An alternate ultrafast solution -- 1.28TB @ $6000 (Score 1)

How about the following config? 1.28TB @ $6000

Asus A7M266-D Dual Athlon MB ($.3k)
AMD MP *2 ($.4k)
2GB RAM ($.8k)
Adaptec 29160LP U160 SCSI card ($.3k)
Promise UltraTrak TX8 ($1.7k)
8* Maxtor Diamondmax 160GB drive ($0.3 each)
Gigabit Ethernet Network card ($0.1K)
Others (.5k)
Backup (.3k)

1.28 TB with hotswap etc with respectable performance.