I have those same units in my house. Provides just enough bandwidth for my kids computers. Web browsing and Minecraft don't eat up that much bandwidth.. :)
For anything not on a LAN, 100mbps really ought to be enough for household networking because (at least in the vast majority of the USA) ISP bandwidth is lower than that anyway.
The speeds may be similar, but you should be able to get a better coverage with powerline. Speed above 1Gbps is a phy metric, the actual throughput depends on many factors. In any case, MIMO should boost performance substantially, since it uses 3 wires instead of 2.
With MiMo you can expect a PHY rate of ~ 1.5Gbps and a UDP throughput of ~ 600Mbps. There are only 2 line drivers therefore only 2 wires will be used (2x2).
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lokhor - Monday, October 21, 2013 - link
I'm using a TP-Link AV500 (TL-PA411) in my house and it usually only achieves speeds ~100mbps. This will be a nice upgrade.menting - Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - link
I won't expect a huge increase. But hopefully I'm wrong.nkl - Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - link
The maximum PHY rate is double. Depending on setup you should see a hefty increase. Coverage should also improve substantially.SpaceRanger - Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - link
I have those same units in my house. Provides just enough bandwidth for my kids computers. Web browsing and Minecraft don't eat up that much bandwidth.. :)MadMan007 - Thursday, October 24, 2013 - link
For anything not on a LAN, 100mbps really ought to be enough for household networking because (at least in the vast majority of the USA) ISP bandwidth is lower than that anyway.djscrew - Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - link
cool, but I want to know so much more... do a full Anandtech workup please! <3jojo45 - Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - link
How much would devices using these cost? Am I better off investing in 802.11ac? That also boasts "up to" speeds of greater than 1 Gbps.nkl - Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - link
The speeds may be similar, but you should be able to get a better coverage with powerline. Speed above 1Gbps is a phy metric, the actual throughput depends on many factors. In any case, MIMO should boost performance substantially, since it uses 3 wires instead of 2.jmaier - Monday, October 28, 2013 - link
With MiMo you can expect a PHY rate of ~ 1.5Gbps and a UDP throughput of ~ 600Mbps. There are only 2 line drivers therefore only 2 wires will be used (2x2).mide123 - Thursday, December 3, 2015 - link
2 line drivers implies 2 transmitters. But it could have up to 4 receivers with the 3 wires. So I expect it to work as 2x4 MIMO.