Deciding on whether to buy a product like BT Essential WiFi Range Extender 300, Black or perhaps BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit? You’re in the right place as we’ll take you through all of the specs, features and look at the quality, pricing and reviews of both to help you make the decision on which one to go for.

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BT Essential WiFi Range Extender 300, Black vs BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit

BT Essential WiFi Range Extender 300, Black specs

BT Essential WiFi Range Extender 300, Black
 BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit specs

BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit
Type: Wall plug range extender

Type: Powerline kit

Rating: N300

Number of powerline adapters: 2

Data transfer speed: Up to 300 Mbps

Data transfer speed: Up to 600 Mbps

Wireless band: Single-band (2.4 GHz)

CONNECTIVITY
CONNECTIVITY

Power socket pass through: No

Power socket pass through: No

Wired connections: Ethernet port x 1

Antenna: 2

GENERAL
GENERAL

Colour: White

Colour: White

Box contents: – BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit
– Ethernet cable x 2
– Quick start guide

Box contents: – BT Essential 300 WiFi Range Extender
– User guide

Dimensions: 78 x 65 x 63 mm (H x W x D)

Dimensions: 110 x 68 x 65 mm (H x W x D)

Weight: 88 g

Weight: 110 g

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 3 years

Manufacturer’s guarantee: 3 years

Price: £19.99

Price: £29.99

Number of Reviews:

Number of Reviews:

Review Score: 8.7 / 10

Review Score: 9.5 / 10


When deciding on whether to buy BT Essential WiFi Range Extender 300, Black or BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit, a very important consideration is the price. So we’re going to spend a bit of time looking at the price of both.

To start with, we looked at the price of the 174 products in the same category as BT Essential WiFi Range Extender 300, Black, which is the WiFi range extenders category. Of these 174 products the average price was £76.75, the most expensive was £329.99 and the cheapest was just £0.97. We then looked at the price of the 174 in the same as the BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit, which of course the average was £76.75, top price was £329.99 and cheapest £0.97.

We then looked specifically at the average price of products from BT and BT, the average was £66.39 for BT, £66.39 for BT. The max for each was £179.99/£179.99 and minimum was £11.99/£11.99

Price analysis of BT Essential WiFi Range Extender 300, Black

Price analysis of BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit

  • BT Essential WiFi Range Extender 300, Black
  • Boost your WiFi signal further
  • N300
  • Single-band (2.4 GHz)
  • Plugs into a spare plug socket
  • Top features: – Extend the range of secure WiFi coverage around your home – Works with any broadband service and operating system – Connect to your existing hub or router at the touch of a button Extend WiFi coverageExtend the range of your existing WiFi for greater coverage around your home. The BT Essential 300 WiFi Range Extender improves connectivity, and helps to eliminate WiFi black spots for better and quicker coverage.Works with any broadband serviceWith the BT Essential 300 WiFi Range Extender, there’s no need to invest in a new broadband service or change your operating system. The Extender 300 works with any provider or operating system to deliver data transfer speeds of up to 300 Mbps on a secure wireless connection, no configuration necessary.Connect at the touch of a buttonThe BT Essential 300 WiFi Range Extender is easy to set up. Simple push-button WiFi connection makes it easy to connect to your existing hub or router once plugged into a wall socket.
  • Product codes: 5016351618790
  • BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit
  • Ethernet connection from any plug socket
  • Up to 600 Mbps
  • 1 Ethernet port
  • Use your home’s power sockets to extend your broadband network with the BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit.Both 600 Adapters work anywhere in your home – simply plug them into spare power sockets and you’re ready to go. There’s no installation or configuration, just instant broadband access.Compatible with all broadband providers, the 600 works with AV600 technology devices and can be linked with other HomePlug AV powerline adaptors.Whether you’re connecting to your Smart TV, laptop or desktop, connect easily using the two included Ethernet cables.
  • Product codes: 5016351617984

What’s better BT Essential WiFi Range Extender 300, Black or BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit?

There are obviously a number of differences between BT Essential WiFi Range Extender 300, Black and BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit, but there are several things that you can use when comparing the two. The first of these, which we’ve already covered, is price. Make sure you spend a bit of time deciding how much you are willing and able to spend on your product to really get a good idea if the £19.99 cost of BT Essential WiFi Range Extender 300, Black is closer to the expectation you had than the £29.99 pricep point of BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit.

Once you’ve nailed down everything there is to know on the price of both, the next step is to really study the reviews. Taking the time to read reviews of both will really help you to decide which is a better product between BT Essential WiFi Range Extender 300, Black and BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit. We looked at the reviews over at Currys PC World for both products and found that BT Essential WiFi Range Extender 300, Black scores out of 10 from reviews. Whereas BT Broadband Extender 600 Powerline Adapter Kit scores out of 10 from reviews.

It’s also really worthwhile spending the time to look at the key differences between the two products. For that you can use our comparison table about which looks at the main features of both products to give you a clear idea of where one product perhaps benefits over another. When comparing the two it’s a really good idea to have an idea in your mind of the key features that you need from your WiFi range extenders as this will help you to narrow down the products that do or don’t meet your criteria.



BT Essential WiFi Range Extender 300, Black



Rating:
9.27 out of
10