Product comparison · 2 network extenders

TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s vs TP-Link RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s

27specifications compared
12differ
15identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s has 2,449 Mbit/s more data transfer rate than the TP-Link RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s (2882 Mbit/s vs 433 Mbit/s). The TP-Link RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s has 7,600 Mbit/s more Ethernet LAN data rates than the TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s (10,100 Mbit/s vs 2500 Mbit/s). The TP-Link RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s has 27 mm more width than the TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s (124 mm vs 97 mm). Mac operating systems supported: MacOS on the TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s, Yes on the TP-Link RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s. Antenna type: External on the TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s, Internal on the TP-Link RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s.

Data transfer rate
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:2882 Mbit/s
- RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s:433 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rates
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:2500 Mbit/s
- RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s:10,100 Mbit/s
Mac operating systems supported
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:MacOS
- RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s:Yes
Antenna type
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:External
- RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s:Internal
AC input voltage
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:100-240 V
- RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s:100 - 240 V
Width
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:97 mm
- RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s:124 mm
Depth
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:46 mm
- RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s:69 mm
Height
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:158 mm
- RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s:52 mm

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Comparison of BE3600, RE230
48 specifications	A TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s Model BE3600 View product	B TP-Link RE230 network extender White 10, 100 Mbit/s Model RE230 View product
Performance4 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	2882 Mbit/s	433 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	2500 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
WPS push button	Yes	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	MacOS	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
TypeKnown for one	Network transmitter & receiver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Browser supportedKnown for one	Internet Explorer 11, Firefox 12.0, Chrome 20.0, Safari 4.0, or other Java-enabled browser	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antennas quantity	2	2
Antenna typeDiffers	External	Internal
Transmitting power (CE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 dBm
Transmitting power (FCC)Known for one	30 dBm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
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-Fi	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	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)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi band	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	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 algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA2-PSK, WPA3	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
BandwidthKnown for one	0.32 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
Designidentical
Product colour	White	White
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)	1 pc(s)
Reset button	Yes	Yes
Power1 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	100-240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50/60 Hz	50/60 Hz
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.5 W
Input currentKnown for one	0.3 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	15 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power plug typeKnown for one	Type B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	97 mm	124 mm
DepthDiffers	46 mm	69 mm
HeightDiffers	158 mm	52 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
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
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffers	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHS, UKCA	RoHS, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), CE
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Featuresidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Multi-Link Operation (MLO), 320 MHz Channel, 4K-QAM, Multi-RUs	Unknown — not stated by the source

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