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Buffalo WLI-PCI-G300N Wireless-N Desktop PCI Adapter vs StarTech.com Dongle-less 10/100 PCMCIA CardBus Ethernet Card

6specifications compared
6differ
0identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The Buffalo WLI-PCI-G300N Wireless-N Desktop PCI Adapter has 170 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the StarTech.com Dongle-less 10/100 PCMCIA CardBus Ethernet Card (270 Mbit/s vs 100 Mbit/s). Connectivity technology: Wireless on the Buffalo WLI-PCI-G300N Wireless-N Desktop PCI Adapter, Wired on the StarTech.com Dongle-less 10/100 PCMCIA CardBus Ethernet Card. Host interface: PCI on the Buffalo WLI-PCI-G300N Wireless-N Desktop PCI Adapter, CardBus on the StarTech.com Dongle-less 10/100 PCMCIA CardBus Ethernet Card. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 55 °C on the Buffalo WLI-PCI-G300N Wireless-N Desktop PCI Adapter, 0 - 50 °C on the StarTech.com Dongle-less 10/100 PCMCIA CardBus Ethernet Card. Operating relative humidity (H-H): 20 - 80% on the Buffalo WLI-PCI-G300N Wireless-N Desktop PCI Adapter, 10 - 90% on the StarTech.com Dongle-less 10/100 PCMCIA CardBus Ethernet Card.

Connectivity technology
- WLI-PCI-G300N Wireless-N Desktop PCI Adapter:Wireless
- Dongle-less 10/100 PCMCIA CardBus Ethernet Card:Wired
Host interface
- WLI-PCI-G300N Wireless-N Desktop PCI Adapter:PCI
- Dongle-less 10/100 PCMCIA CardBus Ethernet Card:CardBus
Maximum data transfer rate
- WLI-PCI-G300N Wireless-N Desktop PCI Adapter:270 Mbit/s
- Dongle-less 10/100 PCMCIA CardBus Ethernet Card:100 Mbit/s
Operating temperature (T-T)
- WLI-PCI-G300N Wireless-N Desktop PCI Adapter:0 - 55 °C
- Dongle-less 10/100 PCMCIA CardBus Ethernet Card:0 - 50 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- WLI-PCI-G300N Wireless-N Desktop PCI Adapter:20 - 80%
- Dongle-less 10/100 PCMCIA CardBus Ethernet Card:10 - 90%

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Comparison of WLI-PCI-G300N Wireless-N Desktop PCI Adapter, Dongle-less 10/100 PCMCIA CardBus Ethernet Card
19 specifications	A Buffalo WLI-PCI-G300N Wireless-N Desktop PCI Adapter View product	B StarTech.com Dongle-less 10/100 PCMCIA CardBus Ethernet Card View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wireless	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	CardBus
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	270 Mbit/s	100 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.412 - 2.462 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WEP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data link protocolsKnown for one	DSSS, OFDM, MIMO OFDM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 m
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	R-SMA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
USB poweredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 55 °C	0 - 50 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	231 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Compliance industry standardsDiffers	IEEE802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b	IEEE 802.3 & 802.3u
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	120 x 64 x 11 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 - RJ45 Female
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190 g

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