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HBA adapter price variance cheap knockoff or real.
Hi all,
We are upgrading our fileserver and I need to purchase a fiber HBA adapter card. I was looking to purchase an Emulex LightPulse LPe1150 which is an older card but would be fine for our needs. I see a belwildering variance in price on these cards. I understand that some of the prices are for used cards, but I also see one for new cards that are hundreds less. My concern is that some of these places are selling cheap knockoff cards that are not true emulex.
For example some chains have these cards for over $800
http://www.insight.com/insightweb/search#searchResults#page=1#noCLP=false#shown=10#shownFlag=true#searchText=%22LPe1150%22
http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/Emulex-LightPulse-LPe1150-F4-host-bus-adapter/859196.aspx
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Then I kind find others selling supposed new versions of these cards for around $100.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B001PQ24RK/ref=dp_olp_all_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=all
There must be a reason for the price discrepancy. Are these sellers simply lying and selling used cards or cheap unreliable knockoff cards?
We are upgrading our fileserver and I need to purchase a fiber HBA adapter card. I was looking to purchase an Emulex LightPulse LPe1150 which is an older card but would be fine for our needs. I see a belwildering variance in price on these cards. I understand that some of the prices are for used cards, but I also see one for new cards that are hundreds less. My concern is that some of these places are selling cheap knockoff cards that are not true emulex.
For example some chains have these cards for over $800
http://www.insight.com/insightweb/search#searchResults#page=1#noCLP=false#shown=10#shownFlag=true#searchText=%22LPe1150%22
http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/Emulex-LightPulse-LPe1150-F4-host-bus-adapter/859196.aspx
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Then I kind find others selling supposed new versions of these cards for around $100.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B001PQ24RK/ref=dp_olp_all_mbc?ie=UTF8&condition=all
There must be a reason for the price discrepancy. Are these sellers simply lying and selling used cards or cheap unreliable knockoff cards?
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It's not the markup that's insane but the knockdown to get rid of old stock that surprises me - selling it for a quid on eBay now is better than keeping it on the shelf for 6 months and then selling it for full price because of the cost of the shelf space.
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