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Top 5 charts<br />
Best<br />
wireless<br />
routers<br />
1 2 3 4 5<br />
Apple AirPort Extreme TP-Link Archer VR900 BT Smart Hub* Netgear Nighthawk R7000 TP-Link VR2600<br />
Price £169 inc VAT £139 inc VAT £129 inc VAT £150 inc VAT £174 inc VAT<br />
Website Apple.com/uk Tp-link.com Bt.com Netgear.co.uk Tp-link.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 7x internal 3x external 4x external<br />
Built-in modem <br />
Manufacturer’s rating 1300/450Mb/s 1300/600Mb/s Not specified 1300/600Mb/s 1733/800Mb/s<br />
WPS <br />
Ports Gigabit WAN, 3x gigabit LAN, USB Gigabit WAN, 1x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0 Gigabit LAN, 1x USB 3.0 Gigabit WAN, 1x USB 3.0, 1x USB 2.0 2x USB 3.0, 4 x RJ11<br />
Average power use 8W N/S N/S 9W N/S<br />
Max speed (11n/11ac) 171/572Mb/s 146/622Mb/s 85/239.5Mb/s 171/592Mb/s Not tested<br />
Dimensions, weight 98x168x98mm, 945g 245x181x90mm, 720g 240x155x65mm 285x186x45mm, 750g 263.8x197.8x37.3mm<br />
Warranty 1 year Not specified Not specified Not specified Not specified<br />
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* For BT broadband only<br />
Best<br />
powerline<br />
adaptors<br />
1 2 3 4 5<br />
TP-Link AV2000 TrendNet Powerline 500 AV2 TP-Link AV1200 Solwise SmartLink 1200AV2 Devolo dLan 1200+<br />
Price £99 inc VAT £41 inc VAT £88 inc VAT £43 inc VAT £119 inc VAT<br />
Website Uk.tp-link.com Trendnet.com Uk.tp-link.com Solwise.com Devolo.com/uk<br />
Overall rating<br />
No of adaptors in kit 2 2 2 1 (2 required) 2<br />
Max throughput 2000Mb/s 600Mb/s 1200Mb/s 1200Mb/s 1200Mb/s<br />
Near test result 432Mb/s 146Mb/s 500Mb/s 410Mb/s 357Mb/s<br />
Far test result 117Mb/s 71Mb/s 200Mb/s 107Mb/s 126Mb/s<br />
Ethernet ports 2x gigabit 1x gigabit 1x gigabit 2x gigabit 1x gigabit<br />
Passthrough socket Yes No Yes Yes Yes<br />
Wireless hotspot No No No No No<br />
Encryption 128-bit 128-bit 128-bit 128-bit 128-bit<br />
Dimensions 131x72x42mm 55x87x58mm 230x190x100mm 62x122x41mm 130x66x42mm<br />
Weight Not specified 90g 898g Not specified Not specified<br />
Warranty 1 year 3 years 1 year 2 years 3 years<br />
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