Product comparison · 2 network cards

D-Link DWA-126 network card WLAN 150 Mbit/s vs StarTech.com PEX1000SFP network card Internal 2000 Mbit/s

13specifications compared
12differ
1identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- DWA-126 network card WLAN 150 Mbit/s:Wireless
- PEX1000SFP network card Internal 2000 Mbit/s:Wired
Host interface
- DWA-126 network card WLAN 150 Mbit/s:USB
- PEX1000SFP network card Internal 2000 Mbit/s:PCI Express
Maximum data transfer rate
- DWA-126 network card WLAN 150 Mbit/s:150 Mbit/s
- PEX1000SFP network card Internal 2000 Mbit/s:2000 Mbit/s
Internal
- DWA-126 network card WLAN 150 Mbit/s:No
- PEX1000SFP network card Internal 2000 Mbit/s:Yes
Certification
- DWA-126 network card WLAN 150 Mbit/s:FCC B, C-Tick, Wi-Fi
- PEX1000SFP network card Internal 2000 Mbit/s:CE. FC
Operating temperature (T-T)
- DWA-126 network card WLAN 150 Mbit/s:0 - 40 °C
- PEX1000SFP network card Internal 2000 Mbit/s:0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DWA-126 network card WLAN 150 Mbit/s:-20 - 65 °C
- PEX1000SFP network card Internal 2000 Mbit/s:-10 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- DWA-126 network card WLAN 150 Mbit/s:10 - 90%
- PEX1000SFP network card Internal 2000 Mbit/s:5 - 95%

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Comparison of DWA-126, PEX1000SFP
42 specifications	A D-Link DWA-126 network card WLAN 150 Mbit/s Model DWA-126 View product	B StarTech.com PEX1000SFP network card Internal 2000 Mbit/s Model PEX1000SFP View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wireless	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	USB	PCI Express
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
InterfaceKnown for one	WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	150 Mbit/s	2000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000BASE‑LX, 1000BASE‑SX
Auto MDIX IEEEKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	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	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,48,54,150 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2-EAP, WPA2-PSK, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RTL8168B, 88E1111-RCJ1
CertificationDiffers	FCC B, C-Tick, Wi-Fi	CE. FC
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
AntennaKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.3 W
USB poweredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 8 (32/64bit), 7 (32/64), Vista(32/64), XP(32/64), 2000 Windows Server 2008 R2, 2003(32/64) Linux 2.4.x/ 2.6.x
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 65 °C	-10 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	88.5 mm	14 mm
DepthDiffers	28 mm	128.5 mm
HeightDiffers	12 mm	85 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	68 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.27 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.97 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 g
Packaging contentidentical
Manual	Yes	Yes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Other featuresidentical
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 KB
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 Gbit/s
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
GainKnown for one	3 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source

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