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AI-generated summary
Lenovo’s Cat5e 3m blue copper cable at £61.90 ex‑VAT is the sort of pricing that makes me pause. Cat5e is fine for basic, short-run Ethernet (think office patching, desk drops, non-demanding network segments), but it’s also the old “good enough” category—if you’re building anything that might get heavier later, Cat6 is usually the more sensible long-term buy. At this price point, I’d want to know what quantity you’re getting, because a single 3m length at that cost is hard to justify versus cheaper branded options.
Who it *does* make sense for: buyers who already standardise on Lenovo cabling for consistency, or who have a small number of very short, low-impact runs where downtime/termination quality matters more than future-proofing. Who should probably *not* buy: anyone refreshing a network with an eye on higher throughput, longer-term upgrades, or cost control—especially if they’re paying “premium” prices for something that’s not the latest category. If you confirm whether that £61.90 is per cable or a multi-pack, I can give you a sharper “yes/no” on value.

Lenovo
Lenovo - Network cable - QSFP+ to QSFP+ - 5 m - CRU - for System Networking RackSwitch G8264, ThinkAgile HX2320 Appliance, ThinkSystem NE2580

STARTECH
StarTech.com 1000 ft Bulk Roll of Gray CMR Cat5e Solid UTP Cable - RJ45 Patch Cable - Cat 5e Patch Cable - Cat5e Patch Cable (WIRC5ECMRGRY) - Bulk cable - 304.8 m - UTP - CAT 5e - solid - grey - for P/N: ST121HDWP, STUTPWALLA, USB110EXT2

Lenovo
Mellanox Passive DAC Cable for IBM System x - Network cable - QSFP - 75 cm

STARTECH
StarTech.com HPE JG326A Compatible 1m 40G QSFP+ to QSFP+ Direct Attach Cable Twinax, 40 GbE QSFP+ Copper DAC 40 Gbps Low Power Active Transceiver Module DAC, 40GE QSFP+ Cable, Firepower - Lifetime Warranty (JG326AST) - 40GBase direct attach cable - QSFP+ latched to QSFP+ latched - 1 m - twinaxial - SFF-8436 - passive - black - for HPE Apollo 4200, 4200 Gen10, Edgeline e920, FlexFabric 12900E 36, 12XXX, ProLiant e910t 2U