TRENDnet World's Smallest Powerline Networking Adapter

Another month, another TRENDnet networking device, and this time we have one of those fabled “world's best” items on our hands.

The product the company saw fit to release is called TPL-406E2K and is a Powerline AV adapter kit with a speed of 500 Mbps. Its real advantage lies in the compact frame of the two TPL-406E adapters it is made of, 50% smaller than normal 500 Mbps powerline adapters (world's smallest, as it were). As before, all it takes for a network to be established is to have the two devices plugged in different electrical sockets inside a house. "The combination of 500 Mbps speeds, a small form factor, and a reduced price point redefines the 500 Mbps Powerline category," stated Zak Wood, director of Global Marketing. "Consumers considering Powerline solutions will notice the TPL-406E2K."

For security, TRENDnet implemented a Sync button that changes existing encryption keys (the adapters have a built-in encryption protocol without which they would not establish a connection in the first place). As for energy, power draw is reduced by 70% during standby. Coincidentally, this enables measurable power savings, since the units are always plugged in. Sales are already underway for the TPL-406E2K, for $109.99 / €90.32.

TRENDnet Powerline AV TPL-406E2K
Images credits to TRENDet

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