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Review on Tripp Lite Cat6 Gigabit Snagless Molded Patch Cable (RJ45 M/M) - Blue by Wesley Holmes

Revainrating 4 out of 5

It's a Tripp Lite, but the design could be better

Four parts, 20 feet long, red, green, white, yellow. The red is more like ocher, if that matters to you. They work, but to be honest, whatever version I buy, this "gapless" design sucks. This one is exactly the same as the one in the picture, although the "hookless" idea is supposed to protect the plastic connector but not override it. This allows your fingers to TOUCH the long "finger" in the clicker part. It's good if your fingers are small enough. This is an improvement over the typical clicker which has a rubber layer OVER the long hard plastic clicker as this clicker does not slide in as easily when using the regular style. However, it is a pain. You have to be very careful and of course you have to HEAR that "click" when you connect the device to your router or computer or you will drown. The cables work. But to be honest I'm not sure if they protect the "finger". And they're awkward to insert, especially in tight corners where you don't have little human fingers. I'm not sure if there's a good way to do this without preventing you from using "fingers" as is required for a secure connection. The good news is you can CUT plastic while claiming to "protect" your finger. By the way, if you're an XFINITY user, you should have gotten a new modem/router with FOUR Ethernet cables on the back so you can connect four computers to it at the same time. XFINITY already lifted the bandwidth limit in September. So it's good to have colored cables. Finally, a note about colors: a) I'm so sick of the black paint in computers and cables that I can scream: Who has black walls? Then b) I have a lot of computers, so the color coding helps me identify which wire on the router goes to which device (I refuse to use wireless or Wi-Fi even though I have them).

Pros
  • Ethernet cable
Cons
  • boring packaging