nemloc Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Seems like a good deal to me, went ahead and ordered one. http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=AOC-SASMV8&title=Supermicro-AOC-SASLP-MV8-8-Port-SAS-SATA-Add-on-Card use promo code ABCDEFG at checkout. Quote Link to comment
jbuszkie Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I've never heard of superbiiz.. Are they reputable? and is $88 for that card a good deal or a great deal? I see Newegg has them for $109 + $6 shipping but I haven't really been following to know if Newegg ever has it that cheap. Quote Link to comment
prostuff1 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I've never heard of superbiiz.. Are they reputable? Yes, I get most of the SASLP card for my customer builds from Superbiiz and is $88 for that card a good deal or a great deal? I see Newegg has them for $109 + $6 shipping but I haven't really been following to know if Newegg ever has it that cheap. It is a good deal, not quite great in my opinion. Quote Link to comment
jbuszkie Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Off the top of your head.. What's the best price you've seen? I need to expand my disks soon but I don't have anymore SATA ports.. this looks like a decent card for the buck. Probably better then the 2x SATA PCIe 1x card I have... Quote Link to comment
prostuff1 Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Off the top of your head.. What's the best price you've seen? I need to expand my disks soon but I don't have anymore SATA ports.. this looks like a decent card for the buck. Probably better then the 2x SATA PCIe 1x card I have... This is one of the lowest prices I have seen for this card, grab it if you need it. I don't think I have ever seen it cheaper at Newegg then what Superbiiz usually has it for. Quote Link to comment
mexicanmike Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I ordered my cards through super biz, shipping was fast and transaction was easy. I just installed these cards last night, wish this promo was going when I ordered mine. Quote Link to comment
pfp Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 I don't recall ever seeing this card for a cheaper price that the normal Superbiiz price. An extra $10 off is a nice bonus. Purchased both mine from than and have no issue shopping there. Quote Link to comment
jbuszkie Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Thanks for all the reassurance! I just pulled the trigger for one... and a cable at cablematters.. Now I just have to find space in the box for one more drive! Might be time to pull the trigger on a new server case too! I think I can fit one more in.. but it won't have good cooling! Quote Link to comment
SSD Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 You might check for a coupon code. Seems to me they had a $5 off for new customers. Quote Link to comment
jbuszkie Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Too late! I already pulled the trigger! Quote Link to comment
SSD Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Too late! I already pulled the trigger! Search in Google for Superbiiz coupon codes. I found a 10% off up to $10. Quote Link to comment
JackBauer Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 It's tempting but I think I'm going to hold out for the AOC-SAS2LP-MV8, at least once it has been fully vetted for unraid use. (Just assuming there might be some benefits with the new design - like lower power draw...) Quote Link to comment
SSD Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I beleive that the SASLP2 is an x8 card. Depending on your motherboard, you may not be able to support 2 of them. I have an x8 controller (that I run in my x16 slot), and an SASLP that I run in my x4 slot. Although I think you can melt the back of the slot and install an x8 card on an x4 slot, components may be on the motherboard that would be in the way. Just something to think about as you plan your array for expansion. Quote Link to comment
JackBauer Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I beleive that the SASLP2 is an x8 card. Depending on your motherboard, you may not be able to support 2 of them. That's a good point. I have a MBD-X8SIL-F-O. (And I love it) It has two x8 slots, so that gets me to 22 drives (only have room for 20 in my server)... But quite frankly once the 4 TB drives are out, I'll have room for 76TB of data in one box, which should be adequate Quote Link to comment
prostuff1 Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I'll have room for 76TB of data in one box, which should be adequate Bite your tongue there young man Should be adequate and are adequate are 2 different things; and we all know that that we can never have 2 much space on our servers. Quote Link to comment
JackBauer Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I'll have room for 76TB of data in one box, which should be adequate Bite your tongue there young man Should be adequate and are adequate are 2 different things; and we all know that that we can never have 2 much space on our servers. What worries me most - even with the 6-8TB of data I have now... Is a catastrophic failure - or a fire, or someone breaking in and stealing or trashing my equipment. There are no easy (or inexpensive) ways to backup massive amounts of data to a tape drive, and keep a copy elsewhere. Quote Link to comment
prostuff1 Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I'll have room for 76TB of data in one box, which should be adequate Bite your tongue there young man Should be adequate and are adequate are 2 different things; and we all know that that we can never have 2 much space on our servers. What worries me most - even with the 6-8TB of data I have now... Is a catastrophic failure - or a fire, or someone breaking in and stealing or trashing my equipment. There are no easy (or inexpensive) ways to backup massive amounts of data to a tape drive, and keep a copy elsewhere. Thats why you convince the finance committee to approve the building of another unRAID server offsite. You sync everything up locally and then move the backup server to the other location. Quote Link to comment
Traxxus Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I'll need to pick one of these up eventually, only have 2 slots left on my motherboard for HD's. How do you cable these? Does it take a breakout cable of some sort? Or are there just 8 SATA ports on it that you use as normal? Quote Link to comment
prostuff1 Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 I'll need to pick one of these up eventually, only have 2 slots left on my motherboard for HD's. How do you cable these? Does it take a breakout cable of some sort? Or are there just 8 SATA ports on it that you use as normal? breakout cables are needed. Quote Link to comment
Rajahal Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 It takes a breakout cable. Forward breakout if you want to connect to the drives directly or to a drive cage (such as the Norco SS-500). If you are using one of the Norco rackmount cases (4220 or 4224) then you will use miniSAS cables instead. See my prototypes thread (link in my sig) for links to each type of cable. Quote Link to comment
pfp Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 Thats why you convince the finance committee to approve the building of another unRAID server offsite. You sync everything up locally and then move the backup server to the other location. I like that Quote Link to comment
nemloc Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 Received mine, came with both short and tall slot brackets. Quote Link to comment
dgaschk Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 I beleive that the SASLP2 is an x8 card. Depending on your motherboard, you may not be able to support 2 of them. I have an x8 controller (that I run in my x16 slot), and an SASLP that I run in my x4 slot. Although I think you can melt the back of the slot and install an x8 card on an x4 slot, components may be on the motherboard that would be in the way. Just something to think about as you plan your array for expansion. If you do this use a riser card. Then you can melt the riser card and not the MB slot. This will also avoid any components that may otherwise be in the way. Quote Link to comment
nbcbubba Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Far be it from me to kick a sale in the proverbial mouth, but is there any chance that these are going to be discontinued? Is that why they are on sale? If so, I'll jump on two of them ASAP - if that's unlikely, I can hold off a bit. John Quote Link to comment
Rajahal Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Since the second generation is already available (SAS2LP) it is certainly possible that the SASLP will be discontinued soon. However, I haven't heard anything to indicate that, so I can only speculate. The second gen card hasn't been nearly as thoroughly tested as the first gen, so I'll be sticking with the SASLP as long as I can. I don't think this particular sale is any indication of the SASLP reaching the end of its lifespan. Superbiiz routinely has sales like this (roughly one per month), and the promo code ABCDEFG makes it pretty clear that this is a 'back to school' sale. Quote Link to comment
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