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Re:PC sales plunge, Microsoft and Windows 8 blamed by wazoox on Thursday April 11, 2013 @03:02AM (#5530390)
Hard drive makers have been able to make 1 TB platters for a while, so 5 TB drives wouldn't be a problem at all (or even bigger drives, though in the past few years 5 platters have been the maximum). They simply chose not to make them because the demand even for 4 TB drives isn't so strong.
Re:PC sales plunge, Microsoft and Windows 8 blamed by yen223 on Thursday April 11, 2013 @03:48AM (#5530538)
The Thailand floods 2 years back also hampered innovation in the hard disk industry.