Product comparison · 2 network cards

Acer MWA2 WLAN 300 Mbit/s vs Dell 540-11138 network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 10000 Mbit/s

8specifications compared
8differ
0identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- MWA2 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Wireless
- 540-11138 network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 10000 Mbit/s:Wired
Host interface
- MWA2 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:USB
- 540-11138 network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 10000 Mbit/s:PCI Express
Interface
- MWA2 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:WLAN
- 540-11138 network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 10000 Mbit/s:Ethernet / Fiber
Maximum data transfer rate
- MWA2 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:300 Mbit/s
- 540-11138 network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 10000 Mbit/s:10000 Mbit/s
Internal
- MWA2 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:No
- 540-11138 network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 10000 Mbit/s:Yes
Product colour
- MWA2 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:White
- 540-11138 network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 10000 Mbit/s:Green, Metallic

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Comparison of MWA2, 540-11138
28 specifications	A Acer MWA2 WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model MWA2 View product	B Dell 540-11138 network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 10000 Mbit/s Model 540-11138 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wireless	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	USB	PCI Express
InterfaceDiffers	WLAN	Ethernet / Fiber
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SFP+
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	300 Mbit/s	10000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000BaseT(X)
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI/NetBIOS, IP/IPX, CSMA/CA
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
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, AES, TKIP, WPA2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	White	Green, Metallic
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ACPI 2.0, FCC Class A, UL, VCCI, C-Tick, BSMI, KC
System requirements1 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	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android, iOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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