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Best<br />
wireless<br />
routers<br />
1 2 3 4 5<br />
Apple AirPort Extreme Netgear Nighthawk R7000 AVM Fritz!Box 3490 TP-Link Archer VR900 Asus DSL-AC68U<br />
Price £169 inc VAT £150 inc VAT £135 inc VAT £139 inc VAT £129 inc VAT<br />
Website Apple.com/uk Netgear.co.uk En.avm.de Tp-link.com UK.asus.com<br />
Overall rating<br />
Standards supported 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 802.11a/b/g/n/ac<br />
Frequency modes 2.4GHz/5GHz (concurrent) 2.4GHz/5GHz (concurrent) 2.4GHz/5GHz (concurrent) 2.4GHz/5GHz (concurrent) 2.4GHz/5GHz (concurrent)<br />
Antennas 6x internal 3x external Internal 3x external 3x external<br />
Built-in modem <br />
Manufacturer’s rating 1300/450Mb/s 1300/600Mb/s 1300/450Mb/s 1300/600Mb/s 1300/600Mb/s<br />
WPS <br />
Ports Gigabit WAN, 3x gigabit LAN, USB Gigabit WAN, 1x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0 ADSL, 4x gigabit LAN, 2x USB 3.0 Gigabit WAN, 1x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0 1x USB 3.0, 4 x RJ45, 1x RJ11<br />
Average power use 8W 9W 8W N/S N/S<br />
Max speed (11n/11ac) 171/572Mb/s 171/592Mb/s 114/563Mb/s 146/622Mb/s 114/565.3Mb/s<br />
Dimensions, weight 98x168x98mm, 945g 285x186x45mm, 750g 190x120x60mm/Not specified 245x181x90mm, 720g 220x160x83.3mm, 640g<br />
Warranty 1 year Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified<br />
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Best<br />
powerline<br />
adaptors<br />
1 2 3 4 5<br />
Solwise SmartLink 1200AV2 TrendNet Powerline 500 AV2 TP-Link AV1200 Devolo dLan 1200+ Devolo dLAN 500AV<br />
Price £43 inc VAT £41 inc VAT £88 inc VAT £119 inc VAT £129 inc VAT<br />
Website Solwise.com Trendnet.com Uk.tp-link.com Devolo.com/uk Devolo.com/uk<br />
Overall rating<br />
No of adaptors in kit 1 (2 required) 2 2 2 2<br />
Max throughput 1200Mb/s 600Mb/s 1200Mb/s 1200Mb/s 500Mb/s<br />
Near test result 410Mb/s 146Mb/s 500Mb/s 357Mb/s 96Mb/s<br />
Far test result 107Mb/s 71Mb/s 200Mb/s 126Mb/s 47Mb/s<br />
Ethernet ports 2x gigabit 1x gigabit 1x gigabit 1x gigabit 3x gigabit<br />
Passthrough socket Yes No Yes Yes Yes<br />
Wireless hotspot No No No No Yes<br />
Encryption 128-bit 128-bit 128-bit 128-bit 128-bit<br />
Dimensions 62x122x41mm 55x87x58mm 230x190x100mm 130x66x42mm 152x76x40mm<br />
Weight Not specified 90g 898g Not specified Not specified<br />
Warranty 2 years 3 years 1 year 3 years 3 years<br />
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