Product comparison · 2 powerline network adapters

TP-Link TL-WPA7817 KIT vs TP-Link TL-WPA9610 KIT (DE)

27specifications compared
6differ
21identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link TL-WPA9610 KIT (DE) has 1,000 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the TP-Link TL-WPA7817 KIT (2000 Mbit/s vs 1000 Mbit/s). Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) on the TP-Link TL-WPA7817 KIT, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) on the TP-Link TL-WPA9610 KIT (DE). Compliance certificates: CE, RoHS on the TP-Link TL-WPA7817 KIT, RoHS on the TP-Link TL-WPA9610 KIT (DE).

Maximum data transfer rate
- TL-WPA7817 KIT:1000 Mbit/s
- TL-WPA9610 KIT (DE):2000 Mbit/s
Top Wi-Fi standard
- TL-WPA7817 KIT:Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
- TL-WPA9610 KIT (DE):Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Compliance certificates
- TL-WPA7817 KIT:CE, RoHS
- TL-WPA9610 KIT (DE):RoHS

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Comparison of TL-WPA7817 KIT, TL-WPA9610 KIT (DE)
44 specifications	A TP-Link TL-WPA7817 KIT View product	B TP-Link TL-WPA9610 KIT (DE)View product
Performance4 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	2000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
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 6E (802.11ax)	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one	1201 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 1901, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 1901, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Power plugKnown for one	Type E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 Mbit/s
MIMOKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Android, iOS
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	78 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	33.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	149 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificates1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffers	CE, RoHS	RoHS
Packaging dataidentical
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source

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