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Summary of prices: (These are from 2006)

{| border=1
| Description || Dollars per Tb || Total Price 
|-
| 48-bay, 1raid (5.2Tb)**  ||  $2,020.00 ||   $10,499.75 
|-
| 48-bay, 3raids (15.6Tb)  ||  $1,206.00 ||  $18,811.75 
|-
| 24-bay, 1 raid (3.6Tb)*  ||  $1,763.00 ||  $6,344.40 
|-
| 24-bay, 2 raids (7.2Tb)  ||  $1,324.00 ||  $9,531.40 
|}

* not a real choice since we need > 5 tb.

** Chosen configuration, with 32-bay upgrade available

==48-Bay brick (Chosen)==

First brick is a 1-3 raid brick holding up to a maximum of 3 x 16-drive raids in a raid-6 + 1 configuration. This gives each raid a usable capacity of 5.2Tb. 

{| width="100%"  border="1"
| Description || Vendor link || Price || Quantity || Total Price 
|-
|colspan="5" align="center"|'''RAID Components'''
|-
| RAID Controller - Areca ARC-1160ML 16pt MultiLane SATA RAID Controller || [http://www.topmicrousa.com/arc-1160ml.html] - topmicrousa ||  $978.00 ||  3 || $2934.00 
|-
| RAID Battery - Areca ARC-6120 Battery Backup Module || [http://www.topmicrousa.com/arc-6120.html] - topmicrousa ||  $138.00 ||  3 || $414.00 
|-
| RAID Disks - 400Gb disks || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822144423] - newegg ||  $190.00 ||  48 ||  $9,120.00 
|-
|-
| ''Subtotal'' || ''1 raid (5.2Tb)'' ||  ''$4,156.00'' ||  ''3 raids (15.6Tb) ||  ''$12,468.00''
|-
| colspan="5" align="center" |'''Base-system'''
|-
| Case (48-bay)- AIC RMC5D2-RI-XPSM 5U Rack Mount w/SATA Multi-Lane Backplane, Rail Sets & 1400W (3+1) Redundant PS || [http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=M&Product_Code=100966&AFFIL=pricewatch&NR=1]  - monarch||$4,985.00 ||  1 ||  $4,985.65 
|-
| CPU - Intel Xeon EM64T 3.0 800MHz FSB Socket 604 Processor || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819117034] ||  $267.00 ||  2 ||  $534.00 
|-
| Motherboard - [http://tyan.com/products/html/thunderi7520.html Thunder i7520 (S5360)] || [http://www.provantage.com/buy-7tyan14t-s5360g2nr-thunder-i7520-dual-xeon-motherboard-tyan-motherboards-shopping.htm] - provantage ||   $394.78 ||  1 ||  $394.78  
|-
| Memory - pc2700 2x512|| [http://www.crucial.com/store/MPartspecs.Asp?mtbpoid=1BC4072CA5CA7304&WSMD=S5360+Thunder+i7520&WSPN=CT6472Y335] - crucial ||  $95.99 ||  2 ||  $191.98 
|-
| Root drives - HITACHI Deskstar 7K80 80GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822145082] - newegg ||  $50.00 ||  2 ||  $100.00 
|-
| Root disk raid - 3ware 80062LPKIT PCI SATA Controller Card - Retail || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16816116030] - newegg ||  $137.99 ||  1 ||  $137.99 
|-
|-
| ''server subtotal'' || 1 cpu ||  $6,076.75 ||  2 cpu ||  $6,343.75 
|-
| Total (2cpu): || $ per TB || 3 raids || $1,206 || $18,811.75
|-
|colspan="3"| 1 raid || $2,020 ||  $10,499.75
|}

==24-Bay brick==

The second raid is similiar to the NARA raid at AI. It's 2x12 drive raids in a raid 6 + 1 configuration. Total usable space per raid is 3.6Tb.

{| border="1"
| Description || Vendor link || Price || Quantity || Total Price 
|-
| colspan="5" align="center" |'''Raid Components'''
|-
| RAID Controller - Areca ARC-1130ML 12pt SATA RAID Controller || [http://www.topmicrousa.com/arc-1130.html] - topmicrousa ||  $768.00 ||  2 || $1,536.00  
|-
| RAID Battery - Areca ARC-6120 Battery Backup Module || [http://www.topmicrousa.com/arc-6120.html] - topmicrousa ||  $138.00 ||  2 || $276.00 
|-
| RAID Disks - 400Gb disks || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822144423] - newegg ||  $190.00 ||  24 ||  $9,120.00 
|-
|-
| ''Subtotal'' || ''1 raid (3.6Tb)'' ||  ''$3,186.00'' ||  ''3 raids (7.2Tb)'' ||  ''$6,372.00''
|-
| colspan="5" align="center" |'''Base-system'''
|-
| Case (48-bay)- AIC RMC5D2-RI-XPSM 5U Rack Mount w/SATA Multi-Lane Backplane, Rail Sets & 1400W (3+1) Redundant PS || [http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=M&Product_Code=100199&Category_Code=4U]  - monarch|| $1,799.65  ||  1 || $1,799.65 
|-
| CPU - Intel Xeon EM64T 3.0 800MHz FSB Socket 604 Processor || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819117034] ||  $267.00 ||  2 ||  $534.00 
|-
| Motherboard - [[http://tyan.com/products/html/thunderi7520.html][Thunder i7520 (S5360)]] || [http://www.provantage.com/buy-7tyan14t-s5360g2nr-thunder-i7520-dual-xeon-motherboard-tyan-motherboards-shopping.htm] - provantage ||   $394.78 ||  1 ||  $394.78  
|-
| Memory - pc2700 2x512|| [http://www.crucial.com/store/MPartspecs.Asp?mtbpoid=1BC4072CA5CA7304&WSMD=S5360+Thunder+i7520&WSPN=CT6472Y335] - crucial ||  $95.99 ||  2 ||  $191.98 
|-
| Root drives - HITACHI Deskstar 7K80 80GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822145082] - newegg ||  $50.00 ||  2 ||  $100.00 
|-
| Root disk raid - 3ware 80062LPKIT PCI SATA Controller Card - Retail || [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16816116030] - newegg ||  $137.99 ||  1 ||  $137.99 
|-
|-
| ''server subtotal'' || 1 cpu ||  $2,891.40 ||  2 cpu ||  $3,158.40 
|-
| Total (2cpu): || $ per TB || 2 raids || $1,324.00 || $9,531.40 
|-
|colspan="3"| 1 raid || $1,763.00 ||  $6,344.40 
|}

== Per-Gig pricing on various drives==

{| border="1"
|Drive || price per GB || Total Price 
|-
| [http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?p=HD-ST500BS&c=fr&pid=db47360e4d0c5f509c216343343f3b70a48c5f0377f85160c6a61085ef5a3b49 Seagate 500GB] ||  $0.57 ||  $285.00
|-
| [http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822144423 Western Digital 400GB] ||  $0.47 ||  $190.00 
|}

-- Main.MikeSmorul - 20 Mar 2006