Dumb question about internal/external SAS ports

[DarthRay]

Hey all,

I've been contemplating getting a LSI 9280-8e or a 9280-4i4e just so I can connect it to a Norco 4224. The pricing on those got me thinking though: do I really need a controller with external ports? Could I get away with, say, a 9260-8i and one or two 8087-to-8088 adapters? I like the flexibility of having internal ports and converting one or more of those to external ones if I need to.

Do I lose anything by doing that?

Thanks!

 

[Blue Fox]

As long as you stay within the specifications for cable length, it doesn't matter.

 

[DarthRay]

Thanks Blue. That's what I thought, but wanted to make sure.