Product comparison · 2 network cards

D-Link DWA-566 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s vs Digicom Wave 150C

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- DWA-566 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:PCI Express
- Wave 150C:USB
Interface
- DWA-566 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:WLAN
- Wave 150C:USB
Maximum data transfer rate
- DWA-566 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:300 Mbit/s
- Wave 150C:150 Mbit/s
Internal
- DWA-566 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Yes
- Wave 150C:No

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Comparison of DWA-566, Wave 150C
28 specifications	A D-Link DWA-566 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model DWA-566 View product	B Digicom Wave 150C View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technology	Wireless	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	USB
InterfaceDiffers	WLAN	USB
Network5 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	300 Mbit/s	150 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.1x
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.4 - 6.825 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	1,2,5.5,6,9,11,12,18,24,36,54,150,300 Mbit/s	11,54,150 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2	EAP-TLS, PEAP, TKIP, WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPS
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC B, IC B, CE, C-Tick	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/XP Mac OS X
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 & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	63.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	55 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	11.4 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	42.5 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
GainKnown for one	2 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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