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50ft Cat7 Cable

I can't imagine any performance difference between CAT6 and 7 at that length.
 
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EDIT: I just realized you said CAT7. Let me check on that.
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Sorry. I don't have CAT7 patch cables. Sorry for getting your hopes up.
 
Tallest Skil said:
Hopefully soon, and if not, I'll be future-proofing.
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I'd love to hear the app :)

If you want to future proof, run some conduit. A cheap patch cable will be all you need. You wont be able to terminate to spec and you wont get any advantage with silly cables - it's a waste
 
I guess I'm just confused with these people saying it's useless.

Does Cat5/6 get 10G speeds under a certain length, or does Cat7 NOT get 10G speeds under a certain length.

If it's not necessary, what, then, is the alternative?
 
A 'cheap' cat6 patch cable should do 10gb at 50m afaik, but if you're actually running equipment that can send/receive this I think it'll be better to pull through exactly what you need when you need it rather than spending a fortune early.
I think the best alternative is a few lengths of pipe/trunking/whatever and a cheap rj45 patch cable(s), I'd get something shielded for piece of mind (and the obvious depending on your situation) if you're not terminating it yourself. If you do need something more specialist and to run 10gb over copper or switch standards it'll be feasible and you'd have had a chance to save up for the install and testing :)
 
You don't need more than CAT6 to do 10G but seriously that's ISP type stuff. It's difficult to imagine an end user needing 10Gb/s.
 
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