Stephen Harris wrote: >> 1. Get a good size case, mobo, processor, etc and put 8 hard drives it in and RAID them. (yes an 8 port SATA mobo). Running CentOS. >> >> or >> >> 2. Get an eSATA enclosure that has room for 8 or 10 drives and just connect it to box? >> > > My recommendation is the 2nd option. I ran the first for a couple of years > and was always suffering disk failures because you really really need good > air-flow to keep that many disks cool. If you're going to raid together than many disks, you've got to keep them cool, which a standard case (no matter now many drive slots it has) generally doesn't do very well. My recommendation would be to get a Supermicro case or something similar that is designed for raid. -- Bowie