Which External Drive To Get?

Using my Mac Mini as a media server with iTunes.  I am wondering what you guys are using for an external drive that works well with a mini that is being left on 24/7.  My tired 2TB usb 2.0 G-Drive needs replacing, and I would like something that is Thunderbolt friendly and with plenty of room to grow.  RAID 0 or JBOD is all I would need since back up is stored elsewhere.

You don't state how much storage you want to relocate to the new external RAID solution, and your storage growth rate. Right now, Thunderbolt and premium pricing are unavoidable. You can look at Apple's online store under Mac > Storage to see first hand.
The other alternative to exorbitant Thunderbolt storage units is an external SATA III storage array solution that plugs eSata cables into a LaCie Thunderbolt/eSata adapter. Everything that you need is included in that solution except the Thunderbolt data cable that runs between your miniDisplayPort and the LaCie adapter. You configure the RAID setting through Disk Utility in OS X.
It turns out that getting the 1TB low end model and updating it with 2x(2,3,4) TB SATA III drives is more expensive than purchasing a 4TB solution from MacSales. Still quite a bite, but not as bad as an external Thunderbolt RAID array.

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