Teflon IDE cables

[volunteer]

I need some hard drive cables (6) and NewEgg has what I want. However they want 4.00 shipping per cable. Who else has these that combines shipping?

[thekingofpain]

Look here for Neweggs shipping procedure when multiple items are ordered: http://secure.newegg.com/app/find_shipping.htm
Not sure what the heck Teflon IDE cables are---but if I select 6 rounded ide cables that are $4 ea shipping the total shipping cost is $11 rather then $24---they discount for multiple items shipped...

[volunteer]

Thanks for the info. NewEgg owes me a refund. My last order for four cables they charged 16.00 shipping.

[dunbar]

Teflon is both slippery, and is a decent dielectric. The dielectric makes the cables perform differently at a given speed, and Teflon can allow faster data transmission (or at greater accuracy), if and only if the cable has been properly designed to act as an RF transmission line. Big words saying that Teflon IDE cables might be better. Or maybe just a gimmick.