Hey all,

 

I've been looking around for a new HBA to replace my rocketraid 2720. I've skimmed through the "Recommended HBA" thread as well as a few others. A lot of people warn about LSI cards from china.. my question is what is actually wrong with them?

 

I require a card with vertical SAS connectors and found this one: LSI SAS 9220-8i IBM ServeRaid M1015 46M0861 P20 IT Mode ZFS FreeNAS unRAID on ebay for $66 AUD. Now I realize just coz it says unRaid in the title doesnt mean it is necessarily compatible..

 

One from The Art of the Server (actually the same model) work out to be about $150 AUD (inc shipping)

 

I dont mind paying more for something that is going to work easier/better... but on the flip-side I also dont like wasting money when I dont need to!

 

What do you's think...

(Sorry if this has been asked before)

..

Kimbo

Edited April 12, 20224 yr by Kimbo3000
I'm silly :)

If they're counterfeit, they may or may not work correctly.  

 

Trouble with China is that a lot of high end computer equipment is counterfeit.  When you're buying a card that's worth hundreds new and getting it for <$50 you really have to ask why is it being sold as new for far far less than what the manufacturer sells it for themselves.

 

I bought one, just for the hell of it a couple of years ago as it cost me $10 brand new.  It kinda worked, but constant drop offs.  At the price it cost me I wasn't concerned and was willing to take the gamble.

I know how them China people like to "borrow" other's designs.. just didnt know how well they'd work.

 

Guess my problem is (like many others I suspect) is that I'm new to the whole Unraid thing.. and know little about Linux (or rather non-Windows) based systems.. So if anything slightly funky goes wrong (ie weird errors/problems) I wont know how to fix it and will need to read up online to work it out,

 

I like to tinker.. hence why I'm not buying a NAS.. but I also dont have unlimited time to spend on it either