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Which would you rather come bundled with a motherboard?

7-Pin Straight to Straight one side Latch SATA II Data Cable:



or

7-Pin Straight to 90 degree one side Latch SATA II Data Cable:



The difference side by side would be like this:

90 for me!

Doesn't matter to me, I've used both

I'd prefer, and am purchasing 90 deg cables.

90 for me... I've used both. I think it helps a lot with cable management because the 90 angle helps guide the cables right along the drives instead of sticking out in the middle of the case.

I use whatever I have laying around in mobo boxes lol.

No preference as I have the separate bottom of the case drive box on the P180. (Have used both before though)

Dan

I would personally rather see 90 deg connectors bundled. With bottom mount PSU's becoming more popular, a shorter cable would have been nice in my situation (nine hundred, drives are literally 4 inches from the mobo connectors)... but this wouldn't necessarily be the best situation for everyone.

I am going rebel and voting for straight!

I like to be able to wrap the cable UP and above the drive and run it through either the front or side of the case and feed it through from the back or front where noone ever sees it. Usually need longer cables, but it does make it look nicer.

Mike

I guess the 90 degree ones I could wrap underneath, but I am a rebel dammit

I'm voting for the 90*, looks like it would be cleaner/easier to run cables.

most of the time 90 degree ones, however with the 4-in-3 or 5-in-3 cages I use a lot, I prefer straight connectors, since the angled ones will not fit.

went with straight. my 7200.10 drive is perpendicular enough for me

I'm saying angled would be nice, straight replacements are available EVERYWHERE if angle doesn't if your space.
On the other hand straight should work in any case and you could order replacements if needed.

It would seem like there is/would be a great demand for a well designed flexible/ snapon adaptor for the ends of sata cables.

90Deg goes better when arranging the case.
espcially if you need to go under a VideoCard

Eventhough 90º angle connectors have their place I guess I still prefer them old school straight types Of course that could change with some "getting used to it"

Straight! We are talking about cables here, right? Or maybe a swivel head connector that is made cheaply and wears out on first use! Seriously though, I'll use whatever comes with the board, but I prefer the straight type.

If I had a 90 degree cable, I would use it and it would improve my cable management, but I can live without it.

Drizzt81 wrote:most of the time 90 degree ones, however with the 4-in-3 or 5-in-3 cages I use a lot, I prefer straight connectors, since the angled ones will not fit.

I would have to agree with you there... I two drives = 90 degree ones, any more and you will start getting into trouble without the straight ones in a drive cage.

I personally voted for the 90-Degree, although I personally think that it really depands on the design of your motherboard/case...

Some people will find the straight SATA cable more comfortable.

Eventually, I voted for the 90-degree, as I think it'll fit more mobo designs...

I prefer the 90's as I have them in my current rig. The positioning of the sata connectors is perfect for 90 degree cable ends. Given a different motherboard, my vote might change.

Wow, look how old this thread is LoL...someone hasn't been to the forums in a while.