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I also did one final test using just the AV600. I was expecting similar drops on both so not sure why the Av500 dipped so little. For the last test where the signal had to jump ring mains via the consumer box then the drop was much less marked in difference, the Av500 dropping ~51% from maximum and the AV600 dropping ~57%. so on to the real world tests.įor the second test the Av600 dropped quite a bit, ~25% from maximum, whereas the Av500 only dropped ~3%. However, no-one will be using these plugs in the same 4-way.
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The gap between the two was ~60Mbps which is quite significant. The Av500 in comparison was quite a bit lower – less that 100 as expected due to the Fast Ethernet only port. My results did vary however up to +/- 5Mbps but I never saw results this high – probably comes down to the type of test and file transfer used. They managed to get 164Mbps read and 158Mbps write. The maximum test was a bit shy of the test that avforums performed. In fact on some runs write came out ahead of read. Something to note is its the Powerline transfer of data that is the limiting factor and there is very little difference between read and write. The results in the table were an average of 5 runs.
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LAN Speed Test creates a temporary 100Mb file on the source and uses this as the write test, it then reads it back as the read test. The table below shows the results (all figures in Mbps) using transfer of a 100Mb file. A read/write share was used on the NAS. I loaded LAN Speed Test (Lite) v1.3 onto the laptop to run the tests. The ‘destination’ end was a laptop with a Gb port. For my tests the ‘source’ end was connected to a Netgear Gb switch into which a NAS was also connected via Gb connection. Test 3 would be in a house with maybe your router upstairs and PC downstairs.
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Test 2 would be typical situation maybe in a flat where you would have a single ring main with your router in one room and PC in another room.
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I decided upon three tests to look at likely speeds: The pair button has been moved to a much smaller button on the underside, the lights have a different arrangement and the Ethernet port not quite as nice coming without a metal surround. It is still pretty small though compared to HomePlug adapters of old. Its all white, and although height and width about the same as the AV500 it does stick out from the socket about 10mm more. Is the Av600 worth the £31 premium for which you could buy another two Av500 plugs(!). I set about finding out.įirstly the AV600 has a slightly different design. Amazon for example has the Av500 at £25 and the AV600 at £56 at time of pressing this (Feb 2014). The AV600 Gigabit Powerline Adapter Starter Kit ( TL-PA6010KIT) is over double the price in the UK compared to the AV500. I just had to try the AV600 and do a comparison! Now this does come with a Gb Ethernet port so the 100Mb port that the AV500 comes with wont be a limiting factor. TP-Link also does a newer model called AV600. The two-tone colour is nice and the pair button is located on the front along with lights to show power, connection to a Powerline network, and Ethernet connected. They are extremely small and don’t block any adjacent power sockets. This is starting to sound like the broadband providers advertising! The AV500 Nano only has a 100Mb port so 500 is never going to happen. Although its called AV500, you won’t get anywhere near this. TP-Link is one of the most popular and gets good reviews, so I bought the TP-Link AV500 Nano Powerline Adapter Starter Kit ( TL-PA411KIT). These won’t have pass through or have more than one Ethernet port and may or may not have a Gb Ethernet port as opposed to 100Mb ‘Fast Ethernet’ port. For £25 you can get an AV500 starter kit consisting of two plugs. Powerline, or HomePlug, comes in many variants. HomePlug AV seems to be the most common standard at the moment and on AV500 prices have really dropped and is the one to go for at the moment. I needed Ethernet connectivity to my home lab in the garage and short of running in some CAT6, the wireless signal was bad so it came down to Powerline, i.e.