RAID and HBA Cards under $250

3 RAID and HBA cards under $250 from LSI, Broadcom, Dell and more. Prices run $189 to $199.

LanpanSpec score 9.0

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

+Sixteen internal ports for large drive arrays

+Tri-mode support for SAS, SATA and NVMe drives

+12Gb/s SAS speed for newer drives

−Requires a PCIe x8 or wider slot

$199.00

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

SxtaigoodSpec score 9.0

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

+16 internal ports for many drives on one card

+Tri-mode support for SAS, SATA and NVMe drives

+12Gb/s SAS speed for fast drive connections

−Internal ports only, no external connection

$188.88

as of 11/04/2026 04:06 PST - Details

YiBaoTongSpec score 9.0

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

+16 ports support many drives from one card

+12Gb/s SAS link speed for faster drive connections

+PCIe 3.0 interface for higher bus bandwidth

$194.99

as of 11/04/2026 04:06 PST - Details

Compare specs

Drive ports	SAS speed	Type	Port location	Spec score	Price
16	12Gb/s	HBA	Internal	9.0	$199.00 as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
16	12Gb/s	HBA	Internal	9.0	$188.88 as of 11/04/2026 04:06 PST - Details
16	12Gb/s	HBA	Internal	9.0	$194.99 as of 11/04/2026 04:06 PST - Details

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