You get what you pay for (Score 1)

I personally use Compaq Smart Array Controllers under NT, 2000, and 2003. They work great - never had a glitch with one. One problem is that they are *rather* long boards - might not fit in a case if it isn't full size. Compaq/HP has Linux stuff, I think, so they most probably have drivers to go along with it. Compaq's server drivers, on Windows, at least, have always been really high quality. I have no comment about their desktop & laptop drivers .