expiredVioletHaddock489 | Staff posted Nov 23, 2023 08:05 AM
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expiredVioletHaddock489 | Staff posted Nov 23, 2023 08:05 AM
Amazon: UGREEN Cat 8 Ethernet Cable 20FT $8.02 + Free Shipping w/ Prime
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Cat6 cables are still a much better option for most applications.
Most home networks would be fine with Cat 5e which works up to 2.5gbps. You will not get better speeds with this. 99% of people won't have a use for Cat 8 right now.
https://youtu.be/r7pW2Pz2h10?si=
Especially at any decent length.
My new desktop uses a 10gb RJ45 Ethernet connection and I have it working fine with a SFP+ RJ45 module and a "Cat7" cable. but all my server and stuff use Fiber and it was actually cheaper to get fiber stuff than copper.
I can see in the near future with people getting faster than 1gb ISP speeds and multi gig wireless access points that you will start to have a use for RJ45 multigig connections, but all of those are still 10gb or under and your going to want to do a custom run, not buy a premade cable.
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So CAT8 can actually be worse for PoE. The only real metric you should use if you're concerned about PoE efficiency is wire gauge, and distance (Also bundle size if you're running a lot together). But if you follow the spec then it doesn't matter. I Have POE++ (90watt) going over CAT5e to 4 security cameras at Gigabit speeds.
Honestly fraudulent claims of cat7, cat8 cables on products sold on Amazon left and right ..
super thin conductors ..
not good for PoE
Unless you're doing something like video editing off a NAS, you don't need beyond CAT5/6 with gigabit hardware.
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