EliteCat6 Stranded 28AWG (cm Rated) - Ultra Slim Ethernet, 1000ft, Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP), Pure Stranded Copper, UL Listed, Ultra Flexible, Reel, Green | Create Custom Patch Cables

For not being a low-voltage professional, I DO pull quite a bit of copper and fiber. Oddly, the Elite Cat6 Stranded 28AWG (cm Rated, 1000ft, UTP, Orange) is the first time I've bought a reel (I usually just buy 1000ft pull boxes). I got a kickstand for the reel, and thought I'd set it up to pull with a few boxes, as I had a lot of IP cameras to put into a retail space. Well... it's great. Aside from the better pulling characteristics of a roll rotating on an axle, the wire itself is very thin. I haven't had any kinking issues, any problems punching it down, or even with putting ends on. And it's not CCA. It's not cheap, but all-copper CAT6 cable never really is. Recommended

This is a slim (thin) Cat6 cable that has specific use as indicated in the description. There is no magic here and in order to make it thinner, the wire is 28AWG rather then 23AWG (or sometimes 24AWG) on the regular Cat6 cable which makes the regular cable much thicker and stiffer. This cable is designed to provide similar performance over shorter distances - thus the main use is for patch cables or shorter runs (not within walls). You should also not use this cable for any devices that use PoE (power over ethernet) since it is not rated for this due to lower wire gauge. Because these are thinner, they provide much easier handling (more flexible) and more ventilation room in the components racks.Now, could you use these for longer runs? Absolutely, depending on where and for what purpose. If you are building a datacenter or wiring a business - no, please use appropriate Cat6 cables designed for this purpose without cutting corners. However, if you are a homeowner wiring your house, this cable should be just fine, as long as you don't run it through spaces where air circulates (like air ducts, then you need CMP rated cable). Running through the walls where air does not circulate should be ok and allowed. Disclaimer: I am not an electrician and codes may vary, so please do your own research!!! Because this cable is thin and flexible, it is easier to pull as well.In summary, this is a great cable for what it is designed to do and I would recommend it for that purpose.

I'll happily round up and give this product a 5 star review because - unlike almost all inferior brands - these guys straight up tell you that it's not riser rated and therefore should not be run from floor to floor, in walls, etc., and they are UL listed, and it's pure copper.It is super slim. Never saw anything like that. I have quite a few reels of telecomm and electrical cables in my basement, including a few of cat6, so this is great to have around for custom length patch cables. I mean, a lot of enterprise jobs will use only new factory cables as a matter or course, but I'm running out in my new house, and with the price of things these days, I've taken to making my own once again. And really, in a relatively small installation, it's easy enough to troubleshoot if need be.I guess the catch here is that I'm much more likely to need slim cable in the limited pathways from my basement to attic rather than inter- or intra-rack. So being slim doesn't actually do a lot of good for me personally for CM cable, but......it is what it is, and it's quality cable. I wouldn't dirty my home installation with anything not UL listed or anything rated below what it needs to be. Nor do I want any CCA or copper coated steel. This is clearly good cable, and I'm happy to have it, even if it's just to keep from needing 2 RU CMPs (cable management panels), which I've always found ugly.

This is really nice Cat6 patch cable. It’s unshielded 28AWG, stranded copper cable, so it’s about as slim and flexible as Cat6 cable gets. Furthermore, this cable is UL listed, ETL verified, and RoHS compliant. So, like I said, it’s really nice Cat6 patch cable.Now, with all of that said, just so I make it perfectly clear, this cable is ULTRA slim and flexible. Consequently, this cable is not to be used for anything but making patch cables.Finally, I ordered this cable in the blue color. It’s not a deep/dark blue. It’s not a light blue either. I guess I would consider it a medium blue. However, I attached a couple of pictures of the cable to this review, so you can judge the color for yourself. Furthermore, I placed a pencil next to the cable, so you can see the cable’s ultra-slim profile for yourself too.If you have any questions about this Elite Cat6 cable, please feel free to ask, and I'll try my best to answer. I hope you found this review helpful.

The cable was easy to install and crimp and the speeds were what they were supposed to be so overall good cable, just your normal CAT6 cable, and nothing bad to say about it.

Good quality cable, very flexible but tough. Doing a whole-house project; this spool should easily accommodate it.

I guess this one caught me sleeping because I didn't pay attention to the fact that it's 28 gauge. This stuff is not Cat6 or cat6e it's not even as thick as CAT5. In the picture you can see the green is this product the yellow is cat5e and the white is Cat6 shielded. The biggest problem with this stuff is that you can't go more than 33 ft without signal loss. Clearly because it's so thin. So I suppose making patch cables is fine but most any other use I'm not going to be able to use this stuff.