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1.4mm Thick Gigabit Ethernet Cable

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the only-geeks-care-about-this-crap dept.

TheIonix writes "Flat network cables aren't anything new, but I'm pretty sure ones like this are. Japanese accessory king Elecom today announced the "LD-VAPF/SV05" network cabling, coming in at 1.4mm thick." Also here's their press release if you can read Japanese.

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  1. Shielding? by Manip · · Score: 0, Troll

    Most of the thickness of standard Ethernet cabling is not the metal wire but the protection of that wire from EM radiation and physical damage. This ulti-thin version might not be able to withstand those conditions which could result in data corruption or loss.