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Bill Of Materials

 Qty   Price   Description   Link 
 Host Bus Adapters 
 1   $297.49   Lsi Logic LSI00300 9207-8e Sgl Sas Pcie 12/3.3v Ctlr 8port Ext 6gb/s Sata+sas Hba   http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0085FT292 
 Enclosures/Bays 
 2   $99.99   SuperMicro CSE-M35T-1B 3x 5.25" to 5x 3.5" Hot-swap SATA HDD Trays   http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817121405 
 2   $66.00   Xcase Pro Duplicator case 3 bay SATA   http://www.copystars.com/sata_3bay_case.htm 
 Cabling/Adapters 
 1   $6.92   SATA to eSATA 2 PCI Bracket with Power External Cable   http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000YI7M3G 
 1   $3.99   KINGWIN 15.63" eSATA PCI Bracket cable Model ESAC-02   http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812226003 
 2   $29.00   ATA - external mini SAS (SFF-8088) bridge AD4SMSAS   http://www.addonics.com/products/ad4smsas.php 
 2   $15.00   NEW HP 407344-001 SAS cable SFF-8088 (miniSAS) to SFF-8088 (miniSAS) 14 inch   http://www.ebay.com/itm/360480329316 
 Drives 
 2   $156.90   Western Digital Red WD30EFRX 3TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive   http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236344 
 4   $139.99   Western Digital Red WD30EFRX 3TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive   http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236344 
 4   $133.99   Western Digital Red WD30EFRX 3TB IntelliPower 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive   http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236344 
 Total BOM 
    $2,138.10   Total    

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