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Old 08-29-2005, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by LeMansX5
This post is just in time. I think if anybody is installing copper for home, Cat 6 is the way to go, Cat 5e will not be able to support multimedia in the near term.
I was talking to a installer earlier today for future home.
IIRC, Cat 5e four pair will support 10 Gbps. However, regular Cat 5 won't. I put Cat 5e in my house about six years ago. If I was installing now I would go with Cat 6 or Cat 7. There's no sense saving a few bucks by installing any variant of Cat 5 anymore. I pointed this out to Juan in an earlier thread.

Also, if the builder can set it up so that you can easily thread new cable through conduits, that will make "future proofing" less of an issue.
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