Whats the difference between a Cat 5 cable and a Cat 6 cable?

I want to buy a network cable but i dont know which one i should get. Cat 6 cable are like $20 more expensive than Cat 5 is it that much better?

Cat6 cable has better shielding and more bandwidth than Cat5e, this means that it can pass more data over longer distances with less interference. Although, if the existing network in your home is wired with Cat5e or uses older equippment, then a Cat6 patch cable will certainly work, but no better than a Cat5e cable.

What length of cable are you buying and what are you connecting it to? Are you buying a spool of wire or just a patch cable? Twenty dollars already sounds like a lot to pay for an ordinary length of Cat6 cable.

Cat6 cable has better shielding and more bandwidth than Cat5e, this means that it can pass more data over longer distances with less interference. Although, if the existing network in your home is wired with Cat5e or uses older equippment, then a Cat6 patch cable will certainly work, but no better than a Cat5e cable.

What length of cable are you buying and what are you connecting it to? Are you buying a spool of wire or just a patch cable? Twenty dollars already sounds like a lot to pay for an ordinary length of Cat6 cable.

Blizzrad

i know for a fact you can go to monoprice and get a 50' cat 6 cable for like 7$