Re: PCIe 3.0 8 port SATA 6 Gbps HBA for SOHO network

From: David Christensen <dpchrist_at_holgerdanske.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 04:29:56 UTC
On 3/17/22 22:59, Steve O'Hara-Smith wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:59:10 -0700
> David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> wrote:
> 
>> The LSI® SAS 9207-8i PCI Express® to 6Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
>> Host Bus Adapter looks appealing:
>>
>> https://docs.broadcom.com/doc/12353331
>>
>>
>> Comments or suggestions?
> 
> 	Having a SAS controller opens the option of refurbished[1] ex-data
> centre drives which are very cheap storage and 3.5" ones usually had a
> quiet life in the data centre making them very reliable.
> 
> [1] Stickers removed perhaps.


Thank you for the reply.  :-)


Yes, used SAS drives can have good prices.  But, I prefer new previous 
model SATA drives (Seagate Constellation ES.2).


David