LSI RAID and HBA Cards under $250

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

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LSI MegaRAID 9361-8i 12Gb/s 8-Port Internal 1GB DDR3 SATA/SAS PCI-Express 3.0 x8 RAID Controller Card with Cachevault

$220.00as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details

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Spec score9.1

Pros

+Eight internal ports for connecting many drives

+12Gb/s SAS speed, current for SAS storage

+PCIe 3.0 interface for the host system

+Includes CacheVault for cache protection

+RAID controller for drive redundancy and striping

Compared with the 8 RAID and HBA Cards on this page

+PCIe 3.0: the highest pcie of the 5 here

+12Gb/s: the highest sas speed of the 5 here

+8 drive ports: only 1 of 5 here have more drive ports

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16 Drive ports, PCIe 2.0, 6Gb/s, External

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The Sixteen-Port, Half-Length LSI SAS 9201-16E; 6GB/S Per Port. in The Box: Ls

$175.00as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details

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Spec score8.8

Pros

+16 external ports for expansion enclosures

+Half-length card fits compact chassis

+6Gb/s SAS speed per port

Compared with the 8 RAID and HBA Cards on this page

+16 drive ports: the most drive ports of the 5 here

−PCIe 2.0: 4 of the 5 here have a higher pcie

−6Gb/s: 4 of the 5 here have a higher sas speed

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3WARE Pci-e Sataraid - 9650SE-8LPML-SGL

$150.00as of 11/04/2026 02:09 PST - Details

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Pros

+Functions as a host bus adapter for connecting storage devices

+Uses a PCI Express interface for the host connection

+Supports SATA drive connections as a SATA RAID product line

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

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LSI MegaRAID SAS 9361-8i 8-Port 12Gb/s SATA+SAS PCI-Express 3.0 Low Profile RAID Controller, Single

$199.00as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details

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Spec score9.1

Pros

+Eight internal ports for connecting many drives

+12Gb/s SAS speed, current for SAS storage

+Low-profile design fits compact chassis

+PCIe 3.0 interface for the host system

+RAID controller for drive redundancy and striping

Compared with the 8 RAID and HBA Cards on this page

+PCIe 3.0: the highest pcie of the 5 here

+12Gb/s: the highest sas speed of the 5 here

+8 drive ports: only 1 of 5 here have more drive ports

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

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LSI MegaRAID SAS 9380-8e / 12Gb/s SAS - PCI Express 3.0 x8 - Plug-in Card - RAID Supported - 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60

$158.00as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details

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Spec score9.1

Pros

+Eight external ports for expansion enclosures

+12Gb/s SAS speed, current for SAS storage

+PCIe 3.0 x8 interface for the host system

+RAID support for levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60

Compared with the 8 RAID and HBA Cards on this page

+PCIe 3.0: the highest pcie of the 5 here

+12Gb/s: the highest sas speed of the 5 here

+8 drive ports: only 1 of 5 here have more drive ports

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

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LSI TD Sourcing MegaRAID SAS 9361-8i - Storage controller (RAID) - SATA 6Gb/s / SAS 12Gb/s low profile - 12 GBps - RAID

$199.00as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details

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Spec score9.1

Pros

+Eight internal ports for connecting internal drives

+Supports 12Gb/s SAS transfer speed

+Uses PCIe 3.0 host interface

+Low profile form factor for compact builds

Compared with the 8 RAID and HBA Cards on this page

+PCIe 3.0: the highest pcie of the 5 here

+12Gb/s: the highest sas speed of the 5 here

+8 drive ports: only 1 of 5 here have more drive ports

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