Product comparison · 2 powerline network adapters

TP-Link TL-PA7017P KIT vs TP-Link TL-WPA8730 KIT

30specifications compared
8differ
22identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link TL-WPA8730 KIT has 750 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the TP-Link TL-PA7017P KIT (1750 Mbit/s vs 1000 Mbit/s). The TP-Link TL-WPA8730 KIT has 2 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link TL-PA7017P KIT (3 vs 1). The TP-Link TL-WPA8730 KIT has 9.7 W more power consumption (typical) than the TP-Link TL-PA7017P KIT (12 W vs 2.3 W). Only the TP-Link TL-WPA8730 KIT has Wi-Fi. LED indicators: LAN, PLC, Power on the TP-Link TL-PA7017P KIT, Yes on the TP-Link TL-WPA8730 KIT.

Maximum data transfer rate
- TL-PA7017P KIT:1000 Mbit/s
- TL-WPA8730 KIT:1750 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- TL-PA7017P KIT:1
- TL-WPA8730 KIT:3
Wi-Fi
- TL-PA7017P KIT:No
- TL-WPA8730 KIT:Yes
Power consumption (typical)
- TL-PA7017P KIT:2.3 W
- TL-WPA8730 KIT:12 W
Power consumption (standby)
- TL-PA7017P KIT:0.5 W
- TL-WPA8730 KIT:5.2 W
LED indicators
- TL-PA7017P KIT:LAN, PLC, Power
- TL-WPA8730 KIT:Yes

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Comparison of TL-PA7017P KIT, TL-WPA8730 KIT
45 specifications	A TP-Link TL-PA7017P KIT View product	B TP-Link TL-WPA8730 KIT View product
Performance4 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	1750 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	3
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 1901, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	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 plugKnown for one	Type E / F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Encryption buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1750 Mbit/s
MIMOKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	2.3 W	12 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.5 W	5.2 W
Design1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, PLC, Power	Yes
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	58 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	42 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	95 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	190 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	136 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	100 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	580 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85171800	Unknown — not stated by the source

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