Only somewhat recently has pricing on solid state drives (SSDs) become attractive to the point where buying a mechanical hard disk drive (HDD) only makes sense for backup duties and other secondary storage configurations (like in a NAS box or for a surveillance system). However, SSD pricing could see a steep rise this year, due to rising costs

Source: Hot Hardware – Here’s Why SSD Pricing Could Skyrocket In 2020, But Here’s Hoping It Doesn’t