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Pros: 2 x USB 3.0 ports and 2 x SATA 6.0 ports in one card!
Cons: Potential bottleneck if all 4 ports are in use at the same.
Pros: 2 x USB 3.0 ports and 2 x SATA 6.0 ports in one card!
Cons: Potential bottleneck if all 4 ports are in use at the same.

Pros: Price, SAS/SATA 6GB/s
Cons: No SFF-8087 cables ( huge price premium for non-SGL version that includes them)
The ServeRAID M1015 SAS/SATA Controller for IBM System x is an entry-level 6 Gbps SAS 2.0 PCI Express 2.0 RAID controller. The adapter has two internal mini-SAS connectors to drive up to 32 devices and supports the same base RAID 0, 1, and 10 feature set and drivers as the M5000 series controllers. With the attachment of the ServeRAID M1000 Advanced Feature Key, the ServeRAID M1015 offers the...
Internal Connectors: 4 x SFF-8643 mini-SAS HD Transfer Rate: Up to 6Gb/s RAID: RAID 0/1/1E/5/6/10/50/60 Cache Memory: 1GB Series: RAID 71605 Operating Systems Supported: Microsoft Windows Red Hat Linux SUSE Linux Fedora Debian Linux Ubuntu Linux Sun Solaris FreeBSD VMware ESX Dimensions: 2.535""H x 6.6""L (64mm x 167mm) Features: Connector: Four internal mini SAS HD (SFF-8643)
Internal Connectors: 2 x SFF-8087 mini-SAS Transfer Rate: Up to 6Gb/s RAID: RAID 0/1/10/1E/JBOD Cache Memory: 128MB Operating Systems Supported: Microsoft Windows Red Hat Linux SUSE Linux Fedora Debian Linux Ubuntu Linux Sun Solaris FreeBSD VMware ESX Dimensions: 2.535"" x 6.095"" Features: RAID: Supports up to 8 SATA or SAS devices SES and SAF-TE enclosure management Hybrid...
Supporting up to 8 SATA II and SATA I hard drives, the 3ware 9650SE-8LPML PCI Express controller card is perfect for entry-level storage servers. Supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, single disk, and JBOD, the 3ware 9650SE can not only backup data but can also significantly extend the storage capacity of a system. Featuring a PCI-Express x4 compatibility it’s one of the few...
The LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i RAID controller offers a new level of flexibility and performance to servers and workstations by supporting both high-performance SAS hard drives and cost-effective, high-capacity SATA drives, as well as energy-efficient SSDs. Supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50 and 60, it not only backs up data but can also extend the storage capacity of a system significantly. It...
Internal Connectors: 2 x SFF-8087 mini-SAS RAID: RAID 0,1,5,6,10,50,Single Disk,JBOD Cache Memory: 256 MB DDR2 533 Operating Systems Supported: Microsoft Windows 2003/XP/2000, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux, Fedora Linux, 2.4 Linux kernel, 2.6 Linux kernel, FreeBSD; 32/64-bit driver support for Windows, Linux and FreeBSD For complete OS listing, Go to: www.3ware.com/support/ OS-Support.asp Features:...
External Connectors: 8 x SAS Internal Connectors: 2 x SFF-8087 mini-SAS Transfer Rate: 300 MBps Per Channel Parts: 1 year limited Labor: 3 years limited
The LSI SAS 9211-8i host bus adapter provides the greatest available throughput to internal server storage arrays through eight internal 6Gb/s ports, driving up to 256 SAS and SATA physical devices. This HBA offers dynamic SAS functionality including dual-port drive redundancy and SATA compatibility. Utilizing two internal x4 SFF8087 Mini-SAS connectors, the low-profile SAS 9211-8i is an...
Internal Connectors: 4 x SAS/SATA Transfer Rate: Up to 3Gb/s RAID: RAID 0/1/5/10 JBOD Features: Online capacity expansion (OCE) and Online RAID level migration (ORLM) RAID Array Roaming Unplug/Remove RAID array Hot key (ctrl-h) boot-up RAID manager via BIOS Firmware update while running the Operating System Verify RAID Array for Bad Sectors and Parity Check Task Scheduler Automatic RAID...
Internal Connectors: 1 x SFF-8087 mini-SAS Transfer Rate: Up to 6Gb/s RAID: RAID 0/1/5/6/10/50/60 Cache Memory: 512MB DDRII cache (800MHz) Features: Single card, no cables included SafeStore Encryption Services for more secure data protection Cost-effective RAID protection for 1U and 2U servers and space-limited storage environments Parts: 3 years limited