Belkin A3L850-07-S FastCat 5 Snagless Patch Cable (7 ft)

by Belkin

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9 x 4.8 x 2 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00000J1UU
• Item model number: A3L850-07-S
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 3, 2006

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Belkins FastCAT 5 is the ultimate LAN cable. Rated beyond 350 MHz, over 3 times the CAT 5 standard, FastCAT provides you with the flawless, transmissions at the highest speeds.

Product Description

What is a Category 5e patch cable. Think of it as the street that links the houses on your block and all the destinations in town. In actuality it is a cable that connects all the hardware destinations on a Local Area Network (LAN). The RJ45 Fast CAT 5e cable provides extra headroom over the standard Cat 5e cable and is perfect for use with 10 and 100 Base-T networks. Complete with RJ45 male to male connectors and snagless molded strain relief.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice value for what you get, January 20, 2002

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Shelley Gammon "Geek" (Kaufman, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Belkin A3L850-07-S FastCat 5 Snagless Patch Cable (7 ft) (Personal Computers)

Belkin packages many cables, including CAT5 patch cables like these... in several different levels. This lower priced model does look a little less polished when compared to its slightly more expensive siblings, but the only real difference is a slightly thicker insulation on the fancier models.

Thicker insulation is probably a good thing when you're running a huge LAN in a work environment, but a small patch cable like this for use with your own small network or perhaps for a single computer is truly all you need. I've used a few of these for 3 years and they have no connection breaks and seem to be in top-notch condition.

Like cigarettes, it's always cheaper to roll your own... but unless you do network cabling for a living, it's highly unlikely you will be able to justify the expense of buying a 100' spool along with a crimper, stripper and other tools. Belkin makes some dogs, but also some really nice gizmos at a nice value... this is one of them.