SATA II cable vs SATA cable

[Torghn]

Title pretty much says it all. Are the two cables the same like ATA 100vs 133 or are they different like ATA 33 vs ATA 100?

 

[Old Hippie]

I just posted this in the Hot Deals forum;

If ya wanna read a little more about it, go to SATA.org.

The first step toward a better understanding of SATA is to know that SATA II is not the brand name for SATA?s 3Gb/s data transfer rate, but the name of the organization formed to author the SATA specifications.

Internal SATA cables are all the same. eSATA has cable shielding and metal retention springs. This doesn't mean internal cables can't incorporate locks, but it's not in the specs.
Can the marketing departments confuse us any more?