I know we're a mostly LSI group but here's an intriguing one for the more adventurous with 6gbps drives:
Here's an auction with 10 left for $215 obo: Adaptec ASR-78165 24-Channel SAS/SATA Controller RAID 6Gb/s PCIe Low Prof 0KT1V
I'm liking the concept of a 24 port controller. You could easily turn these into a 1U controller and a 3U disk shelf.
It looks like it comes with the capacitor and flash backup so no battery pack to worry about either. Too bad not 12G but for disks and SATA old SAS might be cool.
Here's an auction with 10 left for $215 obo: Adaptec ASR-78165 24-Channel SAS/SATA Controller RAID 6Gb/s PCIe Low Prof 0KT1V
I'm liking the concept of a 24 port controller. You could easily turn these into a 1U controller and a 3U disk shelf.
It looks like it comes with the capacitor and flash backup so no battery pack to worry about either. Too bad not 12G but for disks and SATA old SAS might be cool.