Purchasing Cables

[Treetop]

I need to run some cat 5e cable throughout the house and was wondering if you all would know a good place to purchase from. All the prices I can find at local stores are a bit high (about $50 for 100ft.)

I came across this site Cables4sure, and while the prices look great, I am also afraid that it "is to good to be true".

So where do you all get your cables from and how much should I expect to pay per foot?

Treetop

 

[electron]

Check out CyberGuys.com

http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/searchp...+%28Ethernet%29

i.e.:

CAT5E SOLID BULK 1000FT, BLUE
Your Price: $59.95 (5 or more $56.49)

froogle.google.com will list many big retailers having similar prices, I wouldn't pay more than that for 1000Ft of cat5e cable.

 

[L4z3r0u5]

use pricewatch for anything you need

www.pricewatch.com

pricewatch is just a database of alot of tech websites

 

[Treetop]

AHHH..
Totally forgot about pricewatch.. good call

My initial quest was to find out what sites others have used for ordering cables when wiring a house, figuring that they would be in the know.

1000ft is just too much for me at this point, as Im renting a 2bdrm townhouse. If and when I own, however, this will be the route to take. I ordered 2 100ft. cables as this is all my needs require at this point.

One other question. Is cat6 worth the price (double that of cat5e)? I know absolutely nothing when it comes to networking, so go easy with the terminology.

Treetop

 

[electron]

Yeah the problem is that really small companies will list their prices low, then nail you with the shipping, froogle.google.com tends to be a little better about this.

 

[L4z3r0u5]

i think pricewatch includes shipping but i may be wrong

 

[electron]

oh yeah, about cat6, cat6 is the exact same thing as cat5e, just different labeling, cat6 is rated for gigabit speeds, cat5e is too.

 

[Joshua]

I got mine from CompGeeks last summer for like $37 for 1000ft of cat5e. I thought that was a great deal, and the cable has come in handy, it even came with a pack of 100 ends and a cheap crimper tool.

 

[electron]

I looked there before the first post, but couldn't find it anymore, I was going to get more from that place since they even included a tester.

 

[jlehnert]

Cat-6 is a slightly larger gauge than 5E. It also has some additional manufacturing requirements. Having just finished wiring a 6000 sq. ft. house with cat-6, I can tell you that it's a major PITA to work with. Stick with the 5E if you can.

 

[BraveSirRobbin]

6000 Square Feet???

Holy Cow, thats a castle, not a house.

Anyway, with the larger gauge it does make it more versatile for running power for cameras, etc...

 

[jlehnert]

Nothing significant. IIRC it's 23 gauge instead of the 24 gauge in 5 and 5E.

Actually, around here, 4k - 6k is the norm. The "large" houses start at 10k and go up. Explains why the county gets 35% of it's property tax revenue from the 2% of the houses that are on the lake here. And that was before they re-appriased everything upward by an average of 40%.

 

[zack]

Looks like compgeeks has more in stock..

1000' Cat5E w/ crimper, ends, and tester - $39.95

300' Cat5e w/ crimper and 30 ends - $24.95

Warning though.. $16 shipping for the 1000' package.