Supports up to 12Gb/s Mini SAS Data Transfer Rate, Length 50cm.
Versatile Compatibility: Suitable for SAS RAID controllers, backplanes, and other SAS-equipped hardware. ^^ External 8088 male to female cable, will work both on the host and device side. With Low Profile bracket. ^^ SFF-8088 26pin External four channel connector (data only), A SFF-8088 cable is capable of carrying four data lanes (equivelant to an external version of the SFF-8087). One important feature here is the fact that the SFF-8088 cables lock into place which is important as an external connection method. ^^ The High Density (HD) system referenced as Mini-SAS (SFF-8088) in the SAS 2.1 standard, meets the 12Gb/s SAS specification. SFF-8088 Mini SAS cable for reliable data transfer in server and storage environments. ^^ These Connectors will be used on the SAS 3.0 specification when it is released. Cable material may change but the connectors will be the next generation of SAS to run at 12Gb/s.