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D-Link DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN vs TP-Link ARCHER TBE230U

16specifications compared
14differ
2identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link ARCHER TBE230U has 25 mm more width than the D-Link DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN (72 mm vs 47 mm). The TP-Link ARCHER TBE230U has 5 mm more depth than the D-Link DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN (24 mm vs 19 mm). The D-Link DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN has 1.2 mm more height than the TP-Link ARCHER TBE230U (12 mm vs 10.8 mm). Connectivity technology: Wireless on the D-Link DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN, Wired on the TP-Link ARCHER TBE230U. Host interface: USB on the D-Link DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN, USB Type-A/USB Type-C on the TP-Link ARCHER TBE230U.

Connectivity technology
- DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN:Wireless
- ARCHER TBE230U:Wired
Host interface
- DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN:USB
- ARCHER TBE230U:USB Type-A/USB Type-C
Interface
- DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN:WLAN
- ARCHER TBE230U:Ethernet
Wi-Fi band
- DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
- ARCHER TBE230U:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard
- DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
- ARCHER TBE230U:Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Product colour
- DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN:Black
- ARCHER TBE230U:Black, Grey
Storage temperature (T-T)
- DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN:-20 - 65 °C
- ARCHER TBE230U:-40 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN:5 - 95%
- ARCHER TBE230U:5 - 90%

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Comparison of DWA-137/C1A, ARCHER TBE230U
29 specifications	A D-Link DWA-137/C1A network card WLAN Model DWA-137/C1A View product	B TP-Link ARCHER TBE230U View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wireless	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	USB	USB Type-A/USB Type-C
InterfaceDiffers	WLAN	Ethernet
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network5 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2882 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11be
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2	WPA, WPA2, WPA3, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC/Laptop
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Grey
AntennaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE, RoHS
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 11
Operational conditions2 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 65 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	5 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	47 mm	72 mm
DepthDiffers	19 mm	24 mm
HeightDiffers	12 mm	10.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
USB poweredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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