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£42.20 inc. VAT
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For £35 ex-VAT, this is exactly the kind of “small but important” fibre jumper you buy when you don’t want to faff around with compatibility or quality. StarTech’s OM3 + low-loss positioning makes sense for short runs and patching in comms racks, especially where you need reliable MPO-to-MTP style connections. If you’re servicing 40G environments and want something that’s reasonably priced *and* not a mystery brand, it’s a solid utilitarian choice.
That said, I wouldn’t buy it if you’re expecting it to be a magic fix for a mismatch problem—if your switch transceivers/patching plan actually expects a different fibre type, polarity, or connector standard, the “good cable” won’t save you. Also, at 2m it’s fine for patching, but it’s not a cost-effective way to cover longer distances. If your use is rack-to-rack or rack-to-ODF patching and you’re confident the OM3/connector approach matches your optics, it’s good value; if you’re unsure, it’s worth double-checking compatibility before you spend.

STARTECH
StarTech.com 4m (13ft) LC to LC (UPC) OM4 Multimode Fiber Optic Cable w/Push Pull Tabs, 50/125�m, 100G Networks, Bend Insensitive, Low Insertion Loss - LSZH Fiber Patch Cord (450FBLCLC4PP) - Patch cable - LC/UPC multi-mode (M) to LC/UPC multi-mode (M) - 4 m - 4 m - 2.9 mm - fibre optic - duplex - 50 / 125 micron - OM3/OM4 - halogen-free, molded, up to 100 Gbps data transfer rate - aqua

STARTECH
StarTech.com 2m Fiber Optic Cable - Multimode Duplex 50/125 - LSZH - LC/LC - OM2 - LC to LC Fiber Patch Cable (50FIBLCLC2) - Network cable - LC multi-mode (M) to LC multi-mode (M) - 2 m - 2 m - fibre optic - duplex - 50 / 125 micron - for P/N: GLCLHSMDSTTA, GLCSXMMDST, GLCSXMMDSTT, JD118BST, MASFP1GBSXST, SFP100BFXST

STARTECH
StarTech.com 7m (23ft) LC/LC (UPC) OM4 Multimode Fiber Optic Cable, OFNR - Patch cable - LC/UPC duplex multi-mode (M) to LC/UPC duplex multi-mode (M) - 7 m - 7 m - 1.6 mm - fibre optic - duplex - 50 / 125 micron - OM4 - OFNR - jumper - erika violet

Lenovo
Lenovo - Network cable - LC multi-mode to LC multi-mode - 3 m - 3 m - fibre optic - OM4 - for ThinkSystem DB630, NE10032, NE2580, ThinkSystem DE4000H Hybrid, DM3000, DM5000, SD630 V2