I am bsd and nas newbie. I have recently installed a virtual FreeNAS to get accustomed with the user interface. I am planning a build or two and need your help with some hardware oriented questions before all starts.
Some recommendations.. read over the links in my sig. They will provide you with alot if insight for things noobs commonly get wrong as well as explain some of the basic terminology used in the FreeBSD/FreeNAS world.