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Nov 10, 2022 5:19 PM
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expired Posted by TattyBear | Staff • Nov 10, 2022
Nov 10, 2022 5:19 PM
30' Monoprice Cat5e 30AWG Pure Bare Copper Wire Ethernet Patch Cable (Black)
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CAT5 is old, outdated, and should be avoided.
CAT5e is now certified for 2.5Gbit and and the minimum you should bother with in 2022.
CAT6 does 10Gbit to 100ft and 5Gbit to 300ft.
CAT6e is not a real standard, it's just marketing fluff.
CAT6A is a real thing and supports 10Gbit to 300ft.
CAT7 (and CAT7A) is an ISO standard but not recognized by the TIA.
CAT8 supports up to 40Gbit, but is irrelevant for home use. The 2.5Gbit and 5Gbit standards were created since 10Gbit is still rare in the home market.
TLDR CAT5e is fine for most things unless its for 5Gbit or more in which case CAT6A is sufficient for 10Gbit. If you need something beyond CAT6A you probably work in IT in an enterprise setting.
Flat vs round has already been touched on, but don't assume flat = bad quality. Monoprice tends to make pretty solid cables.
This cable does not meet ANSI TIA/EIA 568. The new minimum for patch cables is 28awg. The old standard was 24-26awg for patch and 22-24awg for runs.
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To the user I quoted: If you had issues with these cables, they have a lifetime warranty and I suggest getting replacements. If you are talking about other flat cables (not Monoprice), then it's quite irrelevant...
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Data Transfer Rate 10.2 Gigabits Per Second
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CAT5 is old, outdated, and should be avoided.
CAT5e is now certified for 2.5Gbit and and the minimum you should bother with in 2022.
CAT6 does 10Gbit to 100ft and 5Gbit to 300ft.
CAT6e is not a real standard, it's just marketing fluff.
CAT6A is a real thing and supports 10Gbit to 300ft.
CAT7 (and CAT7A) is an ISO standard but not recognized by the TIA.
CAT8 supports up to 40Gbit, but is irrelevant for home use. The 2.5Gbit and 5Gbit standards were created since 10Gbit is still rare in the home market.
TLDR CAT5e is fine for most things unless its for 5Gbit or more in which case CAT6A is sufficient for 10Gbit. If you need something beyond CAT6A you probably work in IT in an enterprise setting.
Flat vs round has already been touched on, but don't assume flat = bad quality. Monoprice tends to make pretty solid cables.
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This cable does not meet ANSI TIA/EIA 568. The new minimum for patch cables is 28awg. The old standard was 24-26awg for patch and 22-24awg for runs.
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CAT5 is old, outdated, and should be avoided.
CAT5e is now certified for 2.5Gbit and and the minimum you should bother with in 2022.
CAT6 does 10Gbit to 100ft and 5Gbit to 300ft.
CAT6e is not a real standard, it's just marketing fluff.
CAT6A is a real thing and supports 10Gbit to 300ft.
CAT7 (and CAT7A) is an ISO standard but not recognized by the TIA.
CAT8 supports up to 40Gbit, but is irrelevant for home use. The 2.5Gbit and 5Gbit standards were created since 10Gbit is still rare in the home market.
TLDR CAT5e is fine for most things unless its for 5Gbit or more in which case CAT6A is sufficient for 10Gbit. If you need something beyond CAT6A you probably work in IT in an enterprise setting.
Flat vs round has already been touched on, but don't assume flat = bad quality. Monoprice tends to make pretty solid cables.
CAT5 is old, outdated, and should be avoided.
CAT5e is now certified for 2.5Gbit and and the minimum you should bother with in 2022.
CAT6 does 10Gbit to 100ft and 5Gbit to 300ft.
CAT6e is not a real standard, it's just marketing fluff.
CAT6A is a real thing and supports 10Gbit to 300ft.
CAT7 (and CAT7A) is an ISO standard but not recognized by the TIA.
CAT8 supports up to 40Gbit, but is irrelevant for home use. The 2.5Gbit and 5Gbit standards were created since 10Gbit is still rare in the home market.
TLDR CAT5e is fine for most things unless its for 5Gbit or more in which case CAT6A is sufficient for 10Gbit. If you need something beyond CAT6A you probably work in IT in an enterprise setting.
Flat vs round has already been touched on, but don't assume flat = bad quality. Monoprice tends to make pretty solid cables.
Cat5e cables usually run between 24 and 26 AWG, while Cat6, and Cat6A usually run between 22 and 26 AWG.
Remember, smaller number, thicker copper. The deal is extremely cheap and will more that likely give you intermittent issues at full Gbit speeds. didn't realize cables were made at 30awg until now.
Hope this helps.
Thoughts on CAT6 24AWG ? decent ? better than CAT5
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