StarTech.com 10m (33ft) LC to LC (UPC) OM4 Multimode Fiber Optic Cable, Erika Violet, 50/125µm, 40G/100G, LOMMF/VCSEL, Uniboot Fiber Jumper Cord, OFNR Riser Rated

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For £22.13 ex-VAT, this StarTech 10m OM4 LC–LC multimode jumper is pretty decent value **if** your environment is truly multimode and you’re just looking to tidy up short patch runs between racks/patch panels. OM4 is a safe “modern enough” choice for 10–40/100G style links over short distances, and the fact it’s a Uniboot-style LC jumper usually makes life easier in the real world—less fiddling with those tiny boots during moves and changes. Also, Erika Violet isn’t just cosmetic: it helps people quickly identify fibre type at the patching stage, which saves time and mistakes.

That said, I’d only buy it if you’ve confirmed you need **LC–LC multimode** in your gear/module documentation. The biggest reason these cables disappoint is not quality—it’s *mismatch*: people buy the right-looking jumper for the wrong type of optics (singlemode vs multimode), or they assume “it’ll work anyway” when link budgets and transceivers are picky. If you’re building anything longer than a straightforward internal patch or you’re unsure about your site fibre type, spend the small time to verify first; otherwise this becomes a cheap way to create an expensive problem at 2am during a cutover.