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£114.00 inc. VAT
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At £95 ex-VAT for a single 1m Lenovo-branded SAS cable, I’d call this one of those “it’s fine, but only if you really need it” purchases. If you’re building or replacing a specific server storage link and your kit is expecting the exact Lenovo/OEM part, this is the boring, reliable option—no messing about with compatibility guesswork, and you’re unlikely to hit weird seating/latency/handshake issues that you sometimes see with cheaper generics. For a data closet where downtime is expensive, that risk reduction can be worth paying for.
That said, if you’re not tied to Lenovo-specific requirements, this price is steep enough that I’d shop around or validate alternatives (same connector type, same routing/strain needs, etc.). Most SAS cabling should work as long as it matches what the controller/backplane actually expects, and in many deployments you can get similar outcomes for a lot less. So: buy it if you’re maintaining a Lenovo storage server and want a guaranteed fit; avoid it if you’re doing a non-critical swap and price sensitivity matters—there are likely better value options.

STARTECH
StarTech.com 50cm SFF-8087 to 4x SATA - Internal Mini SAS to SATA Reverse Cable - internal Mini SAS to SATA (SAS8087S4R50) - SATA / SAS cable - Serial ATA 150/300/600 - 4-Lane - SATA (R) to 36 pin 4i Mini MultiLane (P) - 50 cm - latched - red

Lenovo
Lenovo - SAS external cable - 36 pin 4x Mini SAS HD (SFF-8644) (M) to 36 pin 4x Mini SAS HD (SFF-8644) (M) - 1 m - for Storage D1212, D1224, ThinkSystem DE4000H Hybrid

Dell
Dell - SAS external cable kit - 2 m - for PowerVault MD1200, MD1220, MD3060, MD3200, MD3220, MD3260, MD3600, MD3620

STARTECH
StarTech.com USB to SATA Adapter Cable - 2.5in and 3.5in Drives - USB 3.1 - 10Gbps - External Hard Drive Cable - Hard Drive Adapter Cable (USB312SAT3) - Storage controller - 2.5", 3.5" - SATA 6Gb/s - USB 3.1 (Gen 2) - black