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NETGEAR CM500 modem vs NETGEAR Nighthawk modem

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR Nighthawk modem has 112 mm more depth than the NETGEAR CM500 modem (172 mm vs 60 mm). The NETGEAR Nighthawk modem has 84 mm more height than the NETGEAR CM500 modem (208 mm vs 124 mm). The NETGEAR Nighthawk modem has 202 g more weight than the NETGEAR CM500 modem (482 g vs 280 g). Cables included: LAN (RJ-45) on the NETGEAR CM500 modem, AC, LAN (RJ-45) on the NETGEAR Nighthawk modem.

Depth
- CM500 modem:60 mm
- Nighthawk modem:172 mm
Height
- CM500 modem:124 mm
- Nighthawk modem:208 mm
Weight
- CM500 modem:280 g
- Nighthawk modem:482 g
Width
- CM500 modem:185 mm
- Nighthawk modem:94 mm
Cables included
- CM500 modem:LAN (RJ-45)
- Nighthawk modem:AC, LAN (RJ-45)

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Comparison of CM500, Nighthawk
14 specifications	A NETGEAR CM500 modem Model CM500 View product	B NETGEAR Nighthawk modem Model Nighthawk View product
Featuresidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
WAN connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet (RJ-45)
Poweridentical
DC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	60 mm	172 mm
HeightDiffers	124 mm	208 mm
WeightDiffers	280 g	482 g
WidthDiffers	185 mm	94 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45)	AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Modemidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source

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