Review on 💙 SolidLink - SL610A5 500ft CAT6A S/FTP In-Wall Ethernet Cable (CMR Rated) UL Listed Bare Copper Solid 23AWG Conductor 550Mhz Fluke Tested Wire (Blue) by Lance Harrison

Although I don't have a 10 Gigabit network switch, I wanted to make sure I had the best possible backbone to my router to protect my network in the future. I pulled out the Cat6 patch (see photo) and ran this one instead. Each pair of wires is foil shielded and all pairs are wrapped in a ground braid. As with Cat6, each individual wire is 23 AWG, but the insulation in this CAT6A is much thicker, making it almost impossible to connect each wire to a standard pass-through connector. In order to insert each wire into the correct grooves, I had to vertically pinch each wire with pliers prior to insertion (see photo). It was after a lot of trial/error and frustration, but I finally managed to get it working fairly consistently without buying big and bulky CAT6A connectors. Basic process: Cutting >> Clamping >> Feeding. On the negative side, this CAT6A seems to have about 1/2 turn per unit distance compared to the CAT6 I have. The only way to know if this cable is worth all the hassle is to buy a few 10 gigabit devices and test their runs. In general, it doesn't seem bad.