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Denon ethernet cable: CAT5 goes to 11

I saw this on slashdot, and just had to make sure you didn’t miss it. I would pay extra for good quality ethernet cables. Since I moved to Malaysia, I’ve been buying 3 ethernet cables for every 1 that has proven reliable. Broken wires, bad joints with pins in the plugs, plastic tabs that fall off when you open the bag you bought the cable in, and even plugs that don’t fit in the sockets properly!

I can’t give any good advice to other Malaysians about buying ethernet cables. If you’re near Port Dickson, the little computer shop upstairs in The Store has been making cables that have worked 100% for me so far. He makes them to order, and does a little demo with a cable tester for each one before taking your money. More expensive than a bagged one from any of the shops that sell cables in Malaysia, but much, much cheaper when you only have to buy them once. Make sure you go well into the afternoon though. I went at lunchtime once, and was surprised to see the shutters down on his shop. I went downstairs for a coffee and a cake at the cafe by the back door. Their coffee is the best I’ve had from a cafe or hotel around here – much better than Secret Recipe, cheaper too. When I asked the women in the cafe about the computer shop, they all laughed and said “too early for him!”.

If you really have to have the best, then maybe you would consider this Denon link cable. Whether it’s your kind of product or not, you must read the customer tags and reviews of this product at Amazon. Remember, there are only 192 shopping days until Christmas! Is there someone in your life who deserves this product?

A better question might be: is there a person in your life who can afford a 500 dollar ethernet cable? If there is, then introduce me, will you? I could use friends like that.