CAT 5 Question

[zorm]

Yeah, there's a 25ft patch cord on Newegg for $3.49.  I'd say that's about right.

That being said, it's still way cheaper to buy, run and crimp your own cable (obviously).

I'm not sure about the running part, but buy a complete cable vs. buying bulk+crimping saves you <$0.20 a cable. I'm reasonably sure that 20 cents is worth me not having to spend the effort to do all that work :p

[Sidoh]

Just looking on newegg, there's 1,000 feet for $75, which is $0.075/foot.  The $3.49 foot cable mentioned earlier is $0.1745/foot (plus whatever the cost of the ends are), so if you're running lots of cable, I think it's way worth it.

Not to mention running cable without the ends on it is way easier if you have to go through tight spaces!

[deadly7]

Not to mention running cable without the ends on it is way easier if you have to go through tight spaces!

Truth. Running audio snakes is such a bitch because of the end of the snake has such a disgustingly large head. -.-'

[zorm]

Just looking on newegg, there's 1,000 feet for $75, which is $0.075/foot.  The $3.49 foot cable mentioned earlier is $0.1745/foot (plus whatever the cost of the ends are), so if you're running lots of cable, I think it's way worth it.

Not to mention running cable without the ends on it is way easier if you have to go through tight spaces!

I was looking at Cat6, oops. Yeah I can definitely see it being easier to run without ends but then again in the places I've lived there has never been a way to actually run cable aside from along the floor so it hasn't mattered much to me.

[rabbit]

Wow....cost+5%?  Damn.  I want that for things that aren't PS3/360.  That's an awesome deal!

Anyway, I need to run a bunch of cable in my house sometime.  I've recently setup 2 new (they are actually old, but they are being put into new service) computers and I've got nowhere to plug them in.

[iago]

The markup on the cables is hilarious. My girlfriend works at best buy, and she bought a printer today (it was some cheap $40 thing just so she can print papers without running to the library while she's at school). It didn't come with a cable, and she picked up one that was $32. With her discount, she gets most things at cost + 5% or something like that, and the cable was $1.68 (the printer was a little over $16)

Remember that time I went to Radio Shack to get a cat5 cable?

(08:02:42 PM) iago: So, I went to that Radio Shack today
(08:02:50 PM) iago: I asked if they have a 50ft network cable
(08:02:57 PM) iago: He showed me to them, and handed me a nice $50 one
(08:03:04 PM) iago: I laughed and said, "Not for $50"
(08:03:13 PM) iago: He looked kind of upset, but wtf, $50?
(08:04:14 PM) Hitmen: did you buy it?
(08:04:31 PM) iago: God no
(08:04:48 PM) Hitmen: good

[Newby]

Ehh, I took to it naturally. So I enjoy crimping my own network cables. 300 ft spool + crimpers + caps = $100. 30 10 ft strands of CAT5 = much more than $100.

I'm not entirely sure where you buy your cable from, but from my estimates and experience 30 10ft cables is about $42.

Staples. I've spent $10-20 for 10-30 feet cables individually before, because I didn't have the extra cash for the supplies I'd need to crimp it myself. Heh.