Cable Matters 25-Pack Cat6 RJ45 Keystone Jack in White and Keystone Punch-Down Stand

The little black base it provides is quite annoying to snap the things into and get them out of it, but other than that they all worked just fine and felt pretty high quality.

Very easy to wire up with cat6e

So I got these needing some ports quickly for Cat6 not 6a as these are not for 6a, and honestly for the price they are great. I can get great signal, and they work very well. For a simple item they are good to go, anyone talking about weak plastics is probably not too great or familiar with punch down tools. The pictures I saw was a bit off putting, as the wires were just kind of crammed in there.Using a proper punchdown tool I had no issues, I even took a single port and punched down over 30 wires to map and label the wires. Using just 2 pair Green and white green I punched down, had my remotes plugged in at the wall and sat in the server room and just punched and re-punched, by the end of about 32 wires I did notice the weakened state of the port, but honestly they should be a single use, punch down and then done.However for fun I punched the same one down all the way and tested, received full signal and 1Gbps throughput on the port.Lesson is simple, make sure you know what you are doing before writing a review about a product that simply, is a basic item that is considered disposables to most of us in the industry. Also make sure to use a dedicated and good quality punch down tool with the razor end option to snip the remaining wires off of the sides. Unlike 66 or 110 blocks use a low strength setting on the punch down tool and being that the product itself and type of item it is, the insulated jacket is all the metal teeth are trying to get through, so having them bite into the copper itself is actually a bad thing, so having them a bit less on bite is much better as you want connectivity not signal loss, which would happen if the item bit into the actual copper wire.Also note that they are for Cat6 NOT 6a so when working make sure you use the right tool for the job, otherwise reviews of poor quality pop up.Overall I have used probably over a 100 of these now in industrial settings and have zero issue and they have replaced several Leviton versions that were badly installed by a not so skilled worker.

No issues installing CAT6 23 AWG cable using a Krone tool.

For the last 14+ years I've bought all my Keystone jacks from Monoprice. They were always excellent, and then about a month or so ago I noticed they changed the design of their Keystone jacks and went away with the kind they've sold for years. I searched far and wide for Keystone jacks that were the same or at least near identical to the older Monoprice ones and THESE Cable Matters ones were (and probably are) near identical to them. The ONLY difference I've found is these ones don't have the small cord relief "ladder" on the back end of the jack to tie the ethernet cord to if you so desire. They don't come in as many colors as the Monoprice ones, but they seem identical in look, feel, and quality. I couldn't tell the difference when I was installing a bunch of them earlier today.Best of all, they are a LOT less expensive than the Monoprice ones if you get them in the 25-pack, or even cheaper if you get the 50-pack. AND they fit the TRENDnet 24-port CAT6 RJ45 Patch Panel that is sold here on Amazon.ca as well. The 3rd photo shows that panel fully populated with these Cable Matters Keystone jacks and they fit perfectly as well!! The first photo is a side-by-side comparison to the older style Monoprice ones (notice the cord relief "ladder" on the right). The second photo shows the front and although they look a bit different it's only because the one with the "ladder" on the back won't lay flat on the table so it's tilted forward in the photo, but other than the "ladder" they seem identical in every way.Cable Matter Keystone jacks will now become my go-to jack moving forward. They only seem to come in White, Black and Blue, but hopefully in the future they'll add some other colors, but for now, I'm super happy with these and especially the price if you buy them in the 25 or 50 pack.