Product comparison · 2 modems

StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem vs TP-Link TD-8817 modem

10specifications compared
10differ
0identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link TD-8817 modem has 3.453 Mbit/s more upstream data rate than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem (3.5 Mbit/s vs 0.047 Mbit/s). The TP-Link TD-8817 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). The TP-Link TD-8817 modem has 5 - 95% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem (10 - 95% vs 5 - 95%). LED indicators: Power on the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem, Yes on the TP-Link TD-8817 modem. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 70 °C on the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem, 0 - 55 °C on the TP-Link TD-8817 modem.

Upstream data rate
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:0.047 Mbit/s
- TD-8817 modem:3.5 Mbit/s
Downstream data rate
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:0.055 Mbit/s
- TD-8817 modem:24 Mbit/s
LED indicators
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:Power
- TD-8817 modem:Yes
Operating temperature (T-T)
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:0 - 70 °C
- TD-8817 modem:0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:5 - 95%
- TD-8817 modem:10 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:-20 - 85 °C
- TD-8817 modem:-40 - 70 °C
Depth
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:195 mm
- TD-8817 modem:108 mm
Height
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:21 mm
- TD-8817 modem:28 mm

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Comparison of USB56KEM2, TD-8817
26 specifications	A StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem Model USB56KEM2 View product	B TP-Link TD-8817 modem Model TD-8817 View product
Modemidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0/Ethernet Port
Performance2 differ
Upstream data rateDiffers	0.047 Mbit/s	3.5 Mbit/s
Downstream data rateDiffers	0.055 Mbit/s	24 Mbit/s
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Supported protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATM Forum UNI3.1/4.0 PVC - Up to 8 PVCs PPP over ATM (RFC 2364) PPP over Ethernet (RFC2516) IPoA (RFC1577/2225)
Features1 differ
LED indicatorsDiffers	Power	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Connector(s)Known for one	RJ-11, USB A	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	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 +	Windows 98SE, NT, 2000, XP, Vista, 7 MAC OS NetWare UNIX Linux
Certificatesidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, 802.3u
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 70 °C	0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 85 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	195 mm	108 mm
HeightDiffers	21 mm	28 mm
WidthDiffers	32 mm	165 mm
WeightKnown for one	50 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45), Phone (RJ-11)
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	0.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package depthKnown for one	140 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	131 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	37.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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