NEAT-PATCH VS. LEVITON
 
 

Leviton 49264HFR and twenty-four 7ft CAT6 patch cables - Over $8.50 per Port

Based on pricing acquired through the major datacom distributors in the U.S., the typical price for LEVITON's 49264HFR and 24 7ft CAT6 LEVITON patch cables as shown is around $205.00, or $8.50 per port. You can verify this by submitting these part numbers to your favorite distributor. 

LEVITON 1 Each  4926HFR

LEVITON 24 Each 62460-07

Divide the total cost of the materials above by 24. You will also need a couple of vertical managers to hold all that wasted patch cable. Add that to your list and to the $8.50 per port!

LEVITON 2 Each  49266-VFR

Money aside, once you BUY this solution, what can you do with it? Still too much money for the same bad idea. Here's a real solution.

Neat-Patch NP2K6 - $5.00 per port

NP2K6 - Deep pocket cable manager complete with twenty-four 2ft CAT6 flush molded patch cables.
 
The Problem

Rounded Rectangular Callout: With covers on, this does not look bad and that seems to be the solution, a cover up!

 
Rounded Rectangular Callout: What a waste! These long unnecessary cables are 4 times the price of the cables that are included in our kit, the NP2K6. Good luck tracing this mess!

This is not a bad looking network, in fact it looks better than most. But let's take the covers off and see what we really have. Aha! Another example of a lot of cable wasted because of cable management that only expires the excess into a vertical channel where organization and bend radius are impossible to achieve. Another factor is the lack of thought put into the arrangement of the rack components. Hard to believe there is a way to clean this up while saving money.
 
Rounded Rectangular Callout: You can be as neat or as sloppy you choose, it's all about storing a single coil. With single coil circuits stored in the rack, we only have one purpose for the front vertical manager. To link the switches.
Rounded Rectangular Callout: In addition to a neater organized system, we have for the first time ever, introduced the world to bend radius compliance for optimal bandwidth. This will be very important as we enter the future with 10GB.
Rounded Rectangular Callout: This is some pretty expensive stuff that we're not using. You will need vertical on the right side to bring your horizontal into the rear. On the front, the only thing we use vertical for is to house and protect the fiber links between the switches.

$250.00 Less                                                                              $250.00 More

The Savings? Over $250.00

Even for a small installation as this, the savings is huge! Why pay more money for a tangled mess when for a lot less, you can have a simple, organized compliant network. The time and frustration saved in fighting the long cables is just icing on the cake. Remember, the longer the cable, the harder it is to manage! If you want a smarter, neater, less expensive patching environment, download our Install Guide , buy the NP2K6 and start enjoying the task of managing your network! It sure beats the alternative! (Below)