2.5" and 3.5" SATA devices use exactly the same connectors, both for power and data. Separate cables are required, but in a laptop, there is a single "fused" male connector for the female ...

There are a number of standards in PCs, but SATA is one of the most common and enduring. It also remains one of the most important storage connection adaptors.

An Israeli security researcher has demonstrated a novel attack against air-gapped systems by leveraging the SATA cables inside computers as a wireless antenna to emanate data via radio signals.