1m Cat 5 Network Cable

A metre of Ethernet with a moulded plug at each end, for the short run between a router and whatever sits beside it — a console, a set-top box, a switch, a desktop that would rather not be on Wi-Fi.

Wired still beats wireless for latency and for anything that has to be reliable rather than convenient. A metre is the length that stays behind the cabinet instead of looping across the floor.