Powerline adapters: Which one is regarded as the "best"/highest quality? And other questions...
Oh, one other thing:
Are they "mix and match"? Can I buy 2 different brands and types of powerline and they communicate fine? I'd imagine so, but I'm not certain.
Also, I found a Gigabit pack. Unfortunately, they lack wifi modules. I'll have to see if I can get one of these and a Wifi pack. It seems they don't sell them in 2 Wifi modules or just single Wifi modules. It's either 1 Wifi + 1 Wired, or no Wifi.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833181158 <--ZyXEL's Gigabit powerline adapters.
Edit:
Found a single wireless adapter that seems good: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA24G1722911
While it is not 1000Mb, I don't think I need that for anything but the connection to the router. As that's the one that has to handle everything traveling through it. The rest can be 100Mb.
But this leaves open my above question: Will they talk to each other, or will it not work unless they are the same brand? Can I mix and match?
After some more research, the answer to this question: "Can I mix and match?" is more complicated than "Yes." or "No."
Powerline adapters use different standards. If I get a 500Mb/s adapter and also get a 200Mb/s adapter, they are going by two different standards, which will essentially create 2 different powerline networks in my house. It will also force the 500Mb/s adapter to operate at 200Mb/s at all times, regardless of whether or not the other adapter is 500Mb/s or 200Mb/s.
So it is best to put same speed adapters together, but you can mix and match different brands. Awesome.
Sorry that I made a thread that I essentially answered for myself. The questions are still open to what you guys think the best powerline adapters are. However, I answered the rest and will mark my original post as Solved with these quoted. Hopefully this thread will answer someone else's questions one day.
I'm ultimately going to go with these if I don't find something better in the mean-time:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833181169 (4-port, all 1000Mb/s, 500Mb/s standard single adapter for $55)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833181271 (2-port, 100Mb/s, 500Mb/s standard single Wireless N extender for $81)
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