The Serial ATA interface specifies a thin, point-to-point connection that allows for easy cable routing within a system and increased cable length from 18 inches for the current 40-pin flat ribbon parallel cable to the 1-meter, very thin and flexible serial cable. The SATA is considered more advantageous compared to systems with wider ribbon cables as it prevents the master/slave, "daisy-chaining", and termination issues, and also provides a better airflow within the system. In terms of performance, the SATA technology delivers 150MB/sec throughput to each drive within a disk drive array, and what's more, it supports all ATA and ATAPI devices, including CDs, DVDs, tapes devices, high capacity removable devices, zip drives, and CD/RWs. Also, with Serial ATA, devices can be hot-plugged (inserted directly into receptacles) while the system is powered on; ensuring device discovery and initialization are properly handled.