Cable Pricing Updates

[MikeyRCDD]

Wondering where everyone is seeing cable pricing come in what with the industry wide copper increases. I just saw the following -

Cat 5E - $166/1000
Cat 6 - $299/1000
Cat 6+ - $390/1000

All plenum Mohawk product.

 

[franklin97355]

http://www.upgradehighway.com/clearance/Cables_To_Go-1000_Roll_Cat5e_Grey_UTP.htm

 

[Jtodd]

Boy, I must be getting good discounts because I'm getting Berktek LanMark2000 (which I guess would be Cat6+) for $160/1000 non-plenum from Anixter. From what I hear, the price increase is more for the plenum than the copper increases. That's why we're not using it unless we have to by code.

Justin T. Clausen
Physical Layer Implementation
California State University, Monterey Bay

 

[ANFPS26]

Or you could get it here for $39.95 plus all the tools! (just kidding)

http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=CAT5E-1000-SK

What's your opinion of this cheap junk?

Jim

 

[Jtodd]

I wouldn't spend 10 bucks on it.

Justin T. Clausen
Physical Layer Implementation
California State University, Monterey Bay

 

[karmic]

Where are you located? I buy boxes of mohawk cat5E for $70...

~ K.I.S.S - Don't make it any more complex than it has to be ~

 

[MikeyRCDD]

New England. $70 is for non-plenum, right?

 

[karmic]

yep, non-plenum... Had to check the box on that one...

~ K.I.S.S - Don't make it any more complex than it has to be ~

 

[mikeydidit]

We are buying plenum Cat 5E for $111.00 a box. It is Berk-Tek cable.

Mike Jones
LSUHSC

 

[WaitronUnit]

Atlanta/Chattanooga area, mid-February 2004:

Reg=
5 65-70
5e 70-100
6 85-125
6+ 100-up

Plenum=
Top plenum's all over the map and has been up and down since November. We heard it was because of supply and demand during plenum price fluctuations. The last plenum 5e we got was $117/1000'; that was about three weeks ago.

 

[jeffmoss26]

My uncle works for a local distributor here in Cleveland, and he told me a lot of the prices will be going up for cable.

jeff moss