TP-Link RE450 AC1750 Wi-Fi Range Extender vs TP-Link TL-WA855RE

The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.

21 differences
SpecificationTP-Link RE450 AC1750 Wi-Fi Range ExtenderTP-Link TL-WA855RE
Cabling technologyDiffers10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100Base-T(X)
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Wi-Fi data rate (max)Differs1750 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
AC input voltageDiffers100 - 240 V100-240V~50/60Hz
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 30 °C0 - 40 °C
DepthDiffers66.3 mm40 mm
HeightDiffers163 mm77.3 mm
WidthDiffers86.4 mm80 mm
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64
Data transfer rateDiffers1750 Mbit/s300 Mbit/s
TypeDiffersRange ExtenderRange Extender/Access Point
Antennas quantityDiffers32
Security algorithmsDiffers64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Wi-Fi bandDiffersDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Other connectionDiffersIEEE802.11ac, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11bIEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b
Package depthDiffers202 mm101.5 mm
Package heightDiffers125 mm89 mm
Package weightDiffers350 g190 g
Package widthDiffers86 mm156.5 mm
Antenna typeSameExternalExternal
Wi-FiSameYesYes
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Same10 - 90%10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Same5 - 90%5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Same-40 - 70 °C-40 - 70 °C
Reset buttonSameYesYes
WPS push buttonSameYesYes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsSame11
CertificationSameCE, FCCCE, FCC
Compliance certificatesSameRoHSRoHS
Cables includedSameLAN (RJ-45)LAN (RJ-45)
Quick start guideSameYesYes
Ethernet LAN interface typenot knownGigabit Ethernetnot known
AC input frequencynot known50/60 Hznot known
Power consumption (max)not known10 Wnot known
Power consumption (typical)not knownnot known3.6 W
Power plug typenot knownnot knownUS
Weightnot known230 gnot known
Web-based managementnot knownYesnot known
Housing materialnot knownnot knownPlastic
Transmitting power (CE)not knownnot known15 dBm
BeamFormingnot knownYesnot known
Linux operating systems supportednot knownYesnot known
Mac operating systems supportednot knownYesnot known
LED indicatorsnot knownYesnot known
Country of originnot knownChinanot known
Customs product code (TARIC)not known8517620000not known
On/off switchnot knownYesnot known
(sg) Manufacturer Part Numbernot knownRE450not known
Manualnot knownnot knownYes
Harmonized System (HS) codenot knownnot known85176990