From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Stan Hoeppner Subject: Re: Recommended pci-e 1x SATA cards. Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:56:22 -0500 Message-ID: <4DA7CFF6.5020700@hardwarefreak.com> References: <4DA6CCFE.8020708@crc.id.au> <20110414185304.5bc1cca5@natsu> <4DA6F3B2.8080402@crc.id.au> <4DA7513C.5020505@hardwarefreak.com> <4DA7885F.2080202@crc.id.au> <4DA7C45B.5080607@hardwarefreak.com> <4DA7CB06.2000501@crc.id.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <4DA7CB06.2000501@crc.id.au> Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Steven Haigh Cc: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids Steven Haigh put forth on 4/14/2011 11:35 PM: > 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. I'm not familiar at all with product pricing (gauging) in AU. The Addonics card is only $8 more than the Syba card at Newegg, $35 vs $27 USD. Isn't all PC hardware overpriced in AU, just like in the UK? I've seen numerous mobos and what not priced at over 300 pounds, making them equivalent to over $1000 USD. These were run of the mill upper midrange Asus etc type boards that sell for less than $200 USD. > 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. If international shipping on a less than 1 lbs package is less than $30 then yeah, you'd probably save a little. Sorry I couldn't get you better options, cost wise. I recommended the lowest price highest quality/compat cards available, in the US that is. -- Stan