BLUSB-BL to Bluelounge Soba, Black

I went HAM on my office with three set of these, and it’s so much better now. It’s not the cheapest cable sleeve, but I think it’s very much worth it.I bundled the cables from my KVM to each computer, so that’s two HDMI cables and a USB cable that’s about the same thickness. The three of them just barely fit in it. I had to frequently massage it as I zipped the cables in to keep one from peeking out. And as far as the plastic finishing pieces that you can use to cap off the sleeve nicely, they weren’t even close to fitting.But for other bundles with fewer or smaller cables, it worked quite well, including the plastic caps for the ends, which really give it a nice finished look.If you hate cable clutter, these are great.

I got tired of cables strewn out all over my work area. The cable ties I had used in the past just didn't do an adequate job. Plus I wanted a simple solution that didn't cost lots of money. I went into several stores to actually look at some options and guess what none of the stores carries any type of cable management systems any more? So I looked through the Amazon options and found this one by Bluelounge (great name) and decided to give it a try. What I found was a real system that can make the cable mess quickly go away and you end up with a nice, neat work area. The best part, I still had lots of the cable cover left over so as things change (they always do) I can keep the cables under control!

A decent product probably correctly rated on aggregate at 3.5. Harder to deploy than the videos show. Requires up front design work. The Ribbon won't accommodate more than two (2) "thick" cables such as cat-5 or coax or many power chords. The "bundled" group of piece-parts sold in this single package probably won't precisely accommodate most configurations. It would be better if BlueLounge sold piece-parts a la carte so users could buy more and less of what they need. For me, the Y-pieces and the fasteners werent particularly useful. The ribbon cable is very useful, and it would be nice if BlueLounge sold rolls of that alone. Even if you buy this product, you will need fasteners and other elements to complete your design.

I purchased this kit because cords drive me insane, and my older system of using rubberized twist ties looked a little sloppy. I ended up using the fabric tube part of this set only, as I couldn't really figure out how to configure the rest of it with my office set up. The instructions were detailed, but they focus on using different pieces of the kit and say less about how you would use them all together. I was also bummed to discover that I had just one too many cords to fit well into the tube. To give you a sense of how many fit well, my set included cords for a monitor, desktop computer, 2 speakers, and a sub.

I used these at work to unify the cable clutter and while the zip/unzip isn't necessarily as perfectly smooth as the videos demonstrate, I also don't expect magic. Glad I bought em, would buy em again if I needed to.

I read the reviews about not being easy to set up. I though: “How difficult can it be threading cables through a tube?9 Well, let me tell you VERY DIFFICULT! First, it is very hard to thread the fabric through the ring that’s supposed to act as a zipper. The tube is so tightly coiled so as you thread the cables is very difficult to close. Parts of the cables do come out and you have to push them back again. I lost track of time how long it took me to set up. Suffice to say that hubby came home and we had to order pizza. I can’t imagine having to do the whole thing over again when one of the phone cables have to be replaced. When that happens, I’ll be throwing it in the garbage.Edit: Two days after setting it up I took the cables out and threw the whole thing in the garbage. It’s not good for hiding phone cables because it is too rigid and it is hard to maneuver the cables.

This is really easy to install and looks great. My only dislike is that there isn't a way to buy more individual parts—like the cable splitter end cap or the Y-piece—by themselves.

This was difficult to install because of how narrow the casing was. I wanted to bundle 5 power cords but instead I could only fit 3 of the cords in at once. Once I managed to get those in, the end caps were too narrow to fully snap on, so I ended up using white electrical tape to secure the ends. Because I only needed about half of the casing for the first 3 cords, I then cut it and used the rest for the other 2 cords. The casing frayed like crazy when I cut it, so I had to put extra tape on the end of that too. I feel like this product needs wider casing, wider end caps, and a few more end caps and y-splitters included in the package. Really the only useful thing in this kit is the "zipper" attachment that helps you install the casing.