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What to Expect in Your First Month with a New IT Provider
5 Jul, 2025



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At £17.96 ex‑VAT for a 75ft (about 23m) run, this is priced like a “practical cable” rather than a premium one—and in day-to-day office/warehouse networking that’s exactly how you should think about it. If you’re extending a single patch lead distance for a gigabit link and you want something reasonably robust (snagless design, strain relief, and the usual “individually tested” assurance), it’s a sensible buy. StarTech tends to be pretty consistent with build quality, and for the kind of reseller installs where you’re trying to avoid random flaky leads later, that predictability has value.
Who should buy it: someone who needs a longer CAT6 run for normal IT networking and might also be using PoE (think access points, cameras, VoIP, small edge gear) and wants a single, ready-to-go cable length without paying big “site cabling” money. Who should *not* buy it: if you’re planning a permanent high-density workspace install where neatness and manageability matter more than a cheap length, or if you need guaranteed performance in very noisy environments—long passive runs can be less forgiving than you’d hope, so you’d be better off with a planned structured cabling solution. Also, double-check you actually want CAT6 versus CAT5e/upgrade headroom for your equipment; if you’re only ever doing short, non-PoE patching, you might be overpaying.

STARTECH
StarTech.com 20 ft. (6.1 m) Digital Optical Audio Cable - Toslink Digital Optical SPDIF - Premium - Male/Male - Optical Audio Cable (TOSLINK20) - Digital audio cable (optical) - SPDIF - TOSLINK male to TOSLINK male - 6.1 m - fibre optic - for P/N: FPCEILPTBLP, FPCEILPTBSP, FPWARTB1M, FPWFXBAT, FPWTLTBAT, STNDMTV70, STNDMTVDUO

STARTECH
StarTech.com 6.6ft (2m) USB to Serial Adapter Cable, COM Retention, RS232 - USB / serial cable - USB (M) to DB-9 (M) screwable - 2 m - molded, rugged - black

ATEN
ATEN VE803 HDMI USB Extender - Video/audio/USB extender - up to 60 m - for ATEN VP2730

ATEN
ATEN UC3002A - Adapter - 24 pin USB-C (M) to HD-15 (VGA) (F) - USB 3.2 Gen 1 / Thunderbolt 3 / DisplayPort (Alt Mode) - 9.6 cm - 1920 x 1200 (WUXGA) support - black