MEIPEK Cat 7 Ethernet Cable 50ft, SFTP Cat7 Shielded Patch Cables 24AWG, High Speed Internet Network Cable 10Gbps 600Mhz, Cat 7 RJ45 LAN Cable 50 ft for Router Modem Gaming

I bought the 100' version of this cable here on Amazon to link the router in my house to the router I have in the garage which is 75' away. The specs: CAT 7 Ethernet cable consists of double shielded SFTP and 4 pairs of 24 AWG stranded bare copper conductors made all the difference in the world; stay away from 26 AWG cable on long runs. I had to make sure the specs were good because this is getting buried so I had to get it right. Connecting the routers wirelessly got me about 220 Mbps throughput from the router in the garage. The router in the house was getting 550 Mbps. Once I connected the routers together with this cable and set the connection type to wired, the router in the garage shot up to 550 Mbps, the same as the house. I have Asus routers and interconnected them with this cable using the Asus AiMesh setup. My internet connection from my provider is 500 Mbps (what I am actually paying for). You just can't beat a wired connection. This cable definitely definitely does the job. I highly recommend.

As far as this being certified as CAT7, I have no idea. typically the difference in what you're paying for when you're looking at indoor or outdoor cabling is the sleeving. This sleeving isn't the best and I find that the Monoprice CAT6 I have existing actually has better quality sleeving than this. I'm not really sure what to think but the cable works well, it works fine. The cable being CAT7 and shielded should give you better performance than unshielded twisted pair, but it really depends on your application. For me, I'm using it for 10 Gbps and it seems to be working fine. I would need to cut the wire to really confirm that it is shielded twisted pair, but I don't want to ruin a perfectly good cable.Otherwise, it's 4 stars due to the sleeving being questionable.

Used this cable to set up an outdoor wifi access point and it worked perfectly for that purpose. I also tested the cable before what follows in the rest of this review, no complaints whatsoever on quality of the product.However, I did have to cut one end of this Cat 7 cable and re-crimp it myself with a Cat 6 head and all is working as it should. This is just what I had to do given the situation—my reward for eyeballing the drill bit rather than actually taking measurements—and it's certainly not best practice. I just wanted to leave this info here in case here in case it might be of use to someone else in a pinch.Cat 7 theoretically should be backwards compatible with Cat 6, so **theoretically** what I did should have just downgraded this cable to a Cat 6. I tried to do more research into Cat 7 / Cat 6 compatibility and came up more confused than when I started... but all I can say is everything works.

First things first: the cable performs just fine over multi-gigabit networks. I was able to successfully negotiate and maintain a 10 gigabit connection with this cable. No issues there.But for something rated for outdoor I use I expected a bit more ruggedness. It doesn't feel all that much stronger than the patch cables I typically use.I do a lot of video production and use rugged outdoor cables for my live video shoots, using the cables to transit NDI video to my production system and to power the cameras via POE. The other outdoor cables I've used are much thicker and feel a lot more rugged than this one does. I could feel the bundle of pairs underneath. I suppose if you're running this through conduit it'll do fine, but I'm not sure the cable could withstand a rodent gnawing at it.

I run multiple computers on my desk and really don't want cables across the side of the desk I walk, which unfortunately, is also the side where my network switch is. Also, the HP external hub I use doesn't allow me to connect with my laptop via wireless when connected, so I need to hardwire it. Quite frankly, I prefer to hardwire so I can utilize my gigabit internet bandwidth.So, I needed a cable that I can plug into my HP hub, run to the other end of my desk to the wall, then all the way around the room to the switch. This cable seemed about the perfect length, so I gave it a shot. The RJ-45 ends seem well made and clicked into the ports with no issues. I spent the rest of the day using it without issue - no dropouts and connectivity problems.

There's a lot of this cable on Amazon -- different lengths, different manufacturers or sellers -- and I know this because I have purchased a lot of it. The thing that all of them share, however, is that they are all quality cables. I have received no "junk" cables in any of my orders, and this continues the trend. The only thing that could have been better was if this would have been cat8, but other than that, my suggestion would be that if you're looking for some cable, shop around on Amazon and find a good price. You'll more than likely be getting a quality item at a terrific price.For what it is, what it does, and what it costs: Five StarsI am the Totally Unbiased Reviewer Dude (T.U.R.D.) and that is how I see it.

As my headline states, this cable isn't quite the quality I expected for the list price. It's a much lighter and thinner cable than other Cat7 cables I have. Sometimes this is a good thing, but it makes it feel quite questionable and I'm skeptical of the Cat7 rating on this. I would recommend looking at other options.

The media could not be loaded. I like the fact that it is durable and can be used outdoors it is guerified to pvc ansi/tia/eta/568b 12m, the package comes hand tied and has the feel of a high end cable, I am unsure of the total capability of its function since I have limited equipment availability, other than that I highly recommend for people wanting a cable that is partly exposed to the elements.