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Product comparison · 2 network cards

3M 78-6972-0104-0 network card WLAN vs StarTech.com USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter

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  • 8specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 3identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

  • Connectivity technology
    • Wireless
    • Wired
  • Interface
    • WLAN
    • Ethernet
  • Ethernet LAN
    • No
    • Yes
  • Product colour
    • White
    • Black

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41 specifications
A

3M

78-6972-0104-0 network card WLAN

Model 78-6972-0104-0

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B

StarTech.com

USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter

Model USB21000S2

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Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffersWirelessWired
Host interfaceUSBUSB
InterfaceDiffersWLANEthernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one1
USB versionKnown for one2.0
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one480 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for oneIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000BaseT(X)
Auto MDIX IEEEKnown for oneYes
Full duplexKnown for oneYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Design1 differ
InternalNoNo
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
ChipsetKnown for oneSMSC - LAN7500
LED indicatorsKnown for oneActivity, Link
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one70000 h
CertificationKnown for oneCE, FCC
Poweridentical
USB poweredYesYes
System requirements1 differ
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 2000/ XP(32/64-bit)/ Server 2003(32/64-bit)/ Vista(32/64-bit)/ Server 2008 R2/ 7(32/64-bit), Mac OS 10.6, Linux
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 75 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one30 mm
DepthKnown for one270 mm
HeightKnown for one20 mm
WeightKnown for one39 g
Packaging dataidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Package widthKnown for one140 mm
Package depthKnown for one170 mm
Package heightKnown for one30 mm
Package weightKnown for one128 g
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHS
Other featuresidentical
Housing materialKnown for onePlastic
Buffer sizeKnown for one20 KB

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