Product comparison · 2 network cards

D-Link DWA-556 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s vs D-Link DWL-G550 network card 108 Mbit/s

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- DWA-556 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:PCI Express
- DWL-G550 network card 108 Mbit/s:PCI
Maximum data transfer rate
- DWA-556 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:300 Mbit/s
- DWL-G550 network card 108 Mbit/s:108 Mbit/s
Width
- DWA-556 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:69 mm
- DWL-G550 network card 108 Mbit/s:107 mm
Depth
- DWA-556 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:2.5 mm
- DWL-G550 network card 108 Mbit/s:168 mm
Height
- DWA-556 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:119 mm
- DWL-G550 network card 108 Mbit/s:4 mm
Weight
- DWA-556 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:230 g
- DWL-G550 network card 108 Mbit/s:77 g

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Comparison of DWA-556, DWL-G550
29 specifications	A D-Link DWA-556 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model DWA-556 View product	B D-Link DWL-G550 network card 108 Mbit/s Model DWL-G550 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI
InterfaceKnown for one	WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	300 Mbit/s	108 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WPA, WPA2	Unknown — not stated by the source
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	BPSK, CCK, DBPSK, DQPSK, DSSS, OFDM, QPSK
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Green, White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30000 h
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC part 15.247, 15.205, 15.209 UL1950-3 f/ CSA Mark
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	69 mm	107 mm
DepthDiffers	2.5 mm	168 mm
HeightDiffers	119 mm	4 mm
WeightDiffers	230 g	77 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	208 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	275 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	68 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	467 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 90%
Other featuresidentical
GainKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 dBi
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, 802.1x
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11g: 108, 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6Mbps / 802.11b: 11, 5.5, 2, 1Mbps
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%

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