Product comparison · 2 network extenders

Lindy 50m 2 Port USB 2.0 Cat. 6 Extender vs TP-Link RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s

9specifications compared
8differ
1identical
54known for one product only

Key differences

The Lindy 50m 2 Port USB 2.0 Cat. 6 Extender has 47 Mbit/s more data transfer rate than the TP-Link RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s (480 Mbit/s vs 433 Mbit/s). The Lindy 50m 2 Port USB 2.0 Cat. 6 Extender has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s (2 vs 1). The TP-Link RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s has 10 - 90% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the Lindy 50m 2 Port USB 2.0 Cat. 6 Extender (10 - 90% vs 0 - 90%). Product colour: Black on the Lindy 50m 2 Port USB 2.0 Cat. 6 Extender, White on the TP-Link RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 50 °C on the Lindy 50m 2 Port USB 2.0 Cat. 6 Extender, 0 - 40 °C on the TP-Link RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s.

Data transfer rate
- 50m 2 Port USB 2.0 Cat. 6 Extender:480 Mbit/s
- RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s:433 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- 50m 2 Port USB 2.0 Cat. 6 Extender:2
- RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s:1
Product colour
- 50m 2 Port USB 2.0 Cat. 6 Extender:Black
- RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s:White
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 50m 2 Port USB 2.0 Cat. 6 Extender:0 - 50 °C
- RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s:0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 50m 2 Port USB 2.0 Cat. 6 Extender:-40 - 125 °C
- RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s:-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 50m 2 Port USB 2.0 Cat. 6 Extender:0 - 90%
- RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s:10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- 50m 2 Port USB 2.0 Cat. 6 Extender:0 - 90%
- RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s:5 - 90%

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Comparison of 43386, RE230
63 specifications	A Lindy 50m 2 Port USB 2.0 Cat. 6 Extender Model 43386 View product	B TP-Link RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s Model RE230 View product
Performance1 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	433 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100 Mbit/s
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TypeKnown for one	Network transmitter & receiver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum transfer distanceKnown for one	50 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable types supportedKnown for one	Cat5e, Cat6	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	NS1021	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal
Transmitting power (CE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 dBm
Networkidentical
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Wi-Fi data rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	433 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
RJ-45 ports quantity (transmitter)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
RJ-45 ports quantity (receiver)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RJ-45 input portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
RJ-45 output portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 W
Input currentKnown for one	2 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 125 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 90%	5 - 90%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	124 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	52 mm
Transmitter widthKnown for one	6.02 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Transmitter depthKnown for one	6.7 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Transmitter heightKnown for one	2.37 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Transmitter weightKnown for one	195 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Receiver widthKnown for one	6.02 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Receiver depthKnown for one	6.7 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Receiver heightKnown for one	2.6 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Receiver weightKnown for one	195 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	156.5 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.5 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	89 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	230 g
Certificates1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffers	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), REACH, RoHS	RoHS, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), CE
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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