Cat6 question

[joepa99]

What benefits would I see from switching to Cat6 cable for my home computer?

 

[spidey07]

none.

Ethernet even up to gigabit ethernet works just fine on cat5e. 10/100 ethernet only needs cat5.

 

[amdskip]

Originally posted by: spidey07
none.

Ethernet even up to gigabit ethernet works just fine on cat5e. 10/100 ethernet only needs cat5.

Whoot, right on! I hate the marketing for cat 6 as it is not beneficial at all right now.

 

[ScottMac]

Not beneficial for the HOME user (although I have my place cabled with "Level 7" (pre- standard Cat6). Why? it was new construction and I could get it. Panels, plugs, cable & outlets are all Cat6 or better.

For a company that's going into new construction or rennovation (or just deciding they have the budget to upgrade their infrastructure), going with anything less than Cat 6 (IMHO) would be a stupid thing.

There is just no telling what may be coming down the road, having the best possible infrastructure in-place is a good thing.

For an installed cabling system, the difference in component price is nothing compared to the labor costs.

FWIW

Scott