WD's monstrous 14TB external hard drive hits all-time low for Amazon Prime Day — Elements Desktop HDD on sale for $169.99, more than 40% off

Yeah, I don't think that is an all time low. I have had a 12TB WD Elements external drive for four years and I paid $180 for it. That was a long time ago.
 
It's kind of funny to point out that it's "only USB 3.2 Gen 1" when the interface is still faster than what a mechanical drive is capable of operating at.