Customer Reviews

Belkin A3L791-14-BLU-S RJ45M/RJ45M 14-Feet 10/100BT CAT5E Snagless Patch Cable (Blue)

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It's a patch cable. It's blue. It works! Using with a D-link DI-604 router to connect one of my desktops. Super price!

Here is the information on this cable directly from Belkin:

RJ45 CAT-5e Patch Cable, Snagless Molded
Belkin Part Number: A3L791-S
What is a Category 5e patch cable? Think of it as the street that links the house on your block and all the destinations in town. In actuality, it's a cable used to connect all the hardware destinations in a Local Area Network (LAN).
The RJ45 Cat 5e patch is perfect for use with 10/100/1000 Base-T networks.

The Belkin Advantage:

Exceeds the performance requirement of Category 5e.
Perfect in conjunction with 10 and 100 Base-T, and even 1000 Base-T networks.
50-micron gold plated connectors to insure a clean and clear transmission.
This product is guaranteed for life!
Premium snagless-type moldings to protect the connection.

Features:
PowerSum tested.

I bought these Belkin cables. They are very nice quality. They seem heftier than a lot of the other cables. My system analyst neighbor mentioned that he prefers to buy the 1000 foot roll. He runs them to wall outlets, then uses the 7 foot or 14 foot snap in cable from the wall to the PC. That way, you don't have to buy a 40 dollar crimping tool.
You can't solder these cables. They require a metal to metal contact, and lead-solder doesn't qualify. Also, it is critical to keep them spiraled, all the way up to the end. Even when attaching, instructions call for twisting them right up to the connection.
Since the tech instructions, tell you to keep them down to under 350 feet, these cables, whether they are long or short, are in the right lengths.
I know Amazon doesn't print prices in their reviews, but they have the local major chain office supply stores beat hands down. The 50 foot roll was half again as much locally.
These are the Category 5e cables. They give you a better return feed, which results in better overall performance. So insist on 5e instead of just 5. I initially bought some wall plates from Radio Shack that were Category 3, then I returned those for the snap in option Category 5. Those were returned also, when I went to Home Depot (of all places to go networking) and they had the complete Leviton line of 5e accessories.
If I had to do it over again, I would still buy the Belkin 50 footers. I don't want to have a 500 foot roll of ethernet cable hanging around.
These are tops. Gold plated connectors, Snag free ends, that protect that little lock in tab on the ends. You know the frustration of unsnarling a phone wire, out of a wiring mess, and the little tab bends over backwards, never to work properly again. Well Belkin built twin arches over the sides to prevent just that. Way to go. Highly recommended, good stuff, for a good price.

If you have--or are getting ready to string together-- a network, this cable is the best "glue" to hold your network together.

I have never had any problems with any of the Belkin cables that I have purchased and to put it bluntly, they just work!

When you string a network together, and go through the hassle of installing your NICs, running cable, and attaching the connectors, the last thing you want is a bad cable.

Buy these cables and put these fears to rest. String 'em and forget 'em. They work as your "silent partner" on your network and provide a stress-free network computing environment--at least where the cabling is concerned!

(and you thought you couldn't say a lot about an ethernet cable)

Functional, but not my favorite snagless design. The rubber half-boots over the cable ends interfeer with the removel of this cable. This is not a problem if you're not taking the cable in and out like I do, or if you never have the cable in a tight connection like I do. There are better designs, like the ones with an additional piece of plastic covering the connection from the opposite direction.

I'm sticking with Belkin's snagless Ethernet cables. Have used them for years and love the design. Snagless is a must, but some snagless designs are difficult to use, making it nearly impossible to press the release. Belkin's design is superior, easy to use, very effective. I've also never had a Belkin cable go bad, unless it was visibly damaged through abuse/accidents.

I have a Brother MFC-9840CDW printer and the cable works fine! The blue is a great color because it is easy to detect from the black cords.

I needed a longer Ethernet cable to reach my printer on the other side of the room. This was the right length and it worked without any issues. Production quality is good and the cable will likely last quite a long time as a result. The hood over the retention tab will most likely keep me from accidentally ripping it off when I run more cabling. I've done that to more than one Ethernet cable and appreciate the extra protection the hood adds.

The following review is copied from another review for another Belkin ethernet cable I also bought. This one is being used in the same manner as the other one, so my review is the same...

I don't know what else to really say about this, or any of the MANY Belkin cables I have bought from Amazon, except that they work very well for my requirements. This specific one is being used in my home theater system to connect a component to a switch box. It did not need to be pulled through any walls or stressed in any other way, but it's been fine for my use of it. Some people think they are not the best of quality but I have not ever had any go "bad" or break or not fit correctly. You *can* get cables even cheaper than these from Belkin, but I don't trust them... the Belkin cables here on Amazon are still FAR cheaper than what I have seen in stores, and I refuse to let instant gratification make me spend too much for something like this!

This cable is working very well for my set up.........It is of good quality for such a low price...........

There isn't too much to write home about this cable. And that's a good thing, because that just means it works as advertised.