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Cheap LSI HBAs on Ebay

Looking to buy a new hba since the first one had enough daisy-chained expanders and the bandwidth just isn't enough.

Checking on ebay, I see that there are lots of Chinese sellers offering 9211-8i or equivalents for less than half the price I paid for the first one at theartofserver.

One seller has a 40k+ ratings with a 99%+ positive feedback, which got me thinking if the cards they are selling are genuine refurbished cards or counterfeit? I'd be glad to get some feedback if you got a card from one of these sellers.

Should I take my chance or not take any risks trying to save 25-30 bucks? I'd choose the latter, but if you got any experience about the aforementioned cards, I'd love to hear it.

Extra question: I see that there are two versions(?) of cards selling under the 9211-8i name. One's ports are on the right side of the heatsink, far from the bracket (I have this one), and the other one has ports near the bracket, marked port 1 and port0 from left to right. Are these both genuine or is the latter one counterfeit?

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