The locks are meant only for board that have full sata ports. These will not work with a standard backplane as the plugs will fall out of the back. The sides of the cables are not as thick as a standard sata cable. I wasted over $40.00

PROS: Cheapish I suppose - 1M long

CONS: The locks are meant only for board that have full sata ports. These will not work with a standard backplane as the plugs will fall out of the back. The sides of the cables are not as thick as a standard sata cable. I wasted over $40.00

The previous reviewer stated that these cables should be straight instead of 90 degree plugs because they would be more versatile... I'm not sure why he didn't just buy the straight ones in the first place. I was really looking forward to using these cables, because it would reduce the stress on my cards from gravity pulling the cables downward however, the connectors are opposite angle of what I need to work with my Intel expander card. My mistake, and something for you to consider if you haven't already. Great build quality, otherwise. I already ordered some of the straight ones.

PROS: Great build quality. Looks really sharp.

CONS: They are not fool proof.

A 90-degree connector at the card end severely limits the applications where this fan-out cable can be utilized. Any card plugged into a PCIe slot alongside any other occupied PCIe slot is likely going to require a straight connector instead of a 90!

PROS: price!

CONS: should have straight connector at card end