SATA Cables - Are there different types?

Well there are SATA and eSATA - slightly different specs. The external allow longer cables, for example. But there is no difference wrt 1.5/3.
 
Not really some may say. I only remember one website that said different but who knows really. I always buy SATA II cables instead of SATA cables because on the SATA packages they say that will pull 1.5gbs and don't say anything about 3.0gbs. But here's some info below if you're looking to purchase some.

If you're wanting to buy some cheap cables, go here. http://www.monoprice.com. I've bought all my cables (HDMI, DVI, SATAII, Floppy) from them and they are wonderful. Cheap shipping and really good prices. Just make sure you need more than 1. I usually buy 6 cables at a time from them because the more you buy the cheaper they are and you can always save a cable for later use.

I got 6 UV Green SATA II cables for $12.09 shipped. Cheapest price on the web that I could find. I know they have UV Green, UV Blue, UV Red, Black, and another color. They are are OKGear Brand. If you want to see some pics let me know.
 
SATA II data cables also clip onto the connector; the original SATA cables don't and are easier to accidentally disconnect. Also, the connectors on some devices (such as motherboards) are revised to allow for a more secure connection. As far as I know, those are the only differences between SATA II and I
 
SATA II data cables also clip onto the connector; the original SATA cables don't and are easier to accidentally disconnect.
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The little clips are optional and have nothing to do with data transfer speed. Please don't spread the maketing FUD.
 
Yup. Confusing as all heck when I first got my feet wet with SATA technology, SATA vs SATA II cables. Marketing bollocks.
 
Old Hippie said:
The little clips are optional and have nothing to do with data transfer speed. Please don't spread the maketing FUD.
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I never said that they had anything to do with speeds. I was just stating some physical differences that can be found between SATA cables.

I was not aware that the clips are optional. All the SATA II cables I bought had the clips, so do the ones included with the motherboards I bought the past 6 months. Older SATA cables I bought before SATA II came about lacked the clipping mechanism.
 
I was really pissed to find that my 680i MB SATA connectors wouldnt accept those little metal clips......and that the connectors on the cables were just slightly wider and even if I took the metal deal off, they wouldnt fit.
So I had to go back to using the generic red ones that were supplied by ASUS.
Now my Gigabyte boards do accept the metal connectors.

Nothing to do with data transfer, just an observation.
 
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