Acer MWA2 WLAN 300 Mbit/s vs ASUS USB-N14 WLAN 300 Mbit/s

Comparison of MWA2, USB-N14

31 specifications	A Acer MWA2 WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model MWA2 View product	B ASUS USB-N14 WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model USB-N14 View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Connectivity technology	Wireless	Wireless
Host interface	USB	USB
Interface	WLAN	WLAN
USB ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network3 differ
Maximum data transfer rate	300 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rates supported	300 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
ModulationKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	16-QAM, 64-QAM, CCK, OFDM
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, AES, TKIP, WPA2	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.4 - 5 GHz	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Internal	No	No
Component forKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	PC/Laptop
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
AntennaKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	R-SMA
LED indicatorsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
USB poweredKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android, iOS	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	55 mm
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	90 mm
HeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	11 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
GainKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	5 dBi
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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