which cat6 keystone jacks to use?

[queequeg99]

In short, I am looking for recommendations for quality cat6 keystone jacks that are reasonably easy to install (either tooled or tooless).

I am doing a significant remodel of our home and will have the opportunity to wire it for my LAN. For future proofing purposes I have decided to go with CAT6 cabling. While cable selection wasn't much of an issue, I am a bit baffled by the tremendous variation in the prices of the keystone jacks. Monoprice has some tooless jacks for under $2 apiece which appear to get mixed reviews (not much room to work with in the jack making installation a bit difficult for some). My impression has been that most online places sell various brands (some appear to be proprietary to the retailer) for anywhere from $3 to $7 apiece (tooled or tooless). I'm going to need about 20 of these things so saving up to $100 has some appeal, but not if I'm going to have installation difficulties or network problems due to a poor quality of jack.


If it matters, I have a fair amount of experience working with Cat5 cabling. But those parts are so cheap I never really had any price concerns.

Thanks for any advice.

Jay

 

[JackMDS]

http://www.monoprice.com/produ...id=1044&seq=1&format=2

 

[queequeg99]

Originally posted by: JackMDS
http://www.monoprice.com/produ...id=1044&seq=1&format=2

Thanks. I just ordered 12 (I suppose moderator status and a gazillion posts earns you some cred around here so I didn't wait for more responses). I ended up redesigning the network to provide for a 12 port patch panel (thereby eliminating a number of keystones). I've had good luck with monoprice in the past with their hdmi cables so it is my hope that their typical good quality includes the Cat6 stuff. I'll report back when I'm done.