Product comparison · 2 powerline network adapters

TP-Link TL-PA7027P KIT vs TP-Link TL-WPA8730 KIT

28specifications compared
10differ
18identical
16known 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-PA7027P 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-PA7027P KIT (3 vs 1). The TP-Link TL-WPA8730 KIT has 8 W more power consumption (typical) than the TP-Link TL-PA7027P KIT (12 W vs 4 W). Only the TP-Link TL-WPA8730 KIT has Wi-Fi. Modulation: COFDM on the TP-Link TL-PA7027P KIT, OFDM on the TP-Link TL-WPA8730 KIT.

Maximum data transfer rate
- TL-PA7027P KIT:1000 Mbit/s
- TL-WPA8730 KIT:1750 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- TL-PA7027P KIT:1
- TL-WPA8730 KIT:3
Wi-Fi
- TL-PA7027P KIT:No
- TL-WPA8730 KIT:Yes
Modulation
- TL-PA7027P KIT:COFDM
- TL-WPA8730 KIT:OFDM
Power consumption (typical)
- TL-PA7027P KIT:4 W
- TL-WPA8730 KIT:12 W
Power consumption (standby)
- TL-PA7027P KIT:0.84 W
- TL-WPA8730 KIT:5.2 W
LED indicators
- TL-PA7027P KIT:LAN, Power
- TL-WPA8730 KIT:Yes
Certification
- TL-PA7027P KIT:CE, RoHS
- TL-WPA8730 KIT:CE

Side by side

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Comparison of TL-PA7027P KIT, TL-WPA8730 KIT
44 specifications	A TP-Link TL-PA7027P KIT View product	B TP-Link TL-WPA8730 KIT View product
Performance5 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 802.3u	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 G	Unknown — not stated by the source
ModulationDiffers	COFDM	OFDM
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	4 W	12 W
Power consumption (standby)Differs	0.84 W	5.2 W
Design2 differ
Antenna typeKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, Power	Yes
CertificationDiffers	CE, RoHS	CE
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
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 typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	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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