Here's the spec:
| Length Colour Connector speed | 300/500mm Black 90 degree Serial ATA 6Gb/s |
Design:
SilverStone's new take on the sata cable, the CP11B is designed for one purpose, to make system building easier in the tightest of places. As shown below the CP11 uses a right angled connector that stands at only 12mm tall with only between 6 and 7mm of that protruding from the port on the motherboard.
| It's different from a normal right angled Sata cable in the sense that the cables have both a) been separated and shrunk by a substantial amount and b) come out of the short side/end of the cables as opposed to the larger side. As you can see in the photos, the CP11 when compared to a standard Sata cable is extremely low profile which is perfect for when using ports that are located below an expansion card. Unfortunately this has it's downsides, the main one being the hassle removing them due to their size but also as the photo's show, it is very awkward and they don't exactly come out at an angle that makes them easy to cable manage. Another thing you will notice is that to reduce the size they split the internal cables into two separate cables |   |
which when your talking about a product made to make things a little easier, isn't a good thing. In fact I actually found it incredibly frustrating and would probably want to heatshrink them if ever I was to use them in a personal system of mine.
When it comes to actually using them as we said they are very awkward to use and it mainly comes down to how small and therefore delicate they are in comparison to a standard cable. Most people would normally pull from the cable if they didn't have clear access to the connector but that isn't possible with the CP11. We noticed that due to the shape of the connector, using a chip remover was the perfect solution for quickly and safely removing the cable.
Conclusion:
The CP11B is by no means a bad product. It offers functionality you just can't get from any other Sata cable BUT at the expense of strength and in the end, ease of use. I like the fact they have thinned the cable out making it essentially as small as your front panel 2 pin cables but the fact they have split the single cable into two makes it aesthetically displeasing which is something I think is categorically important in today's PC's.
If you are in need of a Sata cable this small, there really is no competition out there. The CP11B makes connecting Sata devices easy without having to think about blocking surrounding connectors or getting in the way of expansion cards. However, if you don't NEED this cable then it is both too expensive and too fragile to ever be considered as an option. Because of this unfortunately we can't see it as a viable product for the majority of the market.
If you are in need of a Sata cable this small, there really is no competition out there. The CP11B makes connecting Sata devices easy without having to think about blocking surrounding connectors or getting in the way of expansion cards. However, if you don't NEED this cable then it is both too expensive and too fragile to ever be considered as an option. Because of this unfortunately we can't see it as a viable product for the majority of the market.
Verdict:
As the product featured in this review does not fall into the category of main PC components and/or does not have enough competition for an in-depth comparison verdict, the product won't receive a full dissected rating as explained here, we will provide a performance/quality rating purely out of 10 alongside a value rating.
| Rating: 6/10 | Value: 4/10 |
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