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Buffalo Wireless-N Nfiniti Dual Band Notebook Adapter vs Zyxel NWD-170N Draft 802.11n Wireless Cardbus, WPA/WPA2

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

The Buffalo Wireless-N Nfiniti Dual Band Notebook Adapter has 2 g more weight than the Zyxel NWD-170N Draft 802.11n Wireless Cardbus, WPA/WPA2 (42 g vs 40 g). Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 55 °C on the Buffalo Wireless-N Nfiniti Dual Band Notebook Adapter, 0 - 50 °C on the Zyxel NWD-170N Draft 802.11n Wireless Cardbus, WPA/WPA2. Operating relative humidity (H-H): 20 - 80% on the Buffalo Wireless-N Nfiniti Dual Band Notebook Adapter, 20 - 95% on the Zyxel NWD-170N Draft 802.11n Wireless Cardbus, WPA/WPA2.

Operating temperature (T-T)
- Wireless-N Nfiniti Dual Band Notebook Adapter:0 - 55 °C
- NWD-170N Draft 802.11n Wireless Cardbus, WPA/WPA2:0 - 50 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- Wireless-N Nfiniti Dual Band Notebook Adapter:20 - 80%
- NWD-170N Draft 802.11n Wireless Cardbus, WPA/WPA2:20 - 95%
Weight
- Wireless-N Nfiniti Dual Band Notebook Adapter:42 g
- NWD-170N Draft 802.11n Wireless Cardbus, WPA/WPA2:40 g

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Comparison of Wireless-N Nfiniti Dual Band Notebook Adapter, NWD-170N Draft 802.11n Wireless Cardbus, WPA/WPA2
18 specifications	A Buffalo Wireless-N Nfiniti Dual Band Notebook Adapter View product	B Zyxel NWD-170N Draft 802.11n Wireless Cardbus, WPA/WPA2 View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Connectivity technology	Wireless	Wireless
Host interface	CardBus	CardBus
Networkidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	300 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
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	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Designidentical
Component for	Laptop	Laptop
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 55 °C	0 - 50 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	20 - 95%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	115 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	53 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 mm
WeightDiffers	42 g	40 g
Other features2 differ
Compliance industry standardsDiffers	IEEE802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b	IEEE 802.11b/g, & Draft 802.11n
Supported data transfer ratesDiffers	1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9,11, 12, 18, 24, 27, 36, 48, 54, 81, 108, 162, 216, 243, 270, 300 Mbit/s	54/48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/2/1 Mbps
Channel bandwidthKnown for one	2.412 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	53 x 117 x 8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless connectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows XP, Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source

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