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RAID and HBA Cards under $400

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12 RAID and HBA cards under $400. Most cost $305 to $358, and half cost less than $327.

LpxlqklypSpec score 9.0

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

+16 internal ports for many drives
+IT mode for passing drives straight to the system
+12Gb/s SAS speed supports fast drives
−Internal ports only, no external connectivity
−No RAID functionality
$317.07
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
KnjcsvhghSpec score 8.9

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

+16 internal ports for many drives
+12Gb/s SAS speed for fast storage links
+PCIe 3.0 interface for the host system
−Internal ports only, no external enclosure connections
$333.90
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
LpxlqklypSpec score 8.3

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, HBA, Internal

+Eight ports for connecting many drives
+PCIe 3.0 x8 interface
+Includes two SFF-8643 cables
−Internal ports only, no external connection
$305.43
as of 11/04/2026 02:09 PST - Details
LSI LogicSpec score 8.3

8 Drive ports, PCIe 3.0, RAID, Internal

+RAID support for drive redundancy and array configurations
+Eight internal ports for multiple drive connections
+PCIe 3.0 x8 interface for current motherboard slots
−Internal ports only, no external connectivity
$350.00
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
LpxlqklypSpec score 7.8

4 Drive ports, 6Gb/s, HBA, Internal

+Four internal ports for connecting four drives
+6Gb/s SAS interface speed
+IT mode for direct drive access
−Only four ports limits drive count
$308.08
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
Knjcsvhgh

8 Drive ports, RAID, Internal

+Includes battery backup for protected write cache
+8 internal ports for connecting drives
+RAID support for drive redundancy
−Only 1GB cache memory
−Uses PCIe 3.0 rather than newer generations
$384.05
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
HaehnleinITSpec score 8.6

8 Drive ports, 12Gb/s, RAID, Internal

+Tri-mode support for SATA, SAS, and NVMe drives
+8 internal ports for multiple drives
+12Gb/s SAS connectivity
$319.90
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
LpxlqklypSpec score 8.4

16 Drive ports, 6Gb/s, HBA, Internal

+Sixteen internal ports for many drives
+6Gb/s SAS speed
+IT mode for ZFS and FreeNAS
$306.29
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
LpxlqklypSpec score 9.0

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

+16 internal ports for many drive connections
+12Gb/s SAS and SATA support
+Mini-SAS-HD internal connectors
−Internal ports only, no external connectivity
$305.10
as of 11/04/2026 02:09 PST - Details
YrwygcgwySpec score 8.9

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

+16 internal ports for many drives
+12Gb/s SAS speed for fast storage links
+PCIe 3.0 interface for the host system
−Internal ports only, no external enclosure connections
$333.90
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
BfqtxlavkSpec score 8.9

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

+16 internal ports for many drives
+12Gb/s SAS speed for fast storage links
+PCIe 3.0 interface for the host system
−Internal ports only, no external enclosure connections
$333.90
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
LpxlqklypSpec score 9.0

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

+16 ports for connecting many drives
+12Gb/s SAS speed for fast storage links
+Four SFF-8643 connectors for internal cabling
$358.46
as of 11/04/2026 02:09 PST - Details

Compare specs

RAID or HBA cardDrive portsSAS speedTypePort locationSpec scorePrice
1612Gb/sHBAInternal9.0$317.07
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
1612Gb/sHBAInternal8.9$333.90
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
8HBAInternal8.3$305.43
as of 11/04/2026 02:09 PST - Details
8RAIDInternal8.3$350.00
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
46Gb/sHBAInternal7.8$308.08
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
8RAIDInternaln/a$384.05
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
812Gb/sRAIDInternal8.6$319.90
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
166Gb/sHBAInternal8.4$306.29
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
1612Gb/sHBAInternal9.0$305.10
as of 11/04/2026 02:09 PST - Details
1612Gb/sHBAInternal8.9$333.90
as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details

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