LSI RAID and HBA Cards under $100

16 Drive ports, 12Gb/s, HBA, Internal

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LSI 9300-16i 16-Port 12Gb/s SAS Controller HBA Card with P16 IT Mode for ZFS TrueNAS unRAID

$79.99as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details

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Spec score9.5

Pros

+Sixteen internal ports for large drive arrays

+Supports 12Gb/s SAS link speed

+IT mode for passing drives directly to the operating system

+Suited to ZFS and TrueNAS storage builds

Cons

−Sixteen-port card draws more power than smaller HBAs

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+16 drive ports: the most drive ports of the 10 here

+12Gb/s: the highest sas speed of the 10 here

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8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, HBA

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LSI Broadcom SAS 9300-8i 8-port 12Gb/s SATA+SAS PCI-Express 3.0 Low Profile Host Bus Adapter

$84.99as of 11/04/2026 10:05 PST - Details

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Spec score8.9

Pros

+Eight internal ports for eight drives

+Supports 12Gb/s SAS link speed

+PCIe 3.0 interface for standard expansion slots

+Low profile form factor for compact cases

Compared with the 6 RAID and HBA Cards on this page

+12Gb/s: the highest sas speed of the 10 here

+8 drive ports: only 1 of 10 here have more drive ports

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8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 12Gb/s, RAID

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LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS 9341-8i SGL LSI00407

$65.00as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details

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Spec score8.9

Pros

+12Gb/s SAS interface speed for fast drive connections

+PCIe 3.0 host interface for faster data transfer

+Eight internal ports for connecting up to eight drives

+RAID controller for mirrored or striped drive arrays

Compared with the 6 RAID and HBA Cards on this page

+12Gb/s: the highest sas speed of the 10 here

+8 drive ports: only 1 of 10 here have more drive ports

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8 Drive ports, 6Gb/s, RAID, Internal

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LSI LOGIC Megaraid SAS 9240-8I Single

$69.00as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details

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Spec score8.3

Pros

+RAID support for drive redundancy and array configurations

+Eight internal ports for multiple drive connections

+6Gb/s SAS speed for drive connections

Compared with the 6 RAID and HBA Cards on this page

+8 drive ports: only 1 of 10 here have more drive ports

−6Gb/s: 5 of the 10 here have a higher sas speed

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8 Drive ports, 6Gb/s, HBA, Internal

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LSI SAS 9210-8i 8-port 6Gb/s PCIe HBA RAID SATA Controller card

$38.00as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details

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Spec score8.3

Pros

+Eight internal ports for connecting internal drives

+Supports 6Gb/s SAS transfer speed

+Can act as an HBA or RAID controller

Compared with the 6 RAID and HBA Cards on this page

+8 drive ports: only 1 of 10 here have more drive ports

−6Gb/s: 5 of the 10 here have a higher sas speed

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4 Drive ports, 6Gb/s, Internal

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LSI 3Ware SAS 9750-4I 4-Port 6G/s PCI Express SAS RAID Controller (LSI00216)

$42.44as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details

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Spec score8.0

Pros

+Four internal ports for four drives

+Supports 6Gb/s SAS link speed

+PCI Express interface for standard expansion slots

+Dedicated RAID controller with hardware RAID support

Compared with the 6 RAID and HBA Cards on this page

−4 drive ports: 8 of the 10 here have more drive ports

−6Gb/s: 5 of the 10 here have a higher sas speed

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