Building your own cables can be done at home and is quite simple. You only need two tools: A ribbon cable cutter and either a vise or a crimper. It's quite easy to make good cables.

Check out APS. I get most of my SCSI cables from them. They sell good cables at a good price. Their 25pin male (SCSI-1) to 50pin Centronics male cable is $3.95 for a 3' cable and $8.95 for a 6' cable.

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Sata is fast becoming the standard for low-cost servers and storage appliances. The price advantage of Sata is clear, with 150GB disk drives costing about £100 while comparable SCSI disk drives ...