What's the deal w/HGST 5TB HD availability?

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s3ntro

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Hi all,

I'm just curious if any of you have insight into why it's so rare to see the HGST 5TB (SATA, 3.5", 7200 RPM) drives on the used market. I can't even find new ones anymore for a reasonable price. I'd like to build out the remainder of my storage server and I'm willing to wait but it's just odd to me that there are plenty of 4, 6 and even 8 TB drives more readily available.