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Why get LSI HBA when SATA expansion exists? (zerobytes.monster)
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The original post: /r/datahoarder by /u/DevanteWeary on 2025-03-28 23:53:12.

Hey everyone.

I'm in need for at least four more ports to connect some drives.

I've seen discussions about LSI HBA cards on here many times over the years, but never really thought twice about them.

After some light research, I've landed on this

However, I see they have these PCI to SATA adapters for much cheaper and from what I read, less power usage.

Does that sound about right?

My question is why wouldn't I get the PCI to SATA adapter?

For reference, I'm running several 20TB drives on my home NAS which is for streaming and file storage/backups as well as my home automation.

Thanks for any info!

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