On 15/04/2011 2:06 PM, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
Steven Haigh put forth on 4/14/2011 6:50 PM:
On 15/04/2011 5:55 AM, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
Steven Haigh put forth on 4/14/2011 8:16 AM:
That is a very nice writeup... I searched for the HighPoint Rocket 620 -
listed as $24.99 on NewEgg - but Australian suppliers seem to have it
above $100AUD. The cheapest price I found was $54AUD - and they were out
of stock.
This is the card you should get:
http://www.sybausa.com/productInfo.php?iid=536
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815124027
It's the same Syba Sil3132 based card BackBlaze uses in their 45 drive
mdadm managed pods.
I did look at these, and they do seem to be what I am after - however
they don't seem to exist in Australia :(
Sure they do. Just not the Syba branded 3132 card. The Addonics
branded 3132 card is available down under:
http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/127742/HARD_DISK_CONTROLLERS_SERIAL_ATA_RAID_CONTROLLERS/Addonics/AD2SA3GPX1.asp
Addonics is probably a more trusted brand than Syba anyway, being based
in Silicon Valley, not China or Taiwan.
Keep in mind that this card is over double the cost of the Syba brand
from NewEgg. For some reason, it seems that the cards I've located in
retail stores are double what they are in the US. Taking into account
the exchange rate, they should be about the same cost - is $1AUD is
currently around $1.05USD.
At this stage, I think my best bet for a new card is to get a mate in
the US to get one and ship it over. It is probably still cheaper than
buying locally.
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