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RAID and HBA Cards under $400

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5 RAID and HBA cards under $400. Most cost $306 to $385, and half cost less than $329.

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
LSISpec score 8.7

28 Drive ports, PCIe 2.0, 6Gb/s, RAID

+RAID support for drive redundancy and array configurations
+28 ports for connecting many drives
+Supports both SAS and SATA drive connections
$385.14
as of 11/04/2026 02:09 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
LSISpec score 8.4

20 Drive ports, PCIe 2.0, 6Gb/s, RAID

+RAID support for drive redundancy and array configurations
+20 ports for connecting many drives
+Supports both SAS and SATA drive connections
$329.00
as of 11/04/2026 02:09 PST - Details
LSI

6Gb/s, RAID

+16 internal and 4 external ports for many drives
+6Gb/s SAS and SATA interface speed
+Supports RAID for drive redundancy
$349.00
as of 11/04/2026 03:10 PST - Details

Compare specs

RAID or HBA cardDrive portsSAS speedTypePort locationSpec scorePrice
46Gb/sHBAInternal7.8$308.08
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
286Gb/sRAID8.7$385.14
as of 11/04/2026 02:09 PST - Details
166Gb/sHBAInternal8.4$306.29
as of 11/04/2026 04:05 PST - Details
206Gb/sRAID8.4$329.00
as of 11/04/2026 02:09 PST - Details
6Gb/sRAIDn/a$349.00
as of 11/04/2026 03:10 PST - Details

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