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Buffalo Powerline AV 500 Starter Kit vs Samsung WIS12ABGNX network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s

12specifications compared
11differ
1identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- Powerline AV 500 Starter Kit:Wired
- WIS12ABGNX network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Wireless
Host interface
- Powerline AV 500 Starter Kit:PowerPlug
- WIS12ABGNX network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:USB
Interface
- Powerline AV 500 Starter Kit:Ethernet
- WIS12ABGNX network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:WLAN
Maximum data transfer rate
- Powerline AV 500 Starter Kit:500 Mbit/s
- WIS12ABGNX network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN
- Powerline AV 500 Starter Kit:Yes
- WIS12ABGNX network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:No
Product colour
- Powerline AV 500 Starter Kit:White
- WIS12ABGNX network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Black
Width
- Powerline AV 500 Starter Kit:68 mm
- WIS12ABGNX network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:26.6 mm
Depth
- Powerline AV 500 Starter Kit:51 mm
- WIS12ABGNX network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:84 mm

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Comparison of Powerline AV 500 Starter Kit, WIS12ABGNX
44 specifications	A Buffalo Powerline AV 500 Starter Kit View product	B Samsung WIS12ABGNX network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model WIS12ABGNX View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PowerPlug	USB
InterfaceDiffers	Ethernet	WLAN
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	500 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.412 - 2.4835 GHz
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPS
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
ModulationKnown for one	OFDM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media access protocolKnown for one	CSMA/CA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	TCP/IP (IPv4/IPv6)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Internal	No	No
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-68dBm / 54Mbps -84dBm / 11Mbps -68dBm (20MHz) / -65dBm (40MHz)
Component forKnown for one	PC/Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
TX power consumptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 mA
RX power consumptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 mA
USB poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	68 mm	26.6 mm
DepthDiffers	51 mm	84 mm
HeightDiffers	87 mm	16 mm
WeightDiffers	165 g	17 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	95 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	165 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	103 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Other featuresidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Connector(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 11, 5.5, 2
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE1901	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	110-240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security featuresKnown for one	SPI, VPN PPTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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