[olug] [OT] Buying Cat5 cable locally...best price?

[Dan Linder]

Thanks for all the quick feedback.

I checked Monoprice - good price for the cable if I can wait.  Price is $80
for 1000' solid copper, PVC clad, but shipping to get it her by
Thurs/Friday is $47 for a total of $127.

I called Graybar and they are $109 for 1000' (copper, PVC).

I called Computer Cable Connection in Bellevue (very close to me), and they
sell by the foot at $0.13/ft.  A full 1000' is $130, but I only need about
250 ft at worst.

Tomorrow I'll start running with what I have on hand and go to CCC to
purchase the 150' or so that I'll probably need.

And I can't afford/justify the Cat6 cable...sigh.

Thanks,
Dan

On Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Obi-Wan <obiwan at jedi.com> wrote:

> > CC in Bellevue is your best bet.  Graybar carries it too.  I paid the
> same price for CAT6 last time I bought some.
>
> Yeah, I don't think I'd run cat-5 again.  Cat6 will get you longer runs
> at GigE speeds and short runs at 10Gig.  The labor is the same either way.
>
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