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This looks nice, but $1300 seems a little overkill for a home file server! (unless it's a home office?)

About half of that is the cost of the drives. That's not going to change no matter which solution you get.

Compared to the 4-bay $500 Drobo, (plus $200 for DroboShare) it's not bad considering he's getting exactly what he wants.

The trade off is that he has to maintain the Solaris box, and the size/footprint of the overall solution.

^^ Yeah but realistically it's filled with 90% pirated material. At $15-$20 per movie, $10-$15 per CD, $20-$30 for HD, it's still a bargain.