In need of CAT5E cables (UK)

[Matthew Waring]

If you live in the UK, do you know of any stores that sell CAT5E cables at large lengths without being ripped off. I'd prefer it to be a physical store that I could go to as I already ordered some online but I was screwed over. I live in the North West if that helps.

EDIT: I've already searched on PC world and Maplin.

[Matthew Waring]

NVM I found some cables for roughly cheap.

[porina]

I found Amazon to have some not bad pricing. Just make sure it is from Amazon themselves if you want less uncertainty, as opposed to their marketplace sellers.

[mariushm]

Just be careful, because really cheap cables are CCA type (copper clad aluminum), they basically make them out of aluminum and then plate them with a thin layer of copper to save money.

There are online stores specialized on networking equipment but stores that sell electronic components also sell cables of all kinds.

You have Farnell in UK and their http://cpc.farnell.com  store for smaller purchases , they have a bunch of ethernet cable in their store.

 

Here's some links:

 

UTP cables : http://uk.farnell.com/c/cable-wire-cable-assemblies/networking-cable/unscreened-networking-cable

Shielded UTP cables (FTP, SFTP etc) : http://uk.farnell.com/c/cable-wire-cable-assemblies/networking-cable/screened-networking-cable

 

Here's some suggestions :

 

1. 305m for 71.5 GBP (0.23 gbp per meter) ProPower cat5e , solid core wire ~0.48mm, hdpe insulation  : http://uk.farnell.com/pro-power/cat5eyell305/cable-utp-5e-yellow-305m/dp/2580428 ( lots of other colors on site, yellow just randomly picked)

 

2. 305m for 100 GBP (0.32 gbp per meter) Belden cat5e solid core ~0.51mm , polyolefine insulation :  http://uk.farnell.com/belden/1583e/cable-1583e-4pair-305m/dp/1212949

 

3. 305m for 116 gbp : propower cat6 solid core (maybe you want future proof 2.5gbps/5gbps/10gbps for under ~50m lengths? )  http://uk.farnell.com/pro-power/cat6305m/cable-cat6-305m/dp/1518579

 

If you need shorter lengths, they have spools of 100m from various brands.

 

[Nickcarlt]

9 hours ago, Matthew Waring said:

If you live in the UK, do you know of any stores that sell CAT5E cables at large lengths without being ripped off. I'd prefer it to be a physical store that I could go to as I already ordered some online but I was screwed over. I live in the North West if that helps.

EDIT: I've already searched on PC world and Maplin.

Please see https://www.comms-express.com/categories/cat5e-rj45-ethernet-cable-patch-leads-cables/

for cheap network cable