Cat6 cables and Cat5e devices.

cavemanoc said:
If you are rewiring now I would definitely go for Cat6a (or even Cat7 / 7a) simply because there is little difference in cost and it will keep you sweet for many years to come. Also remember the basic rule of socket placement - you will need twice as many as you think! I helped a mate wire up his home with the switch in the garage and cable (only cat 5e unfortunately) throughout and we ended up having 4 outputs in the lounge and 2 in every other room. Costs little to do now - saves much heartache later! :p
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Best I can get for cat7 is 1.8k/500Mtrs (no other sizes available here in Singapore). Cat6 is around Sin$180/100Mtrs while cat5e is around S$70/100mtrs. Cat6 cable in the UK from the same supplier is around S$140 :(. I am back in the UK this weekend for a family visit. Not sure about packing 100mtrs of cable in the suitcase though :p.

Interestingly, fibre optical cable is around the same price as cat6.

RB
 
vsmora said:
If you were just doing a couple of runs round the skirting then I'd say to use 5e, but if you're renovating, then I guess the cables will be "decorated in" so 6a makes more sense, pref with some redundant runs. It's not worth saving £100 on a roll of cable, which will be a great deal of hassle to upgrade later. However, by using a 5e patch panel and sockets you will still make a decent saving but at least they are easy to replace later once prices come down. Also, although 5e cable is capable of 10Gb throughput, crosstalk will reduce the usable length. 6a copes better and starts from a higher distance limit in the first place. I reckon 7/7a is probably not worth the expense until after the next decade.
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Yeah, this is why I started the thread... to find out what I can get now if I put cat6 in and what options I would have later. Mixing and matching to create an upgrade path and keeping costs down whilst maintaining enough bandwidth for what I want to use it for.

Maybe cat6 then :).

RB
 
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