Thanks caraboga. I was contemplating this setup a year or so ago, and great to learn your insights from actual implementation.
It looked to me like Supermicro JBOD enclosures would be superior (mainly hot swappability) if a bit more expensive, would you agree?
Looks like FB blocks links to torrent detail pages on TPB.
Best I could do was post a link to things tagged with JSTOR (there's only one):
http://thepiratebay.org/tag/JSTOR
I contacted Dan and suggested he try to find interested neurosci guys to scan his brain as he progresses, he's going to do so (local uni) tomorrow, very cool.