RAID and HBA Cards under $75

4 RAID and HBA cards under $75 from IO Crest, LSI Logic, Lanpan and more. Prices run $64 to $73.

LSISpec score 8.8

8 Drive ports, 12Gb/s, HBA, External

+12Gb/s SAS interface speed for fast drive connections

+External ports for connecting drive enclosures

+Eight ports for connecting up to eight drives

−No RAID function, so no built-in drive arrays

$64.00-6%Was: ~~$67.99~~

as of 11/04/2026 02:09 PST - Details

LSISpec score 8.8

8 Drive ports, 12Gb/s, External

+12Gb/s SAS speed for fast external storage links

+Eight external ports for connecting multiple drive enclosures

+Supports SAS connectivity for enterprise storage setups

−External ports only, no internal drive connections

$64.00

as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details

HPSpec score 7.7

1 Drive ports, 6Gb/s, RAID, External

+One internal and one external port for flexible drive connections

+Supports 6Gb/s SAS speeds

+Includes 512MB flash-backed write cache

−Only one port per side limits drive count

$68.52

as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details

IpolexSpec score 8.1

8 Drive ports, PCIe 2.0, 6Gb/s, HBA

+Offers eight ports through dual Mini SAS connectors

+Uses SAS2008 chip for the controller function

+Supports 6Gb/s SAS and SATA connection speed

$73.99

as of 11/04/2026 02:08 PST - Details

Compare specs

Drive ports	Spec score	Price
8	8.8	$64.00 as of 11/04/2026 02:09 PST - Details
8	8.8	$64.00 as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
1	7.7	$68.52 as of 11/04/2026 05:07 PST - Details
8	8.1	$73.99 as of 11/04/2026 02:08 PST - Details

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