# Save hundreds during this storage pricing hellscape by turning an SSD or hard drive you aren’t using into a useful external drive for as little as $8 – put an old drive to good use as external storage

> Thanks to ongoing AI-driven demand, trying to find any kind of storage, be it SSD or HDD, on sale at a reasonable price is next to impossible, even during deals events like Amazon’s Prime Day.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/save-hundreds-during-this-storage-pricing-hellscape-by-turning-an-ssd-or-hard-drive-you-arent-using-into-a-useful-external-drive-for-as-little-as-usd8-put-an-old-drive-to-good-use-as-external-storage?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a3928a99d2e1dbe1a01dc2e)
- **Published:** 2026-06-22
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #ai
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a3928a99d2e1dbe1a01dc2e

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