Hercules DJ Control Wave vs Hercules DJ Control Wave M3

Comparison of DJ Control Wave, DJ Control Wave M3

28 specifications	A Hercules DJ Control WaveView product	B Hercules DJ Control Wave M3View product
Technical detailsidentical
Backlight buttonsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of scratcher plattersKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Platter backlightKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of mixer channelsKnown for one	2 channels	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of controlsKnown for one	20	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Apple dockingKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Apple docking compatibilityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	iPad
Deck 1 (L, R) outKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Deck 2 (L, R) outKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB portDiffers	No	Yes
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64	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
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Yes
USB requiredKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum RAMKnown for one	2 TB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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