Product comparison · 2 network extenders

ASUS RP-AX50 Network transmitter & receiver White 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s vs TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s

17specifications compared
7differ
10identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s has 1,382 Mbit/s more data transfer rate than the ASUS RP-AX50 Network transmitter & receiver White 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s (2882 Mbit/s vs 1500 Mbit/s). The ASUS RP-AX50 Network transmitter & receiver White 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s has 2 mm more width than the TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s (99 mm vs 97 mm). The ASUS RP-AX50 Network transmitter & receiver White 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s has 40 mm more depth than the TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s (86 mm vs 46 mm). Ethernet LAN data rates: 10,100,1000 Mbit/s on the ASUS RP-AX50 Network transmitter & receiver White 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s, 2500 Mbit/s on the TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s.

Data transfer rate
- RP-AX50 Network transmitter & receiver White 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:1500 Mbit/s
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:2882 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rates
- RP-AX50 Network transmitter & receiver White 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:2500 Mbit/s
Width
- RP-AX50 Network transmitter & receiver White 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:99 mm
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:97 mm
Depth
- RP-AX50 Network transmitter & receiver White 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:86 mm
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:46 mm
Height
- RP-AX50 Network transmitter & receiver White 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s:86 mm
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:158 mm

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Comparison of RP-AX50, BE3600
49 specifications	A ASUS RP-AX50 Network transmitter & receiver White 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s Model RP-AX50 View product	B TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s Model BE3600 View product
Performance2 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	1500 Mbit/s	2882 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	2500 Mbit/s
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MacOS
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Browser supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internet Explorer 11, Firefox 12.0, Chrome 20.0, Safari 4.0, or other Java-enabled browser
Antennaidentical
Transmitting power (FCC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 dBm
Network2 differ
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
BandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.32 GHz
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA3-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, WPS	WPA, WPA2-PSK, WPA3
Ethernet LAN interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi data rate (max)Known for one	1201 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one	1201 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Power, Signal, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50/60 Hz
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.3 A
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 W
Power plug typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Type B
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	99 mm	97 mm
DepthDiffers	86 mm	46 mm
HeightDiffers	86 mm	158 mm
WeightKnown for one	187 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Package widthKnown for one	111 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	90 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	98 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	260 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multi-Link Operation (MLO), 320 MHz Channel, 4K-QAM, Multi-RUs
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHS, UKCA
Management featuresidentical
Hidden Service Set Identifier (SSID)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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