I've got a tall server tower, and I use one. It is a good quality one, however. I didn't hear about the data loss thing until after I'd had it for a while. No probs though.
Yeah, I know, but do they tangle less when rounded? There's a clear plastic tube over the cables with one bend in the middle of the long part, is that gonna cause me trouble?
Well assuming these contain all the problems listed, what should I do for cables that won't break apart when I pull them out of drives and controllers? Get a serial ATA controller and serial->parallel adapters?
I was thinking about doing that....what do the adapters run? I was looking at getting the Abit nForce board for that reason (came with SATA->ATA adapters) but settled for the Asus (no adapters). Not for speed....I'll buy an SATA drive when the newer revisions come out (faster).
Any thoughts/ideas on the adapter? I can't seem to find anything on Newegg's site, and Pricewatch seems to be overly generic in its results.
Some of these are quite expensive, but with SATA being so relatively new, there aren't many, if any, reviews out for a serial->parallel adapter so it's hard to tell you which one to get. Maybe they're like network cards and an adapter is just like every other adapter.
I've had good luck with SIIG as well....but I think I'll wait until the price drops. $30 isn't worth it to me (yet). My temps aren't a problem, so the advantage seems to be novelty only.