Legit Mods and Ends Reviews

Powerline Network Adapter Shootout

Manufacturer: Various
Product: Powerline Network Adapters
Date: Thu, Apr 19, 2012 - 12:00 AM
Written By: Ken Brown -
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Powerline Adapter Shootout - Test Setup

For our Powerline tests, we used an application from TotuSoft called LAN Speed Test v2.0.8. LAN Speed Test is designed from the ground up to be a simple tool to accurately measure file transfer and network speeds over your local network.
TotuSoft LAN Speed Test

The program simply builds a file in memory, then transmits and receives the file while keeping track of the time.  The program then calculates and outputs the results for the user.
TotuSoft LAN Speed Test

For our test we used three different file size – 20MB, 1MB, and 100KB – to transfer between three different rooms in my house. We took the average speeds of 10 back-to-back file transfers to obtain our measurements.  We conducted the tests twice for each of three rooms. For each Powerline we also tested streaming 720p and 1080p video files.
TotuSoft LAN Speed Test

Of course, if you are looking to purchase a Powerline for your home, your mileage may vary when it comes to ultimate speeds, but we think using a variety of file sizes in rooms at different distances is a very good way to gauge relative performance between Powerline models.

Next Page - Powerline Speed Test Results - Same Room


Review Index
Page 1 - Powerline Adapters An Overview
Page 2 - Powerline Adapter Shootout – The Contestants
Page 3 - Powerline Adapter Shootout - Test Setup
Page 4 - Powerline Speed Test Results - Same Room
Page 5 - Powerline Speed Test Results - 2nd Room
Page 6 - Powerline Speed Test Results – Farthest Room
Page 7 - Conclusions and Legit Bottom Line