Product comparison · 2 modems

D-Link DSL-2542B modem vs StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The D-Link DSL-2542B modem has 0.953 Mbit/s more upstream data rate than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem (1 Mbit/s vs 0.047 Mbit/s). The D-Link DSL-2542B modem has 23.945 Mbit/s more downstream data rate than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem (24 Mbit/s vs 0.055 Mbit/s). Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 40 °C on the D-Link DSL-2542B modem, 0 - 70 °C on the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem. Storage temperature (T-T): -20 - 70 °C on the D-Link DSL-2542B modem, -20 - 85 °C on the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem.

Upstream data rate
- DSL-2542B modem:1 Mbit/s
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:0.047 Mbit/s
Downstream data rate
- DSL-2542B modem:24 Mbit/s
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:0.055 Mbit/s
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DSL-2542B modem:0 - 40 °C
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DSL-2542B modem:-20 - 70 °C
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:-20 - 85 °C

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Comparison of DSL-2542B, USB56KEM2
22 specifications	A D-Link DSL-2542B modem Model DSL-2542B View product	B StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem Model USB56KEM2 View product
Performance2 differ
Upstream data rateDiffers	1 Mbit/s	0.047 Mbit/s
Downstream data rateDiffers	24 Mbit/s	0.055 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Power
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity LEDsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Connector(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-11, USB A
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.1 W
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows ME/2000/ XP(32/64bit)/Vista(32/64bit)/ Server 2008 R2/7(32/64bit)/8(32/64-bit) Mac OS 10.5 Linux kernel 2.6.18 +
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-20 - 85 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	195 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 g
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	131 mm
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37.5 mm
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	802.1p/q	Unknown — not stated by the source

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