Just today it seems as if Western Digital has announced that in Q4 2013 first
HDDs with 5TB capacity are supposed to leave the gates of the WD factories.
Where 4 TB is currently the hardliner-maximum, WD is still convenient to
release their new data-libraries in time. If they’re helium-filled, is unknown.

In earlier news, WD has stated that first drives filled with helium and thus offer new opportunities, will be presented in 2013, the news did not state of these yet. But it’s interesting to see where technology goes to. And while SSD plays on the speed rail, these big mammas will probably serve one thing: Being used in a NAS and hold all the digital precious memories.