[geeks] Best external drive array?

[Phil Stracchino]

On 10/28/14 09:28, Lionel Peterson wrote:
> Sans Digital makes some nice 4 and 8 bay cabinets suitable for use outside a
> commercial datacenter for around $200 or $300 (respectively). These are SATA
> chassis with (typically) either eSATA and/or USB interfaces.
> 
> http://sansdigital.com
> 
> Suitable eSATA controllers are about $25 if not included with the chassis you
> select. Reminder - the eSATA port needs to support 'port multiplier', on-
> board Intel eSATA ports typically don't.

Hmmmm.  Actually I just got offered a couple of free Dell Poweredge
R610s.  I could probably work something out with that.


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