On Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:41:47 +0000
Mathias Burén <mathias.buren@gmail.com> wrote:

> I did find another PCI-E SATA controller that is generation 2.0, and
> looks like it may do the trick. This one:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816115053
> "HighPoint RocketRAID 2640x1 PCI-Express x1 Four-Port SATA and SAS
> RAID Controller Card".
> 
> It's ~€110 on eBay, a bit hefty. I might just save up and build a NAS
> box from scratch, with some mainboard which has 8 SATA from the start
> etc.

This one is cheaper:
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/lsi-sas3041e-r-4-port-sas-sata-host-bus-adapter-51317
Doesn't matter if it's v1.x or v2.0, since it's x4, it will have enough
bandwidth either way.

-- 
With respect,
Roman