Which SATA cable should I buy?

[a04771]

I need a SATA cable for my HDD. Is there any difference between different brands of SATA cables? If so, which brand do you guys recommend? Or should I just buy the cheapest one

 

[clutchc]

Buy the cheapest one as long as it is long enough and the ends are facing the correct way (right angle ends). Any SATA cable is sufficient for a mechanical HDD.

 

[plywrlw]

Just check the speed of the cable. There's some older slower ones still knocking about. Avoid the 1.5Gb/s ones.

Read this for a comparison of the 3 and 6 Gb/s cables https://www.pugetsystems.com/labs/articles/SATA-cables-Is-there-a-difference-97/