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Cat6a

Physical Product · Other PC hardware · 40 mentions · 4 subreddits · discussed in r/HomeNetworking, r/Ubiquiti, r/smarthome, r/homelab

Reddit take

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Pros

  • I know the general advice is to buy cat. 6a for at home use, every site and forum says that it's the best for that.
  • Cat 6 or Cat 6A is more likely to actually be reliable.
  • Also agree that Cat6A will meet his needs for a very long time, maybe forever.
  • Barring that, Cat6A will hold its own for years to come, single mode fiber will still be relevant at high speeds for the foreseeable future and is not terribly expensive.
  • CAT6a will provide more than enough. More affordable and if additional legs are needed they can pull another CAT6a.

Cons

  • 6a is harder to work with and more expensive than Cat 6 and usually necessary unless OP wants to run 10G over more than 55m or has extreme interference.
  • I have 4 runs of CAT6A (23AWG with solid conductors) and they're hard as heck to work with, mainly due to how thick they are and requiring special RJ45 connectors.
  • Cat6a is good for 500mhz over 100 metres
  • Finally, CAT6A is harder to work with. It has a larger bend radius. This may or may not be an issue at the top-middle of your picture that shows a 90° bend. CAT6 is more than adequate at handling 2.5 Gbps.
  • Cat 6a is a pain in the arse around corners, and isn't going to perform any better in your environment.

Sentiment

28 positive (70%) · 4 mixed (10%) · 8 negative (20%)

Trust + time weighted score: +51% · raw score 50%

What redditors said (10 of 40)

6a is harder to work with and more expensive than Cat 6 and usually necessary unless OP wants to run 10G over more than 55m or has extreme interference.
mixed · u/C****e · r/HomeNetworking · comment · Jul 15, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I have 4 runs of CAT6A (23AWG with solid conductors) and they're hard as heck to work with, mainly due to how thick they are and requiring special RJ45 connectors.
negative · u/a****t · r/Ubiquiti · comment · Nov 8, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I know the general advice is to buy cat. 6a for at home use, every site and forum says that it's the best for that.
positive · u/f****i · r/HomeNetworking · Feb 16, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Cat 6 or Cat 6A is more likely to actually be reliable.
positive · u/D****r · r/HomeNetworking · comment · Dec 7, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Also agree that Cat6A will meet his needs for a very long time, maybe forever.
positive · u/a****o · r/HomeNetworking · comment · Dec 10, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Barring that, Cat6A will hold its own for years to come, single mode fiber will still be relevant at high speeds for the foreseeable future and is not terribly expensive.
positive · u/t****i · r/HomeNetworking · comment · Dec 10, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
CAT6a will provide more than enough. More affordable and if additional legs are needed they can pull another CAT6a.
positive · u/R****D · r/HomeNetworking · comment · Dec 6, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Put cat 6a at least. Same cost. Put quite some plugs than you can poe anything.
positive · u/b****a · r/smarthome · comment · Nov 27, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Cat6a will be fine
positive · u/s****k · r/HomeNetworking · comment · Nov 27, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
For a residential run (under 30 meters / 100 ft) inside wall tubes, should I stick to high-quality Cat6a, or is there a real benefit to struggling with Cat7/Cat8 cables? I want to ensure the link can negotiate 10Gbps
positive · u/H****0 · r/HomeNetworking · Nov 27, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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