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Powerline network adapters such as this kit are great if wireless networks don't work well in your home.Plug one adapter into the mains and connect it to your router and you can then connect any networkable device to your network by plugging in another...
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Fast; well made; handy software utility...
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Quite wide; small status lights; short network cables supplied...
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One of the fastest powerline networking adapters we've seen, and it is well-suited to video streaming or connecting network hard disks...
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Powerline networking is an easy and convenient way to extend a network to places in a home or office where wireless won't reach - without resorting to long runs of Ethernet cabling. Sadly, the technology has been bedevilled by competing and incompati...
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Not surprisingly, these adapters don't reach the headline speeds for real data throughput, but they come close to equalling the 100Mbit/s speed of standard Ethernet connections. They are very well put together, affordable - and the useful software is t...
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Powerline adapters are one of the ways of extending your home network. They use the existing electrical wiring in your home, and all you need is at least two electrical outlets. 500Mbps powerline models are becoming more and more common compared to a ye...
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The Powerline AV 500 kit, which is a pair of identical adapters, claims speeds of up to 500 Mbps, although confusingly the adapters also proclaim 'Gigabit' on the front. This is just a reference to the Gigabit Ethernet port, but it's still a bit chee...
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Good software utility, well screwed together, good performance in noisy conditions.
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Tiny status LEDs are hard to see in daylight.
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My review of TRENDnet's first-to-market TPL-401E2K 500 Mbps powerline adapter kit ended with a question (actually two). Did TRENDnet's product really have design issues that caused its less-than-impressive performance? Or was Atheros' AMP 500 "500 Mb...
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Close to 100 Mbps of singlestream throughput, HomePlug AV certified and interoperable, Only about 20% throughput drop with distance, Very low throughput variation in general...
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High throughput variation when adapters are close together (same room)...
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HomePlug AV compatible, IEEE 1901-compliant powerline adapter kit with Gigabit Ethernet LAN port and higher maximum throughput than HomePlug AV...
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It’s hard to beat the convenience of a home Wi-Fi network but it can’t touch wired connectivity when it comes to throughput speed. Unfortunately, wiring your home with CAT-5 cabling can get expensive and messy if you don’t know what you’re doing. Enter...
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Simple setup, Relatively good throughput, One touch security...
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Runs warm, User guide only available online...
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Netgear’s Powerline AV 500 Adapter Kit uses your home’s existing electrical cabling to bring wired Gigabit Ethernet networking to any room in the house. Throughput speed is significantly better than what you get with Wi-Fi but the adapters tend to run...
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It's hard to beat the convenience of a home Wi-Fi network but it can't touch wired connectivity when it comes to throughput speed. Unfortunately, wiring your home with CAT-5 cabling can get expensive and messy if you don't know what you're doing. Enter Ne...
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Simple setup. Relatively good throughput. One touch security.
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Runs warm. User guide only available online...
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Netgear’s Powerline AV 500 Adapter Kit uses your home’s existing electrical cabling to bring wired Gigabit Ethernet networking to any room in the house. Throughput speed is significantly better than what you get with Wi-Fi but the adapters tend to ru...
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