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RAID and HBA Cards under $100

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7 RAID and HBA cards under $100 from Lanpan, LSI Logic, LSI and more. Most cost $64 to $99, and half cost less than $74.

LSI LogicSpec score 8.9

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

+16 external ports for connecting external drive enclosures
+12Gb/s SAS speed on a PCIe 3.0 interface
+HBA design passes drives through without RAID
$99.50-31%Was: $145.00
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
LSISpec score 8.7

8 Drive ports, 12Gb/s, HBA, External

+12Gb/s SAS interface speed for fast drive connections
+External ports for connecting drive enclosures
+Eight ports for connecting up to eight drives
−No RAID function, so no built-in drive arrays
$64.00-6%Was: $67.99
as of 11/04/2026 02:09 PST - Details
LSISpec score 8.7

8 Drive ports, 12Gb/s, External

+12Gb/s SAS speed for fast external storage links
+Eight external ports for connecting multiple drive enclosures
+Supports SAS connectivity for enterprise storage setups
−External ports only, no internal drive connections
$64.00
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
H!Fiber.comSpec score 8.6

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

+Two external Mini SAS ports for external enclosures
+12Gb/s SAS connectivity
+8 ports for multiple drives
−HBA only, with no hardware RAID function
$99.99
as of 11/04/2026 05:06 PST - Details
AlomejorSpec score 8.2

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, 6Gb/s, HBA

+Eight external ports for connecting drive enclosures
+IT mode passthrough for direct drive access
+6Gb/s SAS speed for SAS and SATA drives
−Older 6Gb/s link speed limits throughput
$78.83
as of 11/04/2026 02:09 PST - Details
HPSpec score 7.7

1 Drive ports, 6Gb/s, RAID, External

+One internal and one external port for flexible drive connections
+Supports 6Gb/s SAS speeds
+Includes 512MB flash-backed write cache
−Only one port per side limits drive count
$68.52
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
IpolexSpec score 8.0

8 Drive ports, PCIe 2.0, 6Gb/s, HBA

+Offers eight ports through dual Mini SAS connectors
+Uses SAS2008 chip for the controller function
+Supports 6Gb/s SAS and SATA connection speed
$73.99
as of 11/04/2026 02:08 PST - Details

Compare specs

RAID or HBA cardDrive portsSpec scorePrice
168.9$99.50
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
88.7$64.00
as of 11/04/2026 02:09 PST - Details
88.7$64.00
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
88.6$99.99
as of 11/04/2026 05:06 PST - Details
88.2$78.83
as of 11/04/2026 02:09 PST - Details
17.7$68.52
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
88.0$73.99
as of 11/04/2026 02:08 PST - Details

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