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Topic: TPLINK's TL-mr3020 and TL-WR703

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i heard mr3020 a long time,now i had chance to get a mr3020 from hk.

here first is openthe box,it's kind really trick,not like wr703,it come with a lot glue.
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not i can compare two route toghter
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here is what i figure out:
* WR703 mush smaller,easy to openbox with no hurt.open the MR3020's box will mush hurt,and kind really some nice tool to do that.
* WR703 have only one led,but mr3020 have 5leds(one is power,cant be control)
* mr3020 have a nice ttl pin,you can easy to solder it,not like wr703(pretty small(
* mr3020 use mini usb,wr703 use micro usb
* mr3020 have two pcb-ant,dont know why,wr703 only one.
* wr703 is mush small than mr3020,you can put the wr703 box inside the mr3020
* the wr703 is about 99yuan(16us),the mr3020 is 199yuan(33us),about twice price.

(Last edited by slboat on 8 Jul 2013, 11:58)

Thanks for the comparison!
Until now, I thought that both routers were the same size. Interesting to hear that the 703 is so much smaller.


BTW: You might want to put all those big pictures on a picture hosting site, since every read of this posting generates big traffic due to the pictures.

Another thing, the MR3020 also has the sliding switch (and WPS button versus a reset button on the 703N).

The switch is useful if you want to execute scripts (maybe to switch Wireless mode).

I wish I can pick up the 703N for $16!!!

(Last edited by grayman4hire on 8 Jul 2013, 17:46)

One important point: the MR3020 is CE/FCC compliant (see PCB bottom marking), the TL-WR703N is not...

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