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I wonder if Cat 7 cables are similarly bad. I would have thought that since you can visually verify that the pairs are all shielded, it would be harder to fake
by gok 8y ago
I wonder if Cat 7 cables are similarly bad. I would have thought that since you can visually verify that the pairs are all shielded, it would be harder to fake it.
- Dylan16807 8y agoCat7 is in a weird spot. It's been rendered basically obsolete by 6a, which has performance that's almost as good and allows for full-distance 10gig. And while 7a was specified with the goal of supporting 40gig, it looks like 40gig is going to require cat8. And you're not really supposed to put RJ45 plugs on cat7/7a either. So while you can verify the foil is in there, it doesn't say all that much toward the total quality, since they're not quite a standard cable at all.
- Abishek_Muthian 8y agoBut isn't Cat7 better at shielding compared to Cat6a?
- Dylan16807 8y agoIt has stricter requirements for the most part. But whether you're better off buying Cat7 with nonstandard plugs, vs. a model of Cat6a where they used shielded wires? I'm not sure.