I am so glad you made me double check! I was for certain that the monoprice was the molded type BUT just to be sure I took a sharp knife and wedged my way into the almost non-existent gap in the plastic. Sure enough it is the crimped style. I preferred these simply because they are very simple and seem to have less points that can fail. I'm going to give the monoprice a shot this evening. Thanks again for making me double check