Cheap vs expensive SCSI cable

[NeoPTLD]

I need to get a 3 or 4' Fast SCSI cable with HD50 on each end. I've seen them go as little as $10 shipped on eBay for a generic and as much as $70 for a 4' on Belkin.com (which uses a cable w/ 50 conductors instead of lesser conductor cable w/ shared ground)

In reality, is there a difference between a cheap and expensive SCSI cable?

 

[0roo0roo]

i wanna know that too. i always figured it was more of a supply demand thing.

 

[a64fxman]

i would say yes. SCSI cables transfer data much faster compared to regular IDE and is more prone to interference since it goes through your HD to ur SCSI card.

 

[Zepper]

Actually, if you are using a 50-pin cable, the data transfer rate isn't going to be over 20MB/sec. Any good sheilded cable should be up to that. And Belkin exists only to help the big box stores make a profit - their cables aren't generally any better than generics at outrageous markups. I buy SCSI cables and adapters on eBay from sellers that have been around a while and have not had any problems.
. Here are some other vendors where SCSI stuff can be gotten at decent prices:
hypermicro.com (may offer free ground shipping if you mention www.storagereview.com - check the SR site for the latest offer)
centrix-intl.com
pc-pitstop.com (offers PayPal as a payment option)
scsi4me.com (ditto)
and I can usually find stuff for low bucks on eBay.

.bh.

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