Pros: Pliable

Cons: Wires come out of the side of the connector. So they don't fit well with SATA ports that are mounted side by side - which most are. I chased ATAPI and NTFS problems off an on for a month before I ripped out these cables and went with traditional ribbon style. All the problems went away. I had actually prepared an RMA for the ASUS board when it occurred to me to swap the cables first. Glad I did. Otherwise I would have wasted my time on disassembly, shipping, ASUS' time as well, and then reassemble the same system with the same problematic cables. I don't know if it is inadequate shielding or just lousy construction - but these cables are now in the trash.