SATA cable question

[The.316]

I have my SSD drive ready to be installed on my 27" imac, and while the sata power cable I have is about 6", the SATA connector cable is 3 feet. My question is...would there be any type of transfer rate difference with the 3 foot cable, as opposed to a 20" cable? I dont think that I will have an issue with the length of the cable fitting in the imac if I zip tie it. Any thoughts on the matter? Thanks!

 

[upaymeifixit]

I can't tell you for sure, but I know Ethernet cables are good up to 100ft. I would assume 17in won't make much a difference at all, in fact I'm almost positive.

 

[The.316]

I can't tell you for sure, but I know Ethernet cables are good up to 100ft. I would assume 17in won't make much a difference at all, in fact I'm almost positive.

Well its not 17 inches. The cable is 1 meter, which is a little over 3 feet. So the difference would be a 20 inch cable compared to a 3 ft cable.

 

[flopticalcube]

1 meter is the SATA designated maximum length so there should be no degradation in performance.