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Napkin math says it would cost ~$5000 to put the data online and ~$138/month to power it:
Here's the "Everything will always work" math:
~ 27 3TB SATA drives @ $129.95 [0]
~ 7 machines @ $60.17 [1] [2]
~ 8-port switch @ $11.99 [3]
~ 100ft cat5 cable @ $15.95 [4]
~ 14 cat5 connectors @ ~$5 total.
~ 2 6-prong power strips @ $5 [5].
Total: 27 * $129.95 + 7 * $60.17 + $11.99 + $15.95 + $5 + 2 * $5 = $3972.78.
With decent redundancy: ~$5000 [6].
Monthly power bill: ~$138 [7].
Labor: $0 [8].
You can store basically a copy of "The entire internet" for 1/4th the cost of a new sedan [9] and power it at 1/5th the cost of using that sedan [10].
I officially christen this the future.
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References:
[0] http://www.goharddrive.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=G0...
[1] The cheapest all-in-one with SATA I found was the $49 cubieboard (http://www.linuxbsdos.com/2012/09/11/cubieboard-raspberry-pi...). 4 of them would run you $200 ... putting it at higher expense.
[2] Breakdown:
$24.99 Motherboard: http://www.ascendtech.us/asus-p5rc-le-lga775-ddr-motherboard...
$3.50 256MB RAM: http://txmicro.com/256MB-DDR-RAM-PC3200-184-Pin-DIMM-Name-Br...
$4.00 celeron: http://starmicroinc.net/intel-celeron-325j-253ghz-256k-533mh...
$8.95 CPU fan: http://3btech.net/inorlga775co.html
$21.99 550 W PSU: http://3btech.net/24pinch550wa.html
$0.74 Molex -> SATA: http://www.amazon.com/Syba-SY-CAB40007-Molex-Power-Inches/dp...
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$60.17
[3] http://3btech.net/giee24ramo10.html
[4] http://www.acnt.com/product.asp?pf_id=NHG08
[5] http://www.google.com/shopping/product/18338766357132175733
[6] Using base price * 1.25.
[7] http://www.bls.gov/ro9/cpilosa_energy.htm Assuming $0.15 KW/hr + 180 W/hr per machine avg usage we have: 7 * 0.180 KW/hr * $0.15 KW/hr* 24 hr * 365.25 d / 12 m = $138.07/month.
[8] I mean equity, cough cough.
[9] Based on KBB value for a baseline 2013 Nissan Altima (http://www.kbb.com/nissan/altima/2013-nissan-altima/25/?vehi...)
[10] Based on 15,291 miles per year average (http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ohim/onh00/bar8.htm) * IRS mileage rate of $0.55 (http://www.irs.gov/uac/IRS-Announces-2012-Standard-Mileage-R...) = $700.