Direct attached, NAS, SAN, SCSI, IDE? More specifics please. If you are looking for a simple NAS solution, NetApps filers (http://www.netapp.com) are great. Easy to configure and very solid. We have 3 of them at my current client site and they've performed great for them for years. Supports both NFS and CIFS simultanously, among other cool features such as snapshots. Paul Overby wrote: > What's a good raid device in the 500 gig range.