This panel is great for tight spaces! Why spend more for big-name-brand gear? Be careful when ing keystones for this panel. The spacing is VERY tight due to the staggering which means only the slimmest jacks will work. The Toolless CAT5 Unshielded keystones do work with this panel but the CAT6 models do not. The Shielded CAT6 jacks might work but it would be a tight squeeze. I called FS to ask them about this and they told me that their Keystone Jacks are intended for use with wall plates, not patch panels, and their Couplers are intended for use with patch panels.

The cheap feel of this panel shouldn't turn you down, it feels cheap, because it is, loading this thing with keystones is about one of the most satisfying things I've done. If you want it to really fit into a single U, make sure you get the right keystone jacks. I'm sure there are some out there that would fit... and still be less than 1$ the ones I got head out over the top and bottom of this panel like a fat dudes belly making this big guy come in at about 1.1/3U which is still okay, because the thing below it is another patch panel that's punched down, and the thing above it is the top of the cab. I really like that it came with M6 screws for square holes, and the bracket to zip tie every two circuits down. For how (let's be honest, this thing is much better suited for the "inexpensive" category than the "cheap" one) it is, I'd say just freaking do it, it's better than about anything else if you're working with Turbo Jews, and fs.com shipping is fast, so they won't get their panties worked up into something other than panties over how long their project may take to finish because of how low of a cost they wanted to invest into their project. Nuff said, get the right keystones, this is a spectacular product for the price, and FS.com has amazing shipping and customer care.

After purchasing the wrong patch panel the first time this one did the job real well. If you are using CAT6 cable make sure and get this one, it worked with no problems.