TL-PA8010P PowerLine Kit Unboxing & Review

We bring you a very interesting analysis, this time we are dealing with the TL-PA8010P PowerLine adapters, perhaps all this sounds like Mandarin Chinese to you, but don't worry, after reading this article, if you have felt identified, you will already be preparing the purse to buy some .

What we have on these lines is basically the solution to a very frequent problem of people who live in large houses or flats, How to bring internet to the whole house without losing quality?

power line adapter

Before going on to present this specific model, I must explain that it is a PowerLine Adapter, it is very easy to explain, it is an adapter that has the function of transmit internet by electric current, it will always be necessary to have a minimum of two, that is why they come two by two in the boxes, one of them (it does not matter which) is connected to a power socket and later is plugged in using an RJ45 cable (ethernet) We connect the other to our router at any point in that house, the result is that we have an ethernet port available at the other end of the house without having to pass a cable through all the rooms or make any holes in the walls, I practice , Huh?

TP-Link PowerLine TL-PA8010P

Why this specific model? That is another very simple question too, in this case I have opted for TP-Link because I have previously used products from this company and I know for a fact that what they say is what there is, no cheating, no surcharge, and a wide range of both low-end and high-end products, all the needs we may have in terms of internet connection, TP-Link knows how to cover them, but cover them well.

The model that we are going to uncover next is a high-end model, but TP-Link has products with the same functionality (although with fewer features) but that lower their price considerably, all depending on our connection and needs.

This particular model supports ultra-fast transfers of up to 1.200 Mbps, a transfer speed that can be silly if in our house we have just two devices and a 10 mega connection, however it will delight those who have fiber optics since it includes technologies such as MIMO (Multiple Multiple Input Output) that optimizes connections and allows data to be transferred more efficiently without affecting quality.

It also has a very novel and patented technology by TP-Link called «Beamforming«, Which basically what it does is deform the signal and concentrate it in the points where there are devices consuming, in this way it is possible to enhance the effectiveness of this device and make the most of its capabilities.

Real life tests

For you all this is not enough, I understand it, like me what you want is evidence, well, I will provide you with the evidence that I have been able to obtain, although I am limited by the connection of my home, which is insufficient to get the Get the most out of this device.

I'll start with a comparison:

In the image above we see a SpeedTest.net test where I use the native WiFi of my Macbook Pro, being right next to the router, with a 10 mega connection (not all of them get to my house, what you see is the most that reaches me), not bad for WiFi, but being next to the router could improve something.

This is already in my room, using the PowerLine adapters, as you can see, despite being further away from the router, the upload and download speeds are practically identical, showing that despite using 2 ethernet cables and the electrical wiring at home, is getting the most out of my connection, where the difference lies is in the latency, getting a shorter response time despite being further away, this means that if your case is that of a large apartment or a house, you go To enjoy from the third floor a ping, up and down equivalent to what you would get being connected directly to the router, something admirable and that will save you having to buy 3 Wi-Fi access points each losing more quality or passing cables piercing all the walls.

And if that were not enough, the adapter has a Smart energy saving mode, this detects when data is not being transmitted to activate the saving mode and consume up to 85% less electrical energy, assuming significant energy savings compared to other brands, the remaining energy is used to stay active and listen, so that when detects a data transfer, it reactivates instantly and can function as if nothing had happened.

If what worries you is not the price or the consumption, this device also comes prepared for security, by pressing a button on the side the devices are recognized and paired with each other, encrypting the data transfer with a 128-bit AES encryption, a method that ensures the privacy of the transfers we make through our electrical network.

Model according to need

TP-Link not only has this model, it has others with more ethernet ports in a single adapter, with more or less bandwidth, with a Wifi repeater instead of an ethernet port, endless possibilities.

We can even buy kits that come with devices that serve both to connect an ethernet cable and to establish a Wifi repeater, even the cheapest one will ensure a very good transfer speed (unless you have fiber, this time you should go for the model higher-end to enjoy its full potential).

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