Don, you talking like like about 8 years ago ssds price wise,
here is one of the best 250G SSD for sale out there for US $89 on amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Samsung-2-5-Inch-Internal-MZ-75E250B-AM/dp/B00OAJ412U
I got my 256G ssd 5 years back for US $200, It worth every penny, and
it still working like IVE got it just now.