but back to this, you and i can't be outliers as much as LukeJr and gmax want everyone to think in terms of bandwidth speed. we can easily handle a significant block size increase, no problem.
furthermore:
http://arstechnica.co.uk/gadgets/2015/08/samsung-unveils-2-5-inch-16tb-ssd-the-worlds-largest-hard-drive/
i really see no technical reasons why we can't have bigger blocks. now.