OK, the end result is a great idea, & definitely makes sense; the question that I have is: is it worth the effort? I wouldn't doubt we'll be seeing shorter cables direct from the manufacturers in the near future, & it seems like it'd be worth waiting for an off-the-shelf product... Either way, though, very cool idea.

"The idea for this mod was born when I was assembling a computer: I noticed that the distance between the motherboard's s-ata connectors and the HDD was very short and due to that I thought it would turn out really ugly if I'd just use a full length 40 cm S-ATA cable."