Belkin 7ft CAT5E Orange Crossover Cable
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(3 out of 5)Works fine.. but no boots
I bought this in order to share files between our two Windows laptops at home - I didnt see the need to spend more for a hub. The cord works fine - when you plug it into the network ports on the two laptops the ports light up. It takes a litte configuration on Windows to get the two laptops to share files - I could get the Windows XP machine to modify files on the Windows 2000 machine, but not the other way round. But that's not a fault of hte cable.
My only complaint is that the cable is just crimped at the ends, and does not have "boots" to protect the connectors. They should have mentioned that in the description - if I knew I would have bought the longer cable for the same price.
(5 out of 5)Cheap Cable, Good Quality
The only difference between this product and Snagless ones is that this thing doesn't have the "boot". What's boots? They are the two plastic pads on the two sides of the connection. Just look at the pictures of the "snagless" cables.
This is not a big problem if you are going to connect stuff permanently.
This is definitely a bargin.
Note: This is a CROSSOVER cable, which means it's for connecting two computers directly without hubs. The normal patch cables are a little bit cheaper.