Monoprice Cat6A Ethernet Patch Cable - Snagless RJ45, 550Mhz, 10G, UTP, Pure Bare Copper Wire, 30AWG, 10-Pack, 5 Feet, Black - SlimRun Series

For anyone reading the lowest, one-star review...keep in mind a few things:Per TIA guidelines, to be "officially" a CAT6a cable, these three things must be true, which do not exist with these cables:1. It must be between 16-20G wire.2. It must have additional shielding to reduce cross-talk.3. 10-Gbps speeds must be retained up to 328 feet.Therefore, these cables are misrepresented and are grossly mis-advertised, to their own admission (use of 30G wire). However, I AM getting full 1G speeds over 10' patch cables (which is the longest I purchased). See pictures below for details. I have not tried 10G, but I will update this review with the findings soon...just to cut through the BS I see on these Q/A's and reviews.I would recommend that the seller stop advertising these as "certified CAT6A" cables. They are not. You're misleading people, period. However, I am accepting these conditions because they are smaller and I can use them for specific applications (such as tight spaces w/low distances). I'm giving 3-4 stars, because I knew what I was getting. But to anyone else attempting to use these for PoE...I wouldn't recommend it. That would be like trying to run a home power outlet over telephone line. Would you trust that? It's the incorrect gauge for the CAT6a specification which accounts for PoE devices, crosstalk, and speed. This manufacturer is going for a more novelty product, and unfortunately they aren't warning users (which I find a little disturbing, actually). All it takes is one house gone up in flames, and I'm sure you'll be hard pressed to find this product on Amazon anymore under the same name.Details on the pictures:The first iPerf3 test is with a standard 10G rated cable on a 1G connection (first line shows transfer of 90.5 MBytes @ 759 MBits per second); an Intel NUC in a Kubernetes cluster, which is a master node, to another Intel NUC Kubernetes worker node. The second iPerf3 test is with 192.168.3.21 connected via the cable shown here, length = 7' (first line in this one shows transfer of 91.4 MBytes @ 767 MBits per second). The third picture is with both 192.168.3.21 (master) and 192.168.3.26 (worker) using the cable shown here, length = 7' @ (first line in this one shows transfer of 91.3 MBytes @ 766 MBits per second). So believe what you want to believe, and use discretion with your equipment. Again, because of the gauge issue...I would avoid using this cable for PoE, especially 802.3bt which is rated at 90-100W. I really think that's just too much for these little guys. At least I warned you.

Quality cable and thin enough to run 3-4 where only one regular Ethernet cable would otherwise have fit. Have worked fine for 24v PoE that Ubiquiti access points use. Definitely not going to be as durable as regular cables if abused, but if you're abusing your Ethernet cables, you deserve what you get. (Definitely a case of getting the right tool for the right job.)A word of warning: Watch out for the wide price differences between the various colours of the same length, and also for variability in the difference between the prices of the 5 packs and the 10 packs. Picking the 'wrong' colour could leave you spending almost as much for a 5 pack of one colour as you would for a ten pack of another colour in the same length. And the pricing variation amongst colours changes with different lengths. Shop carefully and you can get a comparative bargain.

I got longer than intended length of cables and was recommended to buy these monoprice brands which I agree with and I recommend this to others wanting minimalist stuff for your network or rack setup!Not bad! It hit 10gig on all cables in the pack I bought!Highly recommended for all budget network rack builders or non-rack ones!

These worked great on my 48 port patch panel. They are so thin it gives a great appearance. I also used these between my patch and POE switch for my IP cameras and it worked great for over a week. I am not sure if this is good to do as the gauge is a lot thinner than standard Ethernet cables so I eventually decided against using them for POE applications Other than that, these seems like a great quality patch cable.

These CAT6a cables are flexible and a suitable length for home networking wiring closets. And being CAT6a, they work well for higher capacity networks. Note: they measure very close to 12 inches including the connectors, so be sure to measure your space carefully.