Vabogu Cat 8 Ethernet Cable, 1.5Ft 3Ft 6Ft 10Ft 15Ft 20Ft 30Ft 40Ft 50Ft 60Ft 100Ft Heavy Duty High Speed Internet Network Cable, Professional LAN Cable Shielded in Wall, Indoor&Outdoor

A rugged Cat8 that behaves like a workhorse

I don’t usually get excited about copper, but the Vabogu Cat8 cable won me over for doing exactly what a network cable should do: move bits quickly, consistently, and without fuss—indoors and out. I’ve been using several lengths of this cable across my home office and yard for the past few weeks, and it’s been as stable as my fiber connection will allow, with the added bonus of feeling like it could survive a small apocalypse.

Build and design

This is a thick, fully shielded 26AWG Cat8 cable with foil and braided shielding around the twisted pairs, and a UV‑resistant PVC jacket. In hand, it feels substantial—closer to a data center patch lead than a slim home cable. The RJ45 ends are shielded and click in with a reassuring snap. The strain relief is robust enough that I’m not worried about tugging or frequent replugging.

The downside of that sturdiness is stiffness. If you need tight turns behind a wall-mounted TV or a slim patch under a desk, plan your routing. The bend radius is bigger than a typical Cat6 patch; give it gentle curves rather than hard angles, and avoid tight cable combs.

From a durability standpoint, it’s excellent. The jacket shrugs off scuffs, and the shielding means it’s much less susceptible to interference from nearby power cords or electronics. For environments heavy on EMI—server racks, AV closets, or a tangle of power bricks—this matters.

Setup and testing

I put the Vabogu cable through a handful of scenarios:

• 1 Gbps fiber to desktop (10 ft): iperf3 consistently reported 940–945 Mbps both directions, which is line-rate for gigabit. Latency and jitter were rock-solid; gaming and 4K streaming were uneventful (the highest compliment a cable can get).
• Router to NAS (25 ft) over 2.5GbE: sustained transfers hovered around 2.35 Gbps (roughly 290 MB/s) with no drops during hour-long rsync jobs.
• 10GbE point-to-point (10 ft): between two 10GBASE-T NICs, I saw 9.4–9.6 Gbps on iperf3 with CPU offloads enabled. Over a 40 ft run through my office, throughput remained in the 9+ Gbps range.
• Outdoor run (50 ft along a fence): several days in direct sun and damp mornings didn’t change behavior; speeds and error counters remained clean.

None of this will surprise anyone familiar with twisted pair: at gigabit speeds, the limiting factor is almost never the cable. But the Vabogu’s shielding did trim a bit of electrical noise in my rack compared to an older unshielded flat cable, and it eliminated a sporadic disconnect I’d been blaming on a switch port. That’s the practical upside of real copper, thicker conductors, and proper shielding.

Indoor vs. outdoor (and “direct burial”)

The jacket is UV‑resistant and rated for outdoor use, and it’s stout enough that dragging it across pavers or around siding doesn’t nick it. I also trialed a short section shallow‑buried in garden soil for a weekend; no moisture ingress or performance change.

Two caveats:
- If you’re burying a cable permanently, protect the connectors in a weatherproof enclosure. “Direct burial” refers to the cable, not the plug.
- For in‑wall installations that pass through air‑handling spaces, check your local code. This is a PVC jacket, not a plenum-rated cable.

For most home users—running from a garage ONT to a living room router, or across a yard to a detached office—the Vabogu cable’s jacket and shielding hit a sweet spot of convenience and resilience.

Compatibility and future‑proofing

Because it uses standard shielded RJ45 connectors, it worked with everything I tried: a consumer fiber gateway, a managed switch, consoles, a smart TV, an IP camera, and a couple of NICs. It’s backward compatible with Cat5/5e/6/6a ports; you don’t need Cat8 gear to use it.

On the “future‑proof” claim: Cat8 is specified for up to 40 Gbps over very short distances (think 30 meters/100 feet or less) and very high frequencies (up to 2000 MHz). Most homes won’t see 25G/40GBASE‑T anytime soon, but the cable’s overbuilt nature does pay dividends:
- Better shielding means fewer headaches around noise.
- 26AWG conductors keep attenuation lower than the ultra‑thin patch cords flooding the market.
- It handles 2.5G and 10GBASE‑T without flinching, as long as your gear supports it.

If your network is strictly gigabit, Cat6 or Cat6a will do the job perfectly. If you’re wiring new or you want an outdoor‑ready, interference‑resistant cable that can grow into multi‑gig, this one makes sense.

Where it shines

• High‑interference areas: Next to power strips, amplifiers, or dense racks, I saw cleaner link stats than with unshielded or flat cables.
• Multi‑gig backhauls: Router‑to‑switch or switch‑to‑NAS links at 2.5/5/10GBASE‑T were as stable as I’d expect from thicker, enterprise‑leaning patch cords.
• Outdoor runs: The jacket handles sun and weather, and the shielding helps when you’re sharing conduits with other lines.

Quirks and limitations

• Stiffer than budget patch cords: It resists tight bends and puts a bit of stress on jacks if you try to torque it into place. Give it room to curve.
• Bulky ends: The shielded RJ45 housings are a hair larger than typical plastic plugs. Fine for most gear, but tight keystone plates may be snug.
• Not plenum‑rated: Great for standard walls; not appropriate for plenum spaces.

One more practical tip: your speed is capped by your ports. A surprising number of TV dongles and older routers still ship with 100 Mbps or 1 Gbps Ethernet. Don’t expect multi‑gig just because the cable can handle it; check your device specs.

Buying advice

• Choose the shortest length that comfortably reaches. Excess cable is harder to manage with a thick jacket.
• Respect bend radius. As a rule of thumb, keep bends to at least four times the cable diameter.
• If you’re doing long, permanent in‑wall runs for an entire house, Cat6a solid copper is still a fantastic baseline. For shorter, critical links or outdoor segments, this Cat8 is a robust upgrade.
• For PoE devices, the 26AWG conductors help with voltage drop versus ultra‑thin patch cords, and the shielding can reduce buzzing on sensitive audio gear nearby.

Value

Price‑wise, it’s competitive for a shielded, outdoor‑rated, 26AWG cable. There are cheaper cables, but most cut corners: unshielded, thinner conductors, flimsy clips, or jackets that scuff easily. The Vabogu cable feels like it will outlast several router upgrades, which matters if you’re running it through walls or under eaves.

The bottom line

The Vabogu Cat8 cable is a stout, well‑shielded Ethernet cable that delivers consistent performance across gigabit and multi‑gig links, with the durability to live outdoors and the build quality to resist interference indoors. It’s thicker and stiffer than the average patch cord, so it’s not ideal for ultra‑tight spaces, and it’s not a substitute for plenum‑rated cable where code requires it. But if you want a reliable, future‑friendly link for a router‑to‑NAS backhaul, a gaming PC, or an outdoor run to a camera or detached workspace, it’s exactly the kind of overbuilt insurance I like to install once and forget.

Recommendation: I recommend this cable for anyone who needs a durable, shielded, indoor/outdoor Ethernet run or wants a stable multi‑gig backhaul without fuss. If you’re just patching a short gigabit link behind a TV and care more about flexibility than ruggedness, a slim Cat6a might be more convenient. For everything else—especially where stability, shielding, and weather resistance matter—this Vabogu Cat8 is a dependable choice.