
Whilst CAT 6A is certainly more than adequate for home use I only needed a few connections and opted for CAT8 as the price wasn't excessive and I figured WHY NOT :-) I'd steer clear of Keep CAT7 as the ends of the connectors may not match between providers and this category is NOT IEEE approved for networking anyway. As a rule of thumb, select CAT6A for most networks and cabling to devices, and use CAT8 FOR DATACENTER connections, e.g. B. to connect servers to switches in the same or adjacent racks. CAT8 has a range of 30 meters, in contrast to CAT6A with the well-known 100 meters. Basically, CAT8 is good for devices in the same room. I actually got it because I like the shielding qualities of this cable category, especially when we're talking about homes that have all sorts of interfering appliances, power cords and the like. I really wanted it for the connection between my cable provider's gateway and my router, primarily to ensure the most interference-free connection possible. CAT6A will also work fine and anyone with IT experience knows well that 99.9999999% of people will never know the difference in the terms. Speed or throughput between CAT6A and CAT8. Like I said, WHY NOT. I would NOT buy CAT8 cables for more than a few devices as it's not worth the cost and CAT6A will work too. CAT8 cables are well made and you can tell by the connectors and foil shielding that they will last a long time and withstand most conditions.