1. How much of the 2GB SSD ? SLC or MLC ? I think should be SLC.
2. The FreeNAS can support RAID 0+1 for ATOM chipset or not ?
3. How much of the total cost?
Mainboard + 4 x 2T + Case + SSD + RAM + PSU = XX,XXX
Try Unbuntu, it is good OS.
I use QNAP TS-119 turbo NAS, with max power < 20W.
NAS $ 15XX + 1T HDD $620 = $21XX.
For storing all hififever file, PCB layout, BT client.
1. What is the min RAM need ? (1G or 2G)
2. ATOM 1.6G is enough or not?
3. Can all OS / working swap file can be in SSD or not ?
4. What is the format of the extra HDD ? Can I config as 2T x 4 = 8T with standard NTFS or FAT32 format?
5. Is it support uPNP? ITUNE server? DLNA?
6. If can support ITUNE, can it be stream AAC at "REAL TIME transcode".