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Thanks hotcrandel. 1) Unfortunately cheap is a requirement. I don't have the money to buy 9 enterprise class 4TB drives (8 for the array and 1 spare) for my personal media server. However, good is also a requirement. I don't want to buy something that won't do the job. Yeah, I realize I won't...

I currently have an Areca ARC-1222 with 8x 2TB drives in RAID 5 configuration for 14TB of available storage. I am running OSX Lion now but plan to move to Mountain Lion soon. This set-up has been great for a couple of years but since I am using it to store my Blu-ray collection, I need even more...