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Review on TRENDnet Powerline 500 AV Nano Adapter TPL-406E - Cross Compatible with Powerline 600/500/200, Windows 10-XP - Ethernet Port, Plug & Play Install by Brad Laverentz

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Works great for most people most of the time.

It is very important to read other reviews here and several articles online before purchasing. They will NOT work in every home and you can't tell if they will work in yours until you try them. But when they work - and they usually work - they're great. The only thing I want to emphasize is that the speed you get in practice is NOT EVEN CLOSER to what the manufacturers are touting. Manufacturers have devised a loophole in cruise ship ratings that allows them to greatly exaggerate the speeds you actually achieve. 500 megabits per second? Not even. In practice, you'll get a maximum of 30-40. It's fast enough for the vast majority of home users and fast enough for a single UHD Netflix stream, but if you need higher speeds you MUST hire an electrician to run the ethernet cable physically routed through your walls, certainly not otherwise.

Pros
  • ADAPTER: Includes ONE TPL-406E adapter. Two adapters are required to operate the network. Use up to 8 network adapters in different rooms without running new cables
Cons
  • Legacy model