On 10/25/2012 8:32 AM, Carl Denk wrote:
> Was said:
> I despise SATA cables because they don't really
>
> keep a solid grip on the connection
>
>
> I have some that have metal clips to positively engage the socket, and
> some that rely on friction. Sometimes the metal clip ones are really
> hard to remove where space is tight.

I have some of them too but even with the metal clip if you do some=20
testing, just moving the cable around causes the connections to make or=20
break, it is fine if the cables are not touched but the SATA connector=20
just isn't a solid connection. I much prefer IDE type connectors, they=20
could have easily made a 4 wire connector . I heard some engineers say=20
that the SATA connector is like it is because they wanted something=20
similar to USB connectors because the public was already so familiar=20
with how USB works, it would be easy to do external drives, etc.

The power connector on the drives isn't any better, they often slip off=20
the drives if the cable is moved around, there  is really nothing there=20
to hold them onto the drive and the connections are so short that it=20
doesn't have a lot of holding power.

The i/o and power connectors are great for things like servers where you=20
slid the drive in a slot which is another reason these connectors were=20
chosen.



Mark

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