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yeahmansupercool   02-09-2012 at 10:53:32 AM

On the cable it says 6Gbps/3Gbps. Is it safe to say this cable is a SATA III cable?

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phatthefirst   02-09-2012 at 10:58:59 AM

yes the two figures you see show you the capabilities of the cable

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yeahmansupercool   02-09-2012 at 11:07:32 AM

Also, is a SATA II cable able to work on a SATA III hard drive?

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WyomingKnott   02-09-2012 at 03:10:59 PM

There is no difference between SATA II and SATA III cables - the cable spec did not change, get tightened, or anything else.

The only differences in SATA cables is that some of them have latching tabs to attach more securely to drives that have latching notches.

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JohnnyLucky   02-09-2012 at 03:24:24 PM
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There is only one international standard for SATA cables. There is absolutely, positively no difference between a cable advertised as SATA 2 and a cable advertised as SATA 3.
The same standard has been in effect since 2002. There are no changes. It is just another example creative advertising used to generate revenue.

Here is a link to a very interesting article about SATA cables that were torture tested:

http://www.maximumpc.com/article/f [...] vestigates

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duxducis   02-10-2012 at 08:13:18 PM

OMG really i just spend 30$ per this supper SATA3 cable at best buy, they told me it's going to make my computer supper fast

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Mousemonkey   02-11-2012 at 02:40:56 PM

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