Product comparison · 2 network cards

D-Link DFE-520TX network card Internal Ethernet 200 Mbit/s vs TP-Link PCMCIA N 300

11specifications compared
7differ
4identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- DFE-520TX network card Internal Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:Wired
- PCMCIA N 300:Wireless
Host interface
- DFE-520TX network card Internal Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:PCI
- PCMCIA N 300:CardBus
Interface
- DFE-520TX network card Internal Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:Ethernet
- PCMCIA N 300:WLAN
Maximum data transfer rate
- DFE-520TX network card Internal Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:200 Mbit/s
- PCMCIA N 300:300 Mbit/s
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DFE-520TX network card Internal Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:-10 - 70 °C
- PCMCIA N 300:-40 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- DFE-520TX network card Internal Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:5 - 90%
- PCMCIA N 300:5 - 95%

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Comparison of DFE-520TX, PCMCIA N 300
34 specifications	A D-Link DFE-520TX network card Internal Ethernet 200 Mbit/s Model DFE-520TX View product	B TP-Link PCMCIA N 300 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	CardBus
InterfaceDiffers	Ethernet	WLAN
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	200 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsDiffers	64-bit WEP	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
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	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11n
BandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC Class B CE Class B C-Tick	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	0.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows NT, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP H	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Novell NetWare 5.x, Novell NetWare 6.x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-10 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	20 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	106 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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