a meteoric price hike. Even 256GB and 512GB drives now cost 2-3X of what they did just a year ago. However, if you do not want to break the bank just to buy an external hard disk, the Amazon Great Summer Sale is the right place.