CONCLUSION

   The TPL-402E2K is the 3rd 500Mbps Powerline adapter set we've tested up until this day and it has proven to be not only faster than a Wi-Fi connection (at least in our testing environment) by almost a full 10Mbps but also faster than the other two sets by over 10%. Of course unfortunately none of the above sets has come even close to the 500Mbps advertised speed but since the wiring at both my house and office is not what you'd call new i expect all of them to achieve better speeds (still nowhere close to 500Mbps) if the electrical grid/wiring of your building is almost new. Regardless of performance however the new "bonus" outlet feature (we see it a lot lately from many manufacturers) can be of tremendous use to some people and so i was glad to see that TRENDnet decided to go down that path.

   As we speak the TPL-402E2K 500Mbps Powerline AV Adapter set by TRENDnet retails for around USD120 inside the USA and 105Euros inside the EU a price tag which lands it right in the middle of similar products from other manufacturers. Also for people who don't require both adapters TRENDnet also sells packages of one (TPL-402E) at around USD70/60Euros. So if you are already using the old 200Mbps Powerline adapters and you want something faster or even if you're just thinking about it then you should place the TPL-402E2K 500Mbps Powerline AV Adapter set ontop of your to buy list because simply put it's the fastest we've seen to date and that's why it also gets our Platinum award.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Size
- Performance
- 500Mbit/s
- Power Outlet
- Sync Button
- AES 128Bit Encryption

CONS

- Price (For Some)