I just got done catching my breath, and wiping the tears out of my eyes reviewing the latest storage quote from Netapp for my 540.

Is anybody using some of the other boxes available as adjuncts to the netapp? I'm going to keep my netapps for some very specific users, but I believe I can move significant amounts of data (log files, etc). off to other products, and avoid paying absolutely ridiculous prices...

My needs are mainly NFS, with just a hint of CIFS (that I can live w/o), thrown in.

Thanks in advance.