CAT 5 or CAT 6 ether cable?

Monster Truck said:
which one is better cat5 or cat6 ethernet cable? Im runin about a 35ft cable
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Quality is not what makes these cables different. Cat5 is for 10BaseT and 100BaseT networks (up to 100Mbps) and Cat 6 is for 1000BaseT gigabit networks (~1000mbps)....

Most people do not need a gigabit network. For offices that deal with a lot of data flow, it does make a difference. But, since you most likely do not have a gigabit router... I would save the money and go with Cat5. However, for the long term, Cat6 is not a bad choice.
 
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