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Product comparison · 2 mesh wi-fi systems

NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz vs TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System

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  • 18specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 5identical
  • 46known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz has 8 more antennas quantity than the TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System (12 vs 4). The NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz has 50 more devices supported than the TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System (200 vs 150). The NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz has 7,930 Mbit/s more WLAN data transfer rate (max) than the TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System (11530 Mbit/s vs 3600 Mbit/s). Product colour: Grey on the NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz, White on the TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System. Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) on the NETGEAR RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz, Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) on the TP-Link BE3600 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System.

  • Product colour
    • Grey
    • White
  • Antennas quantity
    • 12
    • 4
  • Number of devices supported
    • 200
    • 150
  • Top Wi-Fi standard
    • Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
    • Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
  • WLAN data transfer rate (max)
    • 11530 Mbit/s
    • 3600 Mbit/s
  • WLAN data transfer rate (second band)
    • 8647 Mbit/s
    • 688 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 3
    • 2
  • Width
    • 294 mm
    • 156 mm

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64 specifications
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NETGEAR

RBE973S Quad-band (2.4 GHz

Model RBE973S

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B

TP-Link

BE3600 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System

Model BE3600

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Design3 differ
Product colourDiffersGreyWhite
Antennas quantityDiffers124
Number of devices supportedDiffers200150
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYes
Wireless LAN features5 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffersQuad-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz-1 / 5 GHz-2 / 6 GHz)Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneWi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs11530 Mbit/s3600 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one2882 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Differs8647 Mbit/s688 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for oneIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11be, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Security algorithmsDiffersWPA3WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA3-Personal
Point-to-point protocol over Ethernet (PPPoE)Known for oneYes
Dynamic IPKnown for oneYes
Static IPKnown for oneYes
IGMP proxyKnown for oneYes
IGMP snoopingKnown for oneYes
Tagged VLANKnown for oneYes
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) bridgeKnown for oneYes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for oneYes
WLAN data transfer rate (third band)Known for one1147 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYes
Port forwardingKnown for oneYes
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYes
Parental controlKnown for oneYes
Parental control featuresKnown for oneBedtime, Custom profiles, Family online time ranking, Family time, Off time, Pause the Internet, Professional content filter library, SafeSearch, Time rewards, Weekly/monthly reports, Youtube restriction
Works with Amazon AlexaKnown for oneYes
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor coresKnown for one4
Processor frequencyKnown for one2.2 GHz
Internal memoryKnown for one2048 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one4096 MB
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers32
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
AC adapter input currentKnown for one0.6 A
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
AC adapter output voltageKnown for one12 V
AC adapter output currentKnown for one1.5 A
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneCE, FCC, RoHS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers294 mm156 mm
DepthDiffers144.4 mm62 mm
HeightDiffers130.8 mm150 mm
WeightDiffers1.79 kg1.56 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Number of units includedKnown for one3 pc(s)
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one160 mm
Package depthKnown for one214 mm
Package heightKnown for one220 mm
Package weightKnown for one2.53 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Customs product code (TARIC)Known for one8517620000
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for oneNot supported

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