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RAID and HBA Cards under $1,000

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7 RAID and HBA cards under $1,000. Most cost $932 to $998, and half cost less than $989.

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

+24 internal ports for many drives on one card
+12Gb/s SAS support for fast drive connections
+PCIe 3.0 interface for standard server slots
−Internal ports only, no external connectivity
$993.42
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
Yrwygcgwy

8 Drive ports, 12Gb/s, Internal

+8 internal ports for connecting drives
+12Gb/s SAS speed supports fast drives
+Supports SAS, SATA, and NVMe drives
−Internal ports only, no external connectivity
$931.52
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
Adaptec

RAID

+Two channels for connecting SCSI devices
+Supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and 50 levels
+Ultra160 SCSI with 160 MBps transfer rate
−Older Ultra160 SCSI standard limits transfer speed
$989.00
as of 11/04/2026 02:08 PST - Details
LSI Logic

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

+24 internal ports for large drive arrays
+12Gb/s SAS and SATA connectivity
+PCIe 3.0 interface for standard server slots
−Requires a PCIe 3.0 slot for full performance
$900.00
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
LSI Logic

RAID, Internal

+Internal ports connect drives inside the chassis
+RAID controller supports multiple drive configurations
+Nytro branding denotes flash-based cache design
$998.95
as of 11/04/2026 02:08 PST - Details
LSI

RAID, Internal

+Internal ports connect drives inside the chassis
+RAID controller supports multiple drive configurations
+Nytro branding denotes flash-based cache design
$998.95
as of 11/04/2026 02:08 PST - Details

Compare specs

RAID or HBA cardTypePort locationSpec scorePrice
HBAInternaln/a$993.42
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
Internaln/a$931.52
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
RAIDn/a$989.00
as of 11/04/2026 02:08 PST - Details
RAIDInternaln/a$900.00
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
RAIDInternaln/a$998.95
as of 11/04/2026 02:08 PST - Details
n/a$977.20
as of 11/04/2026 02:08 PST - Details
RAIDInternaln/a$998.95
as of 11/04/2026 02:08 PST - Details

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