Oh no, you don't want a flimsy dick. Definitely better to have a sturdy, solid, rigid one. That was one of my worries after seeing some cheap dicks, they looked like they might fall apart after not much use.
The arse end cables might be a good idea though. Not so useful if I want to plug the HDD into the laptop or somewhere else tohufg.
Yes, I had to extend the power cable, though the SATA data was long enough functionally, if not for elegant usage. But I am used to scrabbling about on my knees, wrangling male connectors.
"We all have flaws, and mine is being wicked." James Thurber, The Thirteen Clocks 1951