Product comparison · 2 network extenders

TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s vs TP-Link AC1200 Mesh Wi-Fi Extender

17specifications compared
10differ
7identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s has 2,015 Mbit/s more data transfer rate than the TP-Link AC1200 Mesh Wi-Fi Extender (2882 Mbit/s vs 867 Mbit/s). The TP-Link AC1200 Mesh Wi-Fi Extender 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 BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s has 5.5 W more power consumption (typical) than the TP-Link AC1200 Mesh Wi-Fi Extender (15 W vs 9.5 W). Type: Network transmitter & receiver on the TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s, Network repeater on the TP-Link AC1200 Mesh Wi-Fi Extender. Antenna type: External on the TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s, Internal on the TP-Link AC1200 Mesh Wi-Fi Extender.

Data transfer rate
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:2882 Mbit/s
- AC1200 Mesh Wi-Fi Extender:867 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rates
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:2500 Mbit/s
- AC1200 Mesh Wi-Fi Extender:10,100 Mbit/s
Antenna type
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:External
- AC1200 Mesh Wi-Fi Extender:Internal
Power consumption (typical)
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:15 W
- AC1200 Mesh Wi-Fi Extender:9.5 W
Width
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:97 mm
- AC1200 Mesh Wi-Fi Extender:69.5 mm
Depth
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:46 mm
- AC1200 Mesh Wi-Fi Extender:35 mm
Height
- BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s:158 mm
- AC1200 Mesh Wi-Fi Extender:124.1 mm

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Comparison of BE3600, RE330
42 specifications	A TP-Link BE3600 Network transmitter & receiver White 2500 Mbit/s Model BE3600 View product	B TP-Link AC1200 Mesh Wi-Fi Extender Model RE330 View product
Performance3 differ
TypeDiffers	Network transmitter & receiver	Network repeater
Data transfer rateDiffers	2882 Mbit/s	867 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	2500 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	MacOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	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
Antenna typeDiffers	External	Internal
Transmitting power (FCC)Known for one	30 dBm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
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)
BandwidthKnown for one	0.32 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA2-PSK, WPA3	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
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
Wi-Fi data rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	867 Mbit/s
Designidentical
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
AC input voltageKnown for one	100-240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input currentKnown for one	0.3 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Differs	15 W	9.5 W
Power plug typeKnown for one	Type B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	97 mm	69.5 mm
DepthDiffers	46 mm	35 mm
HeightDiffers	158 mm	124.1 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Multi-Link Operation (MLO), 320 MHz Channel, 4K-QAM, Multi-RUs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHS, UKCA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990

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