Customer Reviews

APC RCE Ethernet Retractable Cable

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Not long after I bought this cable it still retratcs just fine. Unfortunately it won't stay extended at all. That makes it almost useless. I guess it's a cheap cable for a reason.

I purchased 3 of these for our company and 1 already broke. THe re-coil Lock broke, where it wont stay in the extended locked position. It just keeps wanting to wind up. I expected APC to have better quality.

Sturdier, a bit bigger, easier to unplug.

I wish that these had been available when I first bought my ziplinq ethernet cables.

Time will tell thought.

One of my ziplinqs stopped working after a year. It seems that this one will last longer.

I've owned one of these for four or five years. Still works as good as the day I bought it. I haven't abused it but I've used it many, many, many, many times. I think the key is that when I retract, I'm careful. I bought mine for about $25.00 when the first came on the market. I've gotten my money out of it. Take care of yours by extending gently and retracting slowly by holding gentle tension on the ends and I think you will be happy in the long run. If you extend it with a lot of force and let it snap back when it retracts then you will probably break it pretty quickly. If people here complain about the retraction spring breaking, its probably usually because they don't know how to treat equipment.

Worked ok for a little while - now it will not stay extended. I have noticed there are other reviews stating this - I should have paid closer attention to them.

Works as promised, although I have to admit I was disappointed it wasn't longer. I haven't measured the whole length, but seems more like 4 feet. No problem with the retracting action so far, so overall I am pretty happy, especially for the price.

Also, you WILL find co-workers or friends who will be jealous of this, they think it is impossible to have "twisted-pair" retractable/flat cables. Just for the room alone it saves in laptop bag, it is worth it.