Product comparison · 2 modems

StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem vs TP-Link TD-8817 modem

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link TD-8817 modem has 31 mm more depth than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem (108 mm vs 77 mm). The TP-Link TD-8817 modem has 8 mm more height than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem (28 mm vs 20 mm). The TP-Link TD-8817 modem has 138 mm more width than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem (165 mm vs 27 mm). Interface: USB2.0 on the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem, USB 2.0/Ethernet Port on the TP-Link TD-8817 modem. Operating relative humidity (H-H): 10 - 90% on the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem, 10 - 95% on the TP-Link TD-8817 modem.

Interface
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem:USB2.0
- TD-8817 modem:USB 2.0/Ethernet Port
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem:10 - 90%
- TD-8817 modem:10 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem:-20 - 70 °C
- TD-8817 modem:-40 - 70 °C
Depth
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem:77 mm
- TD-8817 modem:108 mm
Height
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem:20 mm
- TD-8817 modem:28 mm
Width
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem:27 mm
- TD-8817 modem:165 mm

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Comparison of USB56KEMH, TD-8817
30 specifications	A StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Hardware Based Dial up Data Modem Model USB56KEMH View product	B TP-Link TD-8817 modem Model TD-8817 View product
Modem1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	USB2.0	USB 2.0/Ethernet Port
Modem speedKnown for one	56 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	Conexant CX93010	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Upstream data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5 Mbit/s
Downstream data rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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)
Data compressionKnown for one	V.44, V.42bis, MNP 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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) ports	1	1
System requirements1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 8.1 (32/64bit), 8 (32/64), 7 (32/64), Vista(32/64), XP(32/64), Server 2012 2008 R2, 2003(32/64), Mac OS 10.7	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 conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 55 °C	0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	10 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °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	77 mm	108 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	28 mm
WidthDiffers	27 mm	165 mm
WeightKnown for one	30 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
USB poweredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package depthKnown for one	163 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	32 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	150 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	136 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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