Lenovo 0.5m LC-LC OM3 MMF InfiniBand/fibre optic cable 19.7" (0.5 m)

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For £122.50 ex-VAT on a very short 0.5m LC–LC OM3 fibre, this is a “works out of the box” kind of buy rather than good value if you’ve got any flexibility on sourcing. In most server/rack installs, cable length and connector type are what matter, but pricing at this level usually only makes sense when you need the exact patch lead length, you don’t want to faff with returns, and you trust the vendor to hit consistent termination quality. OM3 is fine for legacy/short-reach multimode use, so if your environment is already set up for that, you’re unlikely to get any nasty surprises.

Who should buy: datacentre/hosting teams and enterprise users topping up existing multimode LC patching where standardisation is the priority, and the cost of downtime/incorrect lengths is higher than the cable premium. Who should think twice: anyone building a larger patch panel/cabling plan from scratch, or anyone price-shopping—half a metre is rarely a deal unless you’re matching a specific run. If you’re not sure you need *exactly* this length, it’s usually better to standardise on a sensible set of lengths and buy in bulk, because this sort of single-length premium adds up fast.