Broadcom - SAS internal cable - 1x8 Slim SAS (SFF-8654) (M) to 2x4 Slim SAS (SFF-8654) - 1 m

Product Overview

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This is a pretty niche “plumbing” cable: a short internal SAS lead that takes you from one 8‑lane Slim SAS connector to two separate 4‑lane Slim SAS connectors. In real deployments that usually means you’ve got a controller/SAS expander output that needs to break out into two different device runs or backplanes without you resorting to longer, more awkward cabling. At £79.48 ex‑VAT for a 1m cable, the price isn’t crazy, but it’s definitely not cheap for a piece of copper—so it only makes sense if you genuinely need this exact breakout (and the right Slim SAS connector style) rather than a generic adapter or the wrong lane mapping.

Who should buy it: data centre / server builders doing rack refreshes, spare-parts stocking, or anyone matching an existing backplane/cabling plan where the “one in, two outs” layout is already defined. Who should *not* buy it: if you’re just trying to connect drives/backplanes and you haven’t confirmed lane requirements and connector compatibility, you’ll burn time (and money). Also, if your server chassis has any flexibility, you might be better off using more standard, easier-to-replace cabling choices—because bespoke breakout cables are typically less forgiving when you change hardware later. If you can’t point to the exact port layout this cable is meant to solve, I’d pause and verify before ordering.