I finally gave up on cable sleeves after 3 tries in my Austin office
Those braided sleeve kits look great in photos but they're a nightmare when you need to add one cable. I spent $45 on a 50 pack and fought with them for a weekend, then had to cut half of them off when I got a new monitor. The velcro wraps held up way better and I can reroute my desk setup in 5 minutes instead of 30. Has anyone else ditched the zip-on sleeves for something more forgiving?
Is it just me or do braided sleeves also trap heat around the cables? I noticed my power brick and display cables ran warmer inside the sleeve than they did just hanging loose behind the desk. Keeping cables separated with velcro lets them breathe, which matters more than most people realize when you have a bunch of stuff running at once.