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RAID and HBA Cards under $150

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18 RAID and HBA cards under $150 from Lanpan, LSI Logic, LSI and more. Most cost $58 to $115, and half cost less than $79.

LSI LogicSpec score 9.0

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
ElecnexusSpec score 8.8

16 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, ASM1064

+16 SATA ports for many drives on one card
+Supports 6Gbps SATA III transfer speeds
+Uses PCIe 3.0 for a modern host interface
−Uses a single PCIe 3.0 x1 lane for all ports
$56.99-5%List: $59.99
as of 11/04/2026 10:06 PST - Details
LSISpec score 9.1

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

+Sixteen internal ports for large drive arrays
+Supports 12Gb/s SAS link speed
+IT mode for passing drives directly to the operating system
−Sixteen-port card draws more power than smaller HBAs
$79.99
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
AdaptecSpec score 8.8

16 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, RAID

+Supports 16 ports for many connected drives
+PCIe 3.0 interface for a modern motherboard slot
+Supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60 levels
−Uses a PCIe 3.0 x8 slot, which takes up a large slot
$55.00
as of 11/04/2026 05:06 PST - Details
Zopsc

16 Drive ports

+Provides 16 ports for connecting many drives to one card
+Uses a PCIe interface to add ports to a computer
+Supports 6Gbps transfer speeds per the product name
−Requires a free PCIe slot in the computer
$57.94
as of 11/04/2026 02:09 PST - Details
BroadcomSpec score 9.0

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

+Sixteen internal ports for many drive connections
+12Gb/s SAS support
+PCIe 3.0 host interface
$117.00
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
Lpxlqklyp

16 Drive ports, HBA, Internal

+IT mode firmware for direct disk access
+16 internal ports for large drive arrays
+Suited to ZFS, FreeNAS and unRAID builds
$115.33
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
Actimed

16 Drive ports, ASM1064

+16 drive ports: only 5 of 137 here have more drive ports
$69.99
as of 11/04/2026 02:08 PST - Details
DiyeeniSpec score 9.0

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

+Sixteen internal ports for large drive arrays
+Supports 12Gb/s SAS link speed
+PCIe 3.0 interface for standard expansion slots
−Sixteen-port card draws more power than smaller HBAs
$89.60
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
Lemon treeSpec score 9.0

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

+Sixteen internal ports for a large drive array
+12Gb/s SAS speed per port
+IT mode firmware passes drives straight to the operating system
−Requires a PCIe 3.0 slot for full compatibility
$111.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
SvnxingtiiSpec score 9.0

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

+16 internal ports for many drives on one card
+12Gb/s SAS speed for fast drive connections
+PCIe 3.0 interface for modern motherboards
−Internal ports only, no external connection
−Requires a free PCIe x8 slot
$139.99
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
N\PSpec score 9.1

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

+Provides 16 internal ports for large drive arrays
+Supports 12Gb/s SAS data transfer speeds
+Handles both SATA and SAS drives
$72.00
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
ZurjySpec score 9.1

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

+16 ports for connecting many drives at once
+12Gb/s SAS speed for fast drive connections
+IT mode firmware suits ZFS software RAID setups
$75.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:06 PST - Details
GugxiomSpec score 9.0

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

+Sixteen internal ports for a large drive array
+Supports 12Gbps SAS speed per port
+Uses a PCIe 3.0 x8 interface
$73.80
as of 11/04/2026 10:06 PST - Details
DpofirsSpec score 9.0

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

+16 ports for connecting many drives
+12Gb/s SAS speed on a PCIe 3.0 interface
+HBA design passes drives through without RAID
$113.11
as of 11/04/2026 05:08 PST - Details
LSI LogicSpec score 9.0

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

+16 internal ports for many drives
+12Gb/s SAS speed on a PCIe 3.0 interface
+Full height bracket fits standard tower cases
$99.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
GowenicSpec score 9.0

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

+Sixteen ports for a large number of drives
+Supports 12Gb/s SAS transfer speed
+Uses PCIe 3.0 host interface
$78.19
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
SvnxingtiiSpec score 9.0

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

+16 ports for connecting many drives
+12Gb/s SAS-3 interface for fast drive connections
+IT mode firmware for direct drive access
$69.99
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details

Compare specs

RAID or HBA cardDrive portsSAS speedTypeSpec scorePrice
1612Gb/sHBA9.0$99.50
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
168.8$56.99
as of 11/04/2026 10:06 PST - Details
1612Gb/sHBA9.1$79.99
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
16RAID8.8$55.00
as of 11/04/2026 05:06 PST - Details
16n/a$57.94
as of 11/04/2026 02:09 PST - Details
1612Gb/s9.0$117.00
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
16HBAn/a$115.33
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
16n/a$69.99
as of 11/04/2026 02:08 PST - Details
1612Gb/sHBA9.0$89.60
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
1612Gb/sHBA9.0$111.00
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details

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