<p dir="ltr">New vs. Used.</p>
<p dir="ltr">RAID cards that can do 5 or 6 are $400+</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.acmemicro.com/Product/14302/LSI-9341-8i-Single-8-Port-Controller-LSI00407-MegaRAID-SAS3-12Gbps-2xSFF8643-PCIe-Low-profile-Single+Cable?pager_index=">http://www.acmemicro.com/Product/14302/LSI-9341-8i-Single-8-Port-Controller-LSI00407-MegaRAID-SAS3-12Gbps-2xSFF8643-PCIe-Low-profile-Single+Cable?pager_index=</a></p>
<div class="gmail_quot&lt;blockquote class=" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Valid point... I guess adding one more drive for RAID5 won&#39;t break the bank.<br>
haha!<br>
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LSI Logic 9270-8i....<br>
- Amazon: $565<br>
- eBay: $160<br>
<br>
The cards look identical.... crazy price difference!<br>
<br>
/Raj<br>
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