features an External MiniSAS SFF-8088 connector

 This 4x Mini-SAS cable features universal keyed 26-pin SFF-8088 pull to release connectors. The lanyard disconnect pull-to-release connector is compatible with all 40gb MiniSAS SFF-8088 ports. Thinner and more flexible than competing SAS products, our cables offer convenient routing options and improved airflow for your datacenter This allows the user to mix more expensive, lower-capacity SAS drives for applications that require faster data access and higher reliability, with lower-cost, higher-capacity SATA drives for applications with lower access speed requirements. Monoprice carries a full line of quality MiniSAS SFF-8088 with connectors for every possible application, both internal and external.MiniSAS SFF-8088 is a computer bus used to move data to and from computer storage devices such as hard drives and tape drives. SAS depends on a point-to-point serial protocol that replaces the parallel SCSI bus technology that first appeared in the mid 1980s in data centers and workstations, and it uses the standard SCSI command set. The T10 technical committee of the International Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) develops and maintains the SAS protocol; the SCSI Trade Association (SCSITA) promotes the technology.

 FiberStore Co., Ltd has launched the MiniSAS SFF-8088 to SFFP-8088 cables series which is designed for high performance networks, servers, workstations and desktops.Click for larger image This durable SAS cable features an External MiniSAS SFF-8088 connector and an External mini-SAS (SFF-8088) connector, and supports data transfer rates of up to 6 Gbps. This durable SAS cable features an SFF-8088 (external mini-SAS) connector, and supports data transfer rates of up to 6 Gbps," comments Thorndike, FiberStore product manager. "Unlike SFF-8087, where the top cards often have four or six connectors, SFF-8088 usually comes with only one or two connectors per controller. This is because a single MiniSAS SFF-8088 connector on a SAS Expander-enabled controller can connect to a large SAS Expander-enable enclosure, which can then be daisy-chained.