Most laptops I've seen don't use cables to connect to the HDD, the connector is soldered directly to the motherboard. If you ask me, it's not a matter of Apple's cables being more prone to failures, ...
A quality budget 2.5-inch hard drive enclosure at a rock-bottom price that's also lightweight and well worth a look. The enclosure kit is simple, as it contains the enclosure, a stick-on foam drive ...