A SFF-8088 to SFF-8087 connector that provides a rigid bridge

The SFF-8088 to SFF-8087 connectors are commonly found on older-generation SAS/ SATA controllers as the industry has moved to the SFF-8087 standard for internal four lane connections. Two examples of common RAID controllers with the SFF-8484 connectors are the Dell PERC 5/i and PERC 6i. Common cable configurations are SFF-8088 to SFF-8087 (plus a four pin Molex connector) or SFF-8484 to four 7-pin SATA style connectors.At this point, SAS cables are expensive enough that I would suggest refraining from cards and backplanes with SFF-8484 connectors unless one is not looking to use the cables again in the future. The SAS ecosystem has really moved away from the SFF-8484 connector at this point in favor of standardizing on the SFF-8088 to SFF-8087 internal connector. As a result, one risks purchasing a cable that will be of limited or no use with future controllers and backplanes.