ATEN 2L2705 serial cable Black 4.8 m DB-25

Product Overview

AI-generated summary

The ATEN 2L2705 (DB-25 to DB-25, 4.8m) at £27.40 ex‑VAT is one of those boring-but-worth-it cables. If you’re still dealing with serial kit in offices/warehouses—routers, console servers, older industrial gear, some AV control systems—this is the kind of reliable, “just works” replacement you keep in your spares box. The 4.8m length is genuinely useful in real installs where the rack isn’t perfectly positioned behind the client device. Quality-wise, ATEN generally delivers consistent build and pin/connector fit, which matters with serial links where a flaky connection can waste hours.

That said, I wouldn’t buy it if you’re trying to solve something modern (USB/KVM over IP/HDMI/ethernet) or you don’t specifically need DB‑25 serial. Serial cabling is a very niche ecosystem, and the “right” cable length/connector type matters more than people expect—so if you’re unsure, check your console port type before ordering. For a UK reseller’s B2B customers: it’s a sensible buy for IT support teams, datacentre ops, MSPs, and integrators maintaining legacy environments; it’s not great value if you only need it once or your setup has already moved to other interfaces.