Comment Re: Just GBE everywhere! (Score 1) 557
Im sorry but, no. Just no. I dont mean to come across as rude but that advice is just madness. In new construction do not put cat5e lol. Cat6 is not any more difficult to work with than cat5e. Particularly with new construction cat6 is the absolute minimum anyone should run. He/she will likely already have an electrician running it through conduit anyway. Cat5e? wtf..
I just ran 43 jacks in my house, guest house, and two out buildings in cat6a (Chose 6a due to some of the runs being further than the 55 meter limitation on 10G) and once the electrician had them snaked through the walls, a friend and i were able to get all keystone jacks and patch panels punched down in a couple of casual pizza and beer nights, and it was our first time doing it. Every single jack works and the network has been solid as a rock.
If your walls are already open, spend the lousy few hundred dollars and get at least cat6, at least. By far the most expensive cost, labor, will stay close to the same. 10gigabit is closer than you think. Particularly if 4k video comes along.
Do it right when the walls are open and feel the sweet relief of knowing you wont have to open them up anytime in the near future.