Difference between SATA 150 and SATA 300 cable?

[mightymouse]

Hi,

Just wondering if there is an actual difference between SATA cables? i have quite a few cables left that came with the mobos from when SATA 150 was prime. Just wondered if they were same. Is there such thing as a SATA 300 cable?

Thanks

[Hawker1986]

As far as Im aware a SATA cable is a SATA cable and theres no difference between the early versions and the newer ones, all the differences are in the bus and the drives.

Hope that helps.

Hawker

[Mutley]

Cable marketing! Always a good idea to buy good quality cables if you can, but thats so that they last, use good quality connectors and so on.

[Singh400]

No difference at all. Do yourself a favour and buy some right angled ones with latches!

[Warpy1]

The cables are exactly the same, It's just the drives themselves that are different speed. As above, get one's with latches if you can, they secure in nicely

[LuckyNV]

SATA-300 or SATA-2 standard has secure clips to hold onto the motherboard and HDD slots, SATA-1/150 cables don't.

Otherwise for all SATA HDDs and most SSDs a normal SATA-150 cable will suffice

[mightymouse]

the ones with latches are great but its a bit of a tight fit for my striker extreme. bit worried that the sata slot might snap

[icanhazburger]

the ones with latches are great but its a bit of a tight fit for my striker extreme. bit worried that the sata slot might snap

I've had that happen, the hdd part stayed permanently attached to the cable, nothing that a bit of blu tack would not cure though, looked messy.

[Mr JB]

Amazing what ideas these marketing companies come up with these days to make their product sound superior.