Serial Attached SCSI SAS is a high-speed data storage interface designed for high-throughput and fast data access. Intended primarily for data storage centers, the SAS interface is backwards compatible with SATA. This allows the user to mix more expensive, lower-capacity SAS drives for applications that require faster data access and higher reliability, with lower-cost, higher-capacity SATA drives for applications with lower access speed requirements. Monoprice carries a full line of quality SAS cables with connectors for every possible application, both internal and external. This 2 meter long cable uses 28 AWG wires. It has an external 26-pin SFF-8088 male Mini-SAS plug with release ring on one end and an internal 36-pin SFF-8087 male SAS plug with locking latch on the other. Guide to SAS Connectors Type # of Pins Environment SFF-8087 36 Internal SFF-8088 26 External SFF-8482 29 Internal SFF-8484 32 Internal SFF-8470 34 External also sometimes internal