Tripp Lite P950-36I Serial ATA II Signal Cable, 2x7-pin Straight Connector - 39in

List Price: $14.99 Discount Price: $6.00

Features:

• Product Type - SATA II Cable
• Length - 36-in
• Package - Retail
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Customer Reviews:

It was an unnecesary expense [Posted on 2007-09-25]
It was short and expensive for me but works ok... I'm very disappointed with Segate and Addonics

False advertisement by Amazon. This is a normal SATA cable; not ESATA. [Posted on 2007-12-30]
I bought this cable together with a 750GB harddrive for expanding my DirecTV's HD DVR. According to forum search on internet, the HD DVR will accept external HHD connected via ESATA cable, and only works with ESATA cable. I bought the two said items both from Amazon (Amazon, LLC). Amazon advertised this as ESATA cable.

In reality, when the item arrived, both the flex-film package as well as the markings on the cable says SATA; nothing on the package/product was labelled ESATA. Sure enough, when connected, the DVR did not recognize the external HDD. I then bought a ESATA cable from local BestBuy just to prove/dis-prove this -- and sure enough, with the ESATA calbe from local store, the DVR recognizes the external HDD.

Bottomline: This item is advertised by Amazon as ESATA, but it is not ESATA. I'm gonna try and return this item. If Amazon reimburse in full, including shipping, I'll change my rating to neutral. But as of now, I feel cheated (and have evidence to prove I got cheated) by Amazon.

Great Cable [Posted on 2008-01-28]
this was my first eSATA purchase. I had read reviews of many brands, some which are too stiff and unplug from computer port. I had read other reviews of other tripp lite cables and took a chance on the eSATA cable. It is a great cable! Well worth the money. It stays in the port just fine, and there were no problems getting it to work. ( I connected it to my external hard drive, a Western Digital My Book Home Edition). If your looking for a good eSATA cable, get this one. Its 36" long, enough to go from PC to desk beside monitor.

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