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NETGEAR PL1000, 1000 Mbps with a published mains input — and two bullets about a wireless model review

A gigabit powerline pair that publishes its mains input — the first figure of its kind on this shelf — on a page whose first and last bullets describe a wireless model this product is not.

By Jean-Benoit Buisson

Read the title and then the bullets, because they are not describing the same product.

The title is specific: “NETGEAR Powerline Adapter Kit, 1000 Mbps Wall-Plug, 1 Gigabit Ethernet Ports (PL1000-100PAS)”. One gigabit socket, a wall-plug pair, no wireless mentioned.

The first bullet promises to “Deliver high-speed wired and wireless internet to every room in your home”. The last names “the PowerLINE WiFi 1000” as being “perfect for connecting smart TVs, streaming players, and game consoles wirelessly”. The PowerLINE WiFi 1000 is a different model in the same NETGEAR range — the one with an access point built in. This kit, by its own title and part number, is the wired one. Two of the six bullets are about a product the buyer is not being sold, and the word “wirelessly” in the last of them is the kind of sentence that produces a return.

What the page does publish, and nothing else on this shelf does, is the mains input: 100–240 V at 0.1 A maximum, at the end of the first bullet. A tenth of an amp at 240 V is twenty-four watts as an absolute ceiling for the pair, which is a real bound on a device that stays plugged in permanently. Five published listings sit on this shelf and not one gives an electrical figure of any kind; the other NETGEAR kit here gives a voltage range and a frequency and no current.

The standard is HomePlug AV2, named in the last bullet. The rate is 1000 Mbps, stated in the second bullet as “Very Fast speeds-up to 1000Mbps” — the usual theoretical sum, offered without the explanation the TP-Link pages on this shelf provide. The third and fourth bullets name smart televisions, streaming players, games consoles, 4K streaming and lag-free gaming, which is description rather than specification.

The description adds the one feature that is genuinely this product’s: Push-and-Secure, which encrypts the powerline link at the touch of a button. Two published listings on this shelf publish encryption — one AES 128-bit from the factory, one by button press — and this is a third arrangement with no key length given.

The fifth bullet says multiple adapters can be connected to expand the network and gives no number, which leaves this shelf with exactly one listing publishing a ceiling: the other NETGEAR kit, at sixteen.

There is no pass-through outlet. The TP-Link AV2000 kit on this shelf gives the socket back. At 127 g (4.5 oz) and 114 by 59 by 36 mm (1.42 in) this is among the lightest units here, and at $107.95 on Amazon.com on October 26, 2026 it was the most expensive kit on this shelf — for one gigabit socket per unit and no wireless, less than the $79.99 TP-Link AV2000 kit offers with two sockets per unit and a pass-through outlet.

Prices quoted in this text were read on October 26, 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

Where it holds up, and where it stops

Strengths

Publishes its mains input — 100–240 V at 0.1 A maximum — which no other listing on this shelf gives at all
Names HomePlug AV2, the standard every kit sold on Amazon.com here shares
A button-press encryption of the powerline link, named in the description as Push-and-Secure
Among the lightest adapters on this shelf at 127 g (4.5 oz), with the dimensions published in the record

Compromises

Two of its six bullets describe the PowerLINE WiFi 1000, a different model, and one of them promises wireless this product does not have
The most expensive American listing on this shelf, for one gigabit socket per unit and no wireless
No pass-through outlet, so both wall sockets are lost
The contents of the box are never listed, so whether the leads are included is unpublished
No encryption key length, no paired-unit ceiling and no explanation of what the 1000 Mbps figure means

Specifications

Powerline standard	HomePlug AV2 — named in the last bullet alongside the 1000 Mbps figure.
Stated peak rate	1000 Mbps — stated in the second bullet as very fast speeds up to 1000 Mbps and repeated in the description as 1 Gbps. It is the theoretical sum the standard defines; this page offers no explanation of that and no throughput figure
Pass-through socket	Not published on the listing — no integrated outlet, no current rating and no mention of giving the wall socket back appears anywhere. Both wall sockets are occupied for good
Ethernet port count	One per unit — stated in the title as 1 Gigabit Ethernet Ports, in the plural with the figure one, which is the title describing the pair rather than each adapter
Port speed	Gigabit — stated in the title. No BASE-T designation and no figure in Mbit/s is printed for the socket
Kit composition	Two units, stated in the title as a kit. The contents are not listed, so whether Ethernet leads are supplied is not published
Wi-Fi at the far end	None, and the page says otherwise twice — the title names only a gigabit Ethernet port, while the first bullet promises wired and wireless internet and the last names the PowerLINE WiFi 1000 for connecting devices wirelessly. That is a different model in the same range; this part number is the wired one
Stated maximum number of paired units	Not published on the listing — the fifth bullet says multiple adapters can be connected to expand the network and gives no figure. The other NETGEAR kit on this shelf publishes sixteen
Amazon reference	B01BYKITU2
EAN	0606449109818
On Amazon.com	Amazon.com had an offer at $108 on October 26, 2026.

The questions that come up before an order

Does it have Wi-Fi?

No. The title gives one gigabit Ethernet port and no wireless. The first and last bullets say otherwise, and the last names the PowerLINE WiFi 1000 — a different model in the same range, which is the one with an access point.

How much power does it draw?

The first bullet gives an AC input of 100–240 V at 0.1 A maximum, which bounds the pair at about twenty-four watts. It is the only electrical figure published on this shelf.

Are the Ethernet leads included?

The page does not say. No contents list appears in the title, the six bullets or the description.

Against the rest of the network and storage gear

This network and storage gear share the category and the price bracket. Only what each one states is shown; an incomplete column would mislead.

Model	Price	Powerline standard	Stated peak rate	Pass-through socket	Ethernet port count
NETGEAR PL1000, 1000 Mbps with a published mains input — and two bullets about a wireless model	$108	HomePlug AV2 — named in the last bullet alongside the 1000 Mbps figure.	1000 Mbps — stated in the second bullet as very fast speeds up to 1000 Mbps and repeated in the description as 1 Gbps. It is the theoretical sum the standard defines; this page offers no explanation of that and no throughput figure	Not published on the listing — no integrated outlet, no current rating and no mention of giving the wall socket back appears anywhere. Both wall sockets are occupied for good	One per unit — stated in the title as 1 Gigabit Ethernet Ports, in the plural with the figure one, which is the title describing the pair rather than each adapter
NETGEAR PL1200, the only listing here publishing how many adapters may be joined — sixteen	$100	HomePlug AV2 with MIMO — stated in the second bullet and in the description as Home plug AV2 MIMO.	1200 Mbps — stated in the third bullet as extremely fast speeds up to 1200 Mbps and in the description as 1.2 Gbps. It is the theoretical sum the standard defines, published without explanation and without a throughput figure beside it	Not published on the listing — no integrated outlet, no current rating and no mention of the wall socket being given back appears anywhere. Both sockets are occupied permanently	One per unit — stated in the title as 1.2 Gigabit Ethernet Ports, where the figure 1.2 is the rate and the count is one
TP-Link TL-PA9020P KIT, two gigabit sockets per unit and the outlet given back	$80	HomePlug AV2 — stated in the second bullet. The eighth lists seven generations it will pair with: AV2000, AV1300, AV1200, AV1000, AV600, AV500 and AV200, which is the longest compatibility list on this shelf	2000 Mbit/s, as AV2000 — stated in the title and in the second bullet, and explained in the description as the theoretical maximum physical-layer rate, used to indicate compatibility with other AV2000 devices rather than to promise a speed. It is the highest HomePlug figure on this shelf; the devolo kit here publishes 2400 on G.hn, which is a different system and cannot be paired with this one	Yes — stated in the tenth bullet as an extra power outlet with noise-filtered technology. It is the only kit sold on Amazon.com here whose page names one	Two per unit, four across the kit — stated in the title and in the fifth bullet. It is the highest socket count on this shelf: the TL-PA7017P kit gives one per unit, the devolo set two in total and the FRITZ! kit three
Tenda PH10, AV1000 with an AC650 dual-band access point at the far end	$36	HomePlug AV2 — stated in the first bullet alongside the AV1000 figure.	1000 Mbps, as AV1000 — stated in the title and in the first bullet, which adds that actual speeds depend on the internet plan and on the house wiring. It is the theoretical sum the standard defines	Not published on the listing — no integrated outlet, no current rating and no mention of giving the wall socket back appears in the title or in any of the five bullets, on a kit the fifth bullet requires to be plugged directly into a wall	One, named in the singular — stated in the title and in the third bullet. Whether the figure is per unit or across the kit is not stated, and whether the wireless unit carries a socket of its own is not published

What separates the models, in network and storage gear

If price decides: Tenda PH10, AV1000 with an AC650 dual-band access point at the far end, at $36.

The buyer this one serves, among network and storage gear

A buyer who wants the mains consumption bounded on paper and will ignore the two bullets describing the wireless model.

What this one costs among network and storage gear

Details checked on October 26, 2026.

Sources

Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for network and storage gear and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.

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