UGREEN CAT8 Ethernet Cable 2m $12.99 (RRP $44.95) + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ UGREEN Group Limited AU via Amazon AU

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UGREEN CAT8 Ethernet Cable 2m $12.99 (RRP $44.95) + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ UGREEN Group Limited AU via Amazon AUAffiliate
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I feel like the RRP on the 2m cable is just ludacris, but the sale price seems good value.

That said, these are great quality cables. I have heaps of them and try to stick to this brand, where possible.

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  • life is suffering on 20/04/2026 - 10:59
    +63

    Ugreen? I'm blue 💙 dabadebadeba

    • the-rabs on 20/04/2026 - 11:01
      +5

      Take my angry upvote!

    • kaleidoscope on 20/04/2026 - 16:48
      +6

      Yo listen up!

      • Epyc on 21/04/2026 - 13:09
        +4

        Here's a story…

  • bargainperson on 20/04/2026 - 11:01
    +1

    How much is a 40Gb switch?

  • Tacooo on 20/04/2026 - 11:08
    +24

    If you're running 40Gb you're not running CAT8 cables. You're sure as hell not running Ugreen either.

    • FujinShu on 20/04/2026 - 11:49
      +1

      You’re running Thunderbolt at that point.

      • gromit on 20/04/2026 - 12:37
        +3

        more like QFPS+

        • FostWare on 20/04/2026 - 18:54
          +2

          Or even QSFP+ ?

          • gromit on 20/04/2026 - 19:58

            @FostWare: lol yup, I make the same damn transpositional error at work all the time too.

            • eloque on 20/04/2026 - 23:18

              @gromit: Hopefully not an optometrist exacerbating conditions by dealing out coke bottle glasses to people actually reading the poster correctly…

  • TheTarnished on 20/04/2026 - 11:10
    +10

    CAT8 for nbn infrastructure that we have hahaha.

    • donman92 on 20/04/2026 - 11:20
      -6

      Less noise tho

  • jv on 20/04/2026 - 11:11
    +4

    I'll wait for Cat 9 thanks…

    • Wiadro on 20/04/2026 - 11:16
      +21

      Cat 69

      • donman92 on 20/04/2026 - 13:51
        +3

        Cat 67

    • redhaze1 on 20/04/2026 - 12:40
      +6

      Cat o 9 tails?

    • ayeleeyas on 20/04/2026 - 14:44

      Execute order 66

    • BargainKen on 20/04/2026 - 19:46

      Performance will be crackin!

      • jv on 20/04/2026 - 19:49
        +2

        Performance will Purr-fect

  • MiataMx5 on 20/04/2026 - 11:17
    +8

    the bottleneck is not the cable…should be infrastructure. lol. These cables are quite cheap in China.

  • beigehornet on 20/04/2026 - 11:18

    ngl i wouldnt trust these, how is the cable so thin and still cat 8

    • cloudie9 on 20/04/2026 - 11:26
      +2

      These cable are really good, I had one before from MSY, the cheapest 8-ware CAT 8 cable, and my Ubiquiti U7-Pro couldn't maintain the 2.5Gbe POE connection, kept falling back to 1Gbe after awhile. These cable can maintain 2.5Gbe POE no worries.

      • ratmanuwu on 20/04/2026 - 13:24
        +8

        Cat5e and cat6 can run 2.5gb poe too. You are paying a ridiculous premium for things like grounding, when chances are your router's rj45 female port doesn't support it.

        • cloudie9 on 20/04/2026 - 15:20

          your router's

          I am using it on my Ubiquiti Pro XG 10 PoE.

        • miicah on 20/04/2026 - 16:58
          +2

          Doesn't Cat6e go up to 10gbps?

        • DrScavenger on 22/04/2026 - 00:48

          Arent they supposed to have better shielding? ie less outside interference

      • donman92 on 20/04/2026 - 15:09

        Glad these are good; impulse bought 4 of them to replace the default ISP cables then tried to cancel but too late. Using it to replace the modem and NBN box cable (still stuck on HFC sadly)

        • CauseNEffect on 07/05/2026 - 13:56

          HFC is Gb. Dual even.

          Whats bad about that?

          • donman92 on 07/05/2026 - 14:21
            +1

            @CauseNEffect: Compared to FTTP?

            Worse overall speeds and worse latency.
            Far more dropouts / "planned maintenance"
            Internet cutting out due to a simple storm (SEQ moment)

            Copper

    • kaleidoscope on 20/04/2026 - 16:47

      I have a 5m cat8 cable. I would not call that thin…

  • cloudie9 on 20/04/2026 - 11:23
    +1

    A week ago I bought the 1m, 2-pack for $16.99, https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09TDGFSMC, equivalent to $8.49 only per piece.

  • spirrowhack on 20/04/2026 - 11:24
    +2

    If you want four or more it's cheaper to buy the two packs on Amazon Business: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B09TDT78N9?th=1

    Buy two of the two packs and it costs $44.42. 10% off buying two units, 5% off for buying more than $40 of them.

    If you want to buy 40 cables, it's even cheaper…

    • FujinShu on 20/04/2026 - 11:48

      But can you use Prime for that?

  • Aldonis on 20/04/2026 - 11:27
    +4

    ludacris

    • cheaptech20 on 20/04/2026 - 13:30

      Christopher Brian Bridges himself

  • Twilight1234 on 20/04/2026 - 11:28

    Whats the point when my internet is only 500Mbps….

    • WwDesi on 20/04/2026 - 11:32
      +16

      This will bump up your speed to 501Mbps

    • Zythyx on 20/04/2026 - 11:54
      +5

      Intranet is a thing, maybe you want to transfer your LinuxISOs from NAS to computer in sub-5 seconds?

    • Dyl on 20/04/2026 - 12:20

      It’s a quality feeling cable and plug, the CAT8 standard isn’t realistically useful. Cat6 does 10Gbps fine.

      The price is decent for what it is imo

      I have an 8m for use in hotels (plug into phone ports for Ethernet), I could easily use any dodgy cable and get similar speeds but I like knowing the clip won’t break randomly and I also have the flat version which isn’t as much of a tripping hazard

      • Grazz989 on 21/04/2026 - 02:59

        How does that work? You pay your own ISP for internet connection and you hook into it via the hotel's port?

        Or are you expecting to just use the hotel's connection?

        • Dyl on 21/04/2026 - 06:03

          Hotel’s phone port, they’re often PoE phones and setup on the same network as the Internet. They also sometimes have 100Mbit ports in the rooms for that use

          500Mbps up/down at some hotels unplugging the phone

    • quick-dry on 20/04/2026 - 13:13
      +2

      per description: "A great choice for online games, streaming tv/movies,"

      I assume this is for the average user with a home IMAX setup streaming uncompressed 18K video

    • aal04 on 20/04/2026 - 13:39

      Partially related… If you upgrade your network to 2.5gbps throughput (Switch/s + Router + cables) on a 1gbps internet service, you will go above it to like 1.1-1.2gbps. Im in the middle of this, just waiting on a 16port 2.5gbps switch deal.

      • Dyl on 21/04/2026 - 06:04

        There’s an 8 port on Amazon for like $60, Tenda from memory is the brand

        1Gbps isn’t over provisioned usually though, and cat6a can do 10Gbps anyway

  • Bearlion on 20/04/2026 - 11:38
    +3

    cat8, waoh, thought cat6 was top

    • FujinShu on 20/04/2026 - 11:49
      +2

      Cat7 was indeed a spec that ended up being replaced by Cat6A, so basically Cat7 is just fake/rebranded Cat6A.
      Cat8 is the actual next step up from Cat6A.

  • gromit on 20/04/2026 - 11:54
    +4

    What I don't get is who buys cat8 from amazon, if you have the infrastructure to benefit from cat8 then you almost certainly are using a supplier for the cabling and switches etc and saving a few bucks byu cheaping out on the cables on something you are spending a truck load on doesn't make much sense to me, what am I missing? Guessing targetting the same audience that would buy monster cables?

    • Aureus on 20/04/2026 - 12:59
      +6

      People buy them because 8 > 6. It is a waste of money.

      • ratmanuwu on 20/04/2026 - 13:28
        +4

        Out of the 55k 5 star reviews, I doubt even 100 of them actually have anything in their network running above 2.5gig

  • Dyl on 20/04/2026 - 12:11

    Have the 8m flat version, very high quality feeling cable.

    CAT8 is a fake standard basically, but the plugs feel really high quality and it does 10Gbps fine.

    Edit: cheaper here for some lengths (8m and 10m)

    https://amzn.asia/d/07lCyhLm

    Flat variant though

  • homebrandjesus on 20/04/2026 - 12:13

    Get them from AliExpress instead. Third of the price

    • Namidairo on 20/04/2026 - 12:43

      UGREEN store has AU marked as unshippable so sadly the 1/3 pricing for that brand specifically is a no-go.

      The generics are around the same price though, but I would be highly cautious of those delivering reliable 2.5gbit let alone 10. (40 does not exist over copper to my knowledge, you would just use fiber modules for that)

  • bjt on 20/04/2026 - 12:33

    The problem is with 10G and 40G is the SFPs/XFPs are too hot and the runs can only be short, making miltimode fibre an attractive option.

  • S92WTB on 20/04/2026 - 12:54

    Cat 8 cable work as cat 5/6 as well?

  • Dollar Dreamer on 20/04/2026 - 13:18
    -1

    We have reached Cat 8 now?!?! This sucks because I just built my house with Cat 6 cable in the walls and roof. The guy at Harvey Norman said it was the fastest. Although saying that, Youtube works well on our older Mac PC and OnePlus phone and tablet so maybe Cat 8 is not needed. Still, this sucks as I wanted to be future proof for at least 20 years.

    • gromit on 20/04/2026 - 13:38
      +8

      future proof is just a meme in IT to justify paying too much for something you don't need. given the lifetime of most cables is <20 years you are fine. most devices you have might have 1gbe or 2.5gbe ports unless you have invested in some highend enterprise class stuff. We are a long way off even 10gbe devices at home being common let alone 40gbe and your cat6 will do 10gbe.

    • Aureus on 20/04/2026 - 13:40
      +1

      Cat6a is fine, even normal Cat6 is suitable depending on house size. If you need faster then you would get fibre, which would be expensive and a massive overkill.

      • USER DC on 20/04/2026 - 13:44
        +1

        Fiber cable itself is not expensive, its very cheap.

        The thing most expensive about fiber is the connections, SFP, SFP+ SFP++, manufactured locked down connectors.

        • Aureus on 20/04/2026 - 13:47

          Yep exactly. And also media convertors, which in my experience fail often.

        • banana365 on 20/04/2026 - 14:53
          +1

          They've dropped in price massively over the last few years. You can get generic ones from fs.com that will either be un-coded or coded to whichever vendor you choose. A 10Gb SR coded as Cisco will be about $35. Not that long ago, you'd be looking at 10-30 times that price.

          I've seen "un-coded" SFPs that you can code yourself with a little hand held machine. They're not that cheap unfortunately.

        • Pest85 on 20/04/2026 - 15:51
          +1

          Fiber connection is not that expensive neither.

          Plenty of used Intel or Mellanox SFP NICs for <$50 AUD.
          Plenty of no-name chinese switch with SFP+ ports for about the same.
          fs.com or ubiquiti SFP wizard can "mark" any vendor if you have a vendor locked switch.

          https://blog.ui.com/article/welcome-to-sfp-liberation-day

          • megadeth on 21/04/2026 - 18:24
            +1

            @Pest85: I'm currently using Mellanox ConnectX-4 on my Qnap TS-664 port trunked. Native ports on the Qnap are 2.5G. Hooked up to a cheap Chinese 10G SFP 12 port switch (4 SFP and 8 RJ45). Will be using these pre-terminated 40Gbps cables to lay the backhaul.

            • Pest85 on 21/04/2026 - 18:56

              @megadeth: Im using fiber to avoid electrical interferance from electric line … and because i wanted to play with it.
              Do you use hdd disk arrays or ssd nas to justify 10Gb for client devices?
              I have 2.5Gbe chinese switches with SFP(with 10Gb connection to custom NAS) but cannot see the reason for 10Gb through the house.

              P.S. are you already actively using it? RJ45 10Gbe used to run pretty hot

    • USER DC on 20/04/2026 - 13:43

      I wanted to be future proof for at least 20 years.

      LoL did you get a conduit put in place ?? if not then sadly its not future proofed for next 20 years at least.

      There is barely any difference in CAT5e cables or anything higher than that for normal home runs (less than 50 meters, even then after all should very reliable).

      I got Cat 5e Reel from eBay and self terminated it all, (all able to give me 2.5Gb reliably, Also can get 5Gb with my 5Gb PCIe 5 Gb ethernet adapter. Dont have funds for 10Gb ethernet pcie switch rn. But if i did it would perform just as well i think.

      • Snoozer on 23/04/2026 - 09:04

        Exactly, I struggle to see the point of these expensive cables for home. Most home devices still only support 1Gb.

    • Stinger au on 20/04/2026 - 14:20

      Surely this is Poe's law in action..

      • gromit on 20/04/2026 - 14:28

        possibly, but sadly what he is saying is almost verbatim what many repeat and how they think. So could be either way.

      • banana365 on 20/04/2026 - 14:56
        +3

        Nah, it's POE+'s law.

    • McFly on 20/04/2026 - 18:15
      +1

      The guy at Harvey Norman said it was the fastest

      Only if the cables are red.

  • boozed on 20/04/2026 - 13:38

    Ludacris is a rapper, not an ethernet cable

    • Nom on 20/04/2026 - 14:57
      +1

      What's the difference - I can listen to rap streamed over Ethernet or directly from Ludacris.

    • jv on 20/04/2026 - 19:07
      -1

      Ludacris is a rapper

      A chocolate rapper ?

  • Ramrunner on 20/04/2026 - 13:53
    +1

    Jesus we get 8Ware Cat8 2M ones from our distributor for $3.50ex.

    Must be the UGreen logo is worth $8 then?

    Sorry I don't really see a bargain here. The 8Ware are Australian Certified gold plated, no CCA etc. What am I missing? TO BE FAIR I haven't used them in 40Gbps environment yet most of our 10Gbps+ is all fibre.

    • HitlersDad on 20/04/2026 - 14:56
      +1

      So where does a normal dude get these at similar price?

      • Ramrunner on 20/04/2026 - 14:59
        +1

        We sell them for like $5 a cable normally, when we bring them in on other orders. If not (no stock on our shelves) there's an annoying $20 freight to get them delivered here.

        We can drop ship though I believe, we've done it before.

    • cloudie9 on 20/04/2026 - 15:19

      Hi mate, the 8Ware Cat8 I bought from MSY, doesn't play nice with PoE switches, but for normal use, it is fine. Talking from experience.

      • Ramrunner on 20/04/2026 - 16:16
        +1

        OK - weird. What equipment? We use it all the time with our Ubiquiti stuff and it's always fine. We have zero drop outs or resets - nothing, and the data rates match the sending/receiving equipment. I absolutely 100% believe you, it's just not been our experience.

        By the way I'm not trying to sell the stuff we're not a big retail operation and as you can see by the mark up it's not a great margin for us, I just think the Ugreen price is still way too high.

        What brand DO you recommend then for Cat8? If there's not much difference in wholesale price happy to stock another brand.

        I'll also mention your issue to the 8Ware rep at the next distributor event. I'm sure he won't be happy to hear this.

    • skillet on 21/04/2026 - 13:25
      +1

      I am not sure about Cat8 but CAT6 will fit most application as long as it's 2M short.

      Here's one that you can pick up locally if you live nearby for $2.18
      https://www.4cabling.com.au/2-5m-cat-6-rj45-rj45-ultra-thin-…

      50um gold plated contacts

      CERTIFICATIONS
      AS/CA S008:2010
      ISO/IEC 11801 Category 6
      TIA/EIA-568.2-D Category 6

  • Alx75 on 20/04/2026 - 14:27
    +2

    Ok cables. But the comparison to Cat6 in their product images, claiming Cat6 is capped at 1Gbps is a lame marketing move.

  • Sammyboy on 20/04/2026 - 16:22
    +1

    Probably fake cat8, but $5.60 for 3m on Amazon worth the risk. If its crap, can at least return it

    https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B082NVYGV4

  • meljohn on 20/04/2026 - 17:18

    “This can be used with Starlink, right?”

    • McFly on 20/04/2026 - 18:16
      +3

      No. These are about 400,000m too short.

    • Ramrunner on 21/04/2026 - 18:05

      Yeah because Starlink always runs at 40Gbps bandwidth.

  • iDeker on 20/04/2026 - 17:25

    Any difference between this and anything from Ali express for much less?

  • Kumar81 on 20/04/2026 - 19:53

    thanks.using ugreen products since 2022.never let me down.

  • Bal on 20/04/2026 - 22:12
    +3

    What 99.9% of people run at home will see no diffrence with a Cat 6 or this cable. Just save your money and get a cat 6 cable.

  • Deliotron on 20/04/2026 - 22:56
    +1

    Reading all the comments about the fact that cat8 is useless (and being well aware of it, especially for my miserable FW connection), yet here I am fighting the urge to buy heaps of them for absolute no reason. Enough ozbargain for today, I'm going to bed.. goodnight

  • AreYouAWiiizard on 21/04/2026 - 04:52

    I need a 10m cable, it doesn't have to be Cat8 but I probably should consider Cat7 considering the length? Does anyone have any suggestions that are cheaper?

    • Osh1 on 21/04/2026 - 07:28
      +1

      Ive worked in data centres for a long time for all the top tier companies and never installed cat7 or cat8 copper. Cat6 or 6a is all u need not even knowing what u intend to actually use it for

      • AreYouAWiiizard on 21/04/2026 - 20:23

        Cat6 maybe not the best choice but 6a looks like it'd get the job done (I didn't even know it existed or at least forgot lol). I guess most important thing is that it can bend and take a beating. It's also going to run through tonnes of electrical devices so shielding is probably important.

    • gromit on 21/04/2026 - 12:15
      +1

      10m is a short run, you don't need Cat7 or Cat8 for that. especially if you aren't after anything more than 10Gbe.

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