Data Storage - Cheap D.I.Y. / pre-build NAS or external RAID array?

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Cheap D.I.Y. / pre-build NAS or external RAID array?

Benno...

2004-05-30, 11:11 am

I'm looking for a (1U or 2U) Intel server that has an internal RAID 0&5
controller (SATA or IDE) and can hold 4 drives (250, 300GB) and has a
DVD drive or a NAS with the same specs.

Or a 19" (RAID 0&5) rack that can hold at least 4 STAT/IDE drives that I
can connect to an existing server via SCSI (or maybe FireWire or another
bus type).

In any case it needs to be cheap (~ $1500) and I want to use my own,
normal, of the shelve SATA/IDE disks. It doesn’t need to be fast, just
reasonable reliable and cheap cheap cheap.

Any idea where to look, preferably something that is easy to get in Europe?