Ethernet Cat 6 Cables may be the perfect solution when it comes to both speed and affordability. These short, green six inch Cat6 cables are designed to handle gigabit speeds which makes them fast enough for most home and small office environments. If you're wandering it you need cat6 cables instead of the older Cat5 the answer is it's probably not a bad idea. While cat5 are a bit cheaper cable, Ethernet Cat 6 cables are today's standard and can most likely handle what the average home or small office demands of ethernet cables. These network patch cables are made to transfer data at 550Mhz and can thus transmit at gigabit speed. The snagless cables are made of UTP cable making them flexible and the ideal network cable in most cases.