Product comparison · 2 powerline network adapters

FRITZ!Powerline 1260E WLAN Set vs TP-Link TL-WPA1000 KIT

20specifications compared
11differ
9identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The FRITZ!Powerline 1260E WLAN Set has 200 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the TP-Link TL-WPA1000 KIT (1200 Mbit/s vs 1000 Mbit/s). The TP-Link TL-WPA1000 KIT has 46 mm more package width than the FRITZ!Powerline 1260E WLAN Set (230 mm vs 184 mm). The TP-Link TL-WPA1000 KIT has 58 mm more package depth than the FRITZ!Powerline 1260E WLAN Set (190 mm vs 132 mm). Power plug: Type F on the FRITZ!Powerline 1260E WLAN Set, Type C on the TP-Link TL-WPA1000 KIT. Security algorithms: 128-bit AES on the FRITZ!Powerline 1260E WLAN Set, 128-bit AES, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK on the TP-Link TL-WPA1000 KIT.

Maximum data transfer rate
- FRITZ!Powerline 1260E WLAN Set:1200 Mbit/s
- TL-WPA1000 KIT:1000 Mbit/s
Power plug
- FRITZ!Powerline 1260E WLAN Set:Type F
- TL-WPA1000 KIT:Type C
LED indicators
- FRITZ!Powerline 1260E WLAN Set:LAN, Power
- TL-WPA1000 KIT:Yes
Package width
- FRITZ!Powerline 1260E WLAN Set:184 mm
- TL-WPA1000 KIT:230 mm
Package depth
- FRITZ!Powerline 1260E WLAN Set:132 mm
- TL-WPA1000 KIT:190 mm
Package height
- FRITZ!Powerline 1260E WLAN Set:110 mm
- TL-WPA1000 KIT:100 mm
Package weight
- FRITZ!Powerline 1260E WLAN Set:700 g
- TL-WPA1000 KIT:580 g

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Comparison of FRITZ!Powerline 1260E WLAN Set, TL-WPA1000 KIT
42 specifications	A FRITZ! FRITZ!Powerline 1260E WLAN Set View product	B TP-Link TL-WPA1000 KIT View product
Performance5 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1200 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	802.11a, 802.11ad, 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)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11h, IEEE 802.11i	IEEE 1901, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Power plugDiffers	Type F	Type C
Built-in power socket	Yes	Yes
PowerLine standard	HomePlug AV2	HomePlug AV2
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OFDM
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit AES	128-bit AES, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 m
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 1000BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	866 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Antenna typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, Power	Yes
Product colour	White	White
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Linux 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	MacOS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, RoHS
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	184 mm	230 mm
Package depthDiffers	132 mm	190 mm
Package heightDiffers	110 mm	100 mm
Package weightDiffers	700 g	580 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 pc(s)
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	230 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	67 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	32 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	132 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	200 g	Unknown — not stated by the source

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