Product comparison · 2 powerline network adapters

TP-Link AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit vs TP-Link TL-WPA8730 KIT

25specifications compared
8differ
17identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link TL-WPA8730 KIT has 550 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the TP-Link AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit (1750 Mbit/s vs 1200 Mbit/s). The TP-Link TL-WPA8730 KIT has 2 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TP-Link AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit (3 vs 1). The TP-Link TL-WPA8730 KIT has 5.5 W more power consumption (typical) than the TP-Link AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit (12 W vs 6.5 W). Only the TP-Link TL-WPA8730 KIT has built-in power socket. Security algorithms: 128-bit AES, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK on the TP-Link AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit, 128-bit AES on the TP-Link TL-WPA8730 KIT.

Maximum data transfer rate
- AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:1200 Mbit/s
- TL-WPA8730 KIT:1750 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:1
- TL-WPA8730 KIT:3
Built-in power socket
- AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:No
- TL-WPA8730 KIT:Yes
Power consumption (typical)
- AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:6.5 W
- TL-WPA8730 KIT:12 W
Compliance certificates
- AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:CE, RoHS
- TL-WPA8730 KIT:RoHS
Quantity per pack
- AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit:1 pc(s)
- TL-WPA8730 KIT:2 pc(s)

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Comparison of TL-WPA7617, TL-WPA8730 KIT
41 specifications	A TP-Link AV1000 Gigabit Passthrough Powerline ac Wi-Fi Kit Model TL-WPA7617 View product	B TP-Link TL-WPA8730 KIT View product
Performance5 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1200 Mbit/s	1750 Mbit/s
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	3
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	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
Built-in power socketDiffers	No	Yes
PowerLine standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HomePlug AV2
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit AES, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	128-bit AES
MIMOKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power plugKnown for one	Type G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	6.5 W	12 W
Power consumption (standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.2 W
Designidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE
Antenna typeKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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%
Certificates1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffers	CE, RoHS	RoHS
Packaging content1 differ
Quantity per packDiffers	1 pc(s)	2 pc(s)
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	69.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	35 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	124.1 mm	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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