CONCLUSION

   Powerline adapters are currently severely limited by one thing and that’s the quality of the local electrical grid/cables running through your walls. That being said although we may never see a powerline adapter kit rival the performance of wired Ethernet connectivity it does seem that some slight advances can be made in that field as showcased by the TL-PA9020P AV2000 2-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter Kit by TP-Link. The intergrated electrical socket is something we see more and more with powerline adapters so although not something unique it’s always good to have (although the adapter is just a tad thicker than expected).

   So just how much do you have to spend to get the TL-PA9020P AV2000 2-Port Gigabit Passthrough Powerline Adapter Kit by TP-Link currently? Well right now this kit retails for USD97.70 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 105Euros inside the EU (Amazon.co.uk) and since it’s currently the fastest overall in our charts we consider its price to be more or less balanced. At the end of the day the AV2000 tag on the TL-PA9020P kit may be somewhat of a marketing “trick” but still its performance sits at the top and since powerline adapters are all about performance this kit is well worth our Platinum Award.

PROS

- Build Quality
- Fastest Powerline Adapter To Date (In Our Charts)
- 2000Mbit/s (1000Mbit/s Effective)
- Integrated Electrical Socket
- Dual RJ45 Gigabit Ports
- Low Power Consumption (PowerSave Mode)
- AES 128-Bit Encryption

CONS

- Price (For Some)
- Thickness