I don't need loads of HD space or RAID etc as there will be a server there, but I would like a fast drive for sure and I guess space is a bonus for stuff like a huge wav collection of my CDs etc ;-)
Get a RAID of SSD. Like this one. You won't have much space, but at 800MB/s sustained read rate, does it really matter? Vista should run like a charm of one of those suckers!Having a server doesn't cancel out having a need for RAID, unless you're connected to that server via FC-SW.