Review on 10-Pack Of 10 Feet Black Cat5E Ethernet Patch Cables With Snagless RJ45 Connectors For Computer LAN Networks - GearIt by Joseph Reed

I ordered 140 of these cables for a data center upgrade because the pricing was very attractive. As soon as I took the first one out of the box I knew I had made a mistake. The insulation cladding was very thin to the point that the twist ties were denting the the insulation so badly you could see the outline of the individual conductors inside! As we pulled them out of the box, 14 (10%) of them tested bad for continuity. Having no other choice, we used the remaining 126 cables as planned and upon power-up found three more that would not link up even though they passed the continuity check. Over the course of the next three days two more stopped working and had to be replaced. By that time we were able to get Belkin replacement cables overnighted in and our IT department pulled a SECOND all-nighter to pull all the cmple cables out and replace them with the Belkin cables that I should have ordered to begin with. I have returned the entire shipment and am currently awaiting a refund.