- Network Admin
How to Optimise Your Office Wi-Fi Network
26 Aug, 2025




£247.80 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
If you’re buying Cat 6 for bulk runs and you don’t want surprises later, this is the kind of “boring but dependable” cable I’d happily standardise. StarTech’s bulk cable has a solid reputation for being straightforward to terminate and reliable over distance, and the fact it’s CMR-rated and TAA compliant makes it a sensible choice for UK/US federal or public-sector style projects where paperwork matters. At £206.83 ex-VAT for a 1000 ft drum, the unit cost works out pretty competitive for a reseller bucket—assuming you’re actually going to use the full length and not pay for shipping/handling on repeated small orders.
Who should buy: IT teams, cabling contractors, and estates/office refresh projects where you need consistent Cat 6 for structured cabling, patching in comms rooms, and general network upgrades without overthinking it. Who should think twice: if you’re running very short home-office distances or you’re not sure you’ll get the drum used—bulk can turn expensive when leftover cable becomes dead stock. Also, if you’re expecting “best-in-class” performance for lab-grade/high-end networking, you’ll want to check the wider cabling ecosystem (keystones, patch panels, test results) because the cable alone won’t save a sloppy install. Overall: good value, safe procurement choice, and an easy pick for standard business deployments.

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

Dell
Dell 10GbE Copper Twinax Direct Attach Cable - Direct attach cable - SFP+ (M) to SFP+ (M) - 3 m - twinaxial - for Networking N1148, PowerSwitch S4112, S5212, S5232, S5296, Networking S4048, X1026, X1052

STARTECH
StarTech.com Cisco QSFP-H40G-CU1M Compatible 1m 40G QSFP+ to QSFP+ DAC Twinax, 40GbE QSFP+ Copper DAC 40 Gbps/40GE Low Power Passive QSFP+ Transceiver Module DAC, Cisco Firepower C9200 - Lifetime Warranty (QSFPH40GCU1M) - 40GBase direct attach cable - QSFP+ latched to QSFP+ latched - 1 m - twinaxial - SFF-8436 - passive - black

Lenovo
Lenovo - Network cable - 3 m - CAT 6 - green - for ThinkSystem DE4000H Hybrid, SR250 V2, SR630 V2, SR650 V2, ST250 V2, ST50 V2, ST650 V2