https://vxlabs.com/tags/sucks/ Recent content in Sucks on vxlabs Hugo en-us Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:14:16 +0000 https://vxlabs.com/2011/03/02/dont-buy-homeplug-adapters/ Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:14:16 +0000 https://vxlabs.com/2011/03/02/dont-buy-homeplug-adapters/ <p><em>(Post summary: The real-world throughput of current generation Homeplug AV 200 Mbit/s powerline ethernet adapters in a modern house is woefully inadequate. Even wireless is much to be preferred, and can be had for cheaper. Read below for why.)</em></p> <p>Based on the superb price / performance ratio of the MSI ePower 200AV II kit as extolled by <a href="http://nl.hardware.info/reviews/1677/test-32-powerline-adapters" title="nl.hardware.info review of 32 powerline adapters">this comparative review</a> (32 powerline adapters were tested), and especially the fact that in the test setup these adapters managed to attain 32 Mbit/s even in the <a href="http://nl.hardware.info/reviews/1677/6/test-32-powerline-adapters-testresultaten-twee-stroomgroepen---bad-case" title="nl.hardware.info powerline test bad case scenario">bad case scenario</a> (two different circuits, 100 metres of cable separating the two adapters), I purchased the MSI ePower 200AV+ II kit to replace a wireless link I currently have in my house between the second and third floors. Based on <a href="http://linhost.info/2010/02/iperf-on-windows/" title="iperf on windows page">iperf</a> measurements, the wireless link currently manages around 22Mbit/s of throughput. Because the two power sockets I was planning to use are on the same circuit, I thought that I could improve on this existing connection with the two powerline adapters. Little did I know…<figure id="attachment_79" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-79" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignnone"></p>