Your maths isn't quite correct - if I built a Linux box and installed one of the freely available Linux iSCSI Target pacakges, I would have a box that was the equivalent of your $3000US product. I'm sure there are many pc enthusiasts that have old P3/P4 boxes lying around just being used as little ...

Guys, you're looking for enterprise-level features as part of iSCSI target package expecting to pay very small price :) StarWind Home would immediately support all of the stuff found in Enterprise level for Home price the same very day when I'll be able to swap my Subaru Impreza WRX STi for Ferrari...