12G Mini SAS HD SFF-8644 to SFF-8644 Cable for NVMe Enclosure/Storage Array, SAN & JBOD Compatibility, 100-Ohm, 0.5-m(1.6ft)

I recently purchased this SFF-8644 to Mini SAS SFF-8088 cable, and I couldn’t be happier with my experience. The cable was packaged securely and arrived in perfect condition. The build quality is excellent, with a durable design and solid connectors that fit snugly without any issues.After connecting it, everything worked flawlessly—data transfer is fast and stable, with no connection drops or signal interference. It’s clear this cable is well-made and designed for reliability. If you need a high-quality SAS cable for your storage setup, I highly recommend this one!

This Mini SAS cable has a sturdy feel and provides reliable data transmission. I used it for my RAID setup, and it performed flawlessly—no drop in speed, no signal interference, and the connectors fit snugly without any looseness. The braided exterior adds to the durability, and it’s clear this cable will hold up well over time. If you need a high-quality SAS3.0 cable for server, SAN, or RAID configurations, this one is worth considering.

UPDATED REVIEW (March 29, 2020):After discussions with the manufacturer, and performing additional tests, it was determined that I had received an older version of the cables. They sent me the newer version at no cost. After testing with the new cables, which included a lot of cable movement / adjustments while the RAID arrays were built and running, there were no dropped drives or reliability issues at all. Everything worked perfectly. I'll also add that it was a real pleasure working with the supplier, as they were very professional and friendly throughout the process.As such, I've changed my review from 2 stars up to 5 stars.I would do business again with 10Gtek in the future, and recommend them.________________________________________________Previous post from February 4, 2020:(***NOTE: This is the outdated report that does not contain all the information and does not reflect current perspectives. It is only retained for historical purposes.)I have two LSI MetaRAID 9361-8i cards in a VMware host, each which are linked to an Intel 36x expander card. I have two sets of cables (four cables in all) in order to connect those expander cards to an external chassis.I first purchased a set of cables from another manufacturer that were twice the cost of these ones. When I came across these cables by 10Gtek and saw the much lower price, and the high user ratings, I thought these would be a great purchase for the second expander card. Both sets of cables have been in operation for a couple months now.Verdict:These less expensive cables have dropped connections numerous times, causing arrays to have to be rebuilt. Thankfully we haven't lost any data yet. Any time these cheaper cables are even bumped or moved a few inches in the middle portion of the cable (without touching the connection points), they almost always lose disks in the array, causing degraded arrays, and greater risk to losing data.By contrast, that has never once happened with the more expensive cables from the other manufacturer: even when moved, those expensive cables consistently maintain their connections to the drives.

I picked this up to test if I had a failing cable, card, or controller in a DAS unit. The cable itself came in a reusable package and looked to be good quality, albeit slightly thinner than the EMC cable it was replacing for testing. After installing it, everything worked as expected, no issue, no increase in errors or anything to the sort. In the end my problem turned out to be a controller, but this cable is still the one I'm using and I've relegated the EMC cable to the back shelf as this one is much easier to cable manage, insert, and remove.

I got this to connect to my Supermicro JBOD via a LSI 9207-8e HBA. This cable works flawlessly, as expected.

Changed from 2-star to a 4-star review as the issue got solved but the design of the plug isn't perfect.The problem I had was that only one plug latched properly, the other one was loose and didn't latch at all.I've noticed that the socket on one of the devices was poorly designed and allowed the cable's plug to be inserted with a wrong orientation (180 degrees) which in turn caused a part of the plug to bend slightly and that resulted in the connector not latching.So I'm giving it 4 stars because I feel the connector should have some kind of protection against getting damaged byt the socket, but otherwise it's a very good product.

Does the job, works well with Dell equipment

Cables seem to be high quality and lock in as expected. I plugged them in to a JBOD and all the drives were immediately picked up with no problems.