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D-Link DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN vs NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s

10specifications compared
6differ
4identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s has 46 mm more width than the D-Link DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN (93 mm vs 47 mm). The NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s has 12.4 mm more depth than the D-Link DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN (31.4 mm vs 19 mm). The NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s has 2.4 mm more height than the D-Link DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN (14.4 mm vs 12 mm). Connectivity technology: Wireless on the D-Link DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN, Wired & Wireless on the NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s. Wi-Fi band: Single-band (2.4 GHz) on the D-Link DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN, Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz) on the NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s.

Connectivity technology
- DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN:Wireless
- A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s:Wired & Wireless
Top Wi-Fi standard
- DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s:Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Width
- DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN:47 mm
- A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s:93 mm
Depth
- DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN:19 mm
- A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s:31.4 mm
Height
- DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN:12 mm
- A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s:14.4 mm

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Comparison of DWA-137/C1A, A8500
27 specifications	A D-Link DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN Model DWA-137/C1A View product	B NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s Model A8500 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wireless	Wired & Wireless
Host interface	USB	USB
Interface	WLAN	WLAN
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2882 Mbit/s
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 6 GHz
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	688,2882 Mbit/s
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Poweridentical
USB poweredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	47 mm	93 mm
DepthDiffers	19 mm	31.4 mm
HeightDiffers	12 mm	14.4 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28 g
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 11

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