Product comparison · 2 network cards

D-Link PowerLine AV 500 vs NETGEAR XAVB5004 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s

13specifications compared
8differ
5identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- PowerLine AV 500:White
- XAVB5004 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:Black, White
Width
- PowerLine AV 500:70 mm
- XAVB5004 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:102 mm
Depth
- PowerLine AV 500:53 mm
- XAVB5004 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:28 mm
Height
- PowerLine AV 500:100 mm
- XAVB5004 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:137 mm
Weight
- PowerLine AV 500:150 g
- XAVB5004 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:0.218 g
Compliance industry standards
- PowerLine AV 500:IEEE 1901
- XAVB5004 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:IEEE 802.3

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Comparison of PowerLine AV 500, XAVB5004
41 specifications	A D-Link PowerLine AV 500 View product	B NETGEAR XAVB5004 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s Model XAVB5004 View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	0.002 - 0.07 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
ModulationKnown for one	OFDM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black, White
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffers	FCC Part 15 Class B CE EMC Class B UL CE LVD K21	RoHS
System requirements1 differ
Minimum RAMKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2, 2000 SP4	Windows 7, Vista, XP Mac OS X
Internet connection requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive requiredKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	200 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	70 mm	102 mm
DepthDiffers	53 mm	28 mm
HeightDiffers	100 mm	137 mm
WeightDiffers	150 g	0.218 g
Other features1 differ
Compliance industry standardsDiffers	IEEE 1901	IEEE 802.3
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	1000 Mbps Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ45
Cable lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 m
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	102 x 28 x 137 mm
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10, 100, 1000 Mbps
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	101.9 x 27.9 x 137.2 mm (4.01 x 1.1 x 5.4")
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.218 kg (0.48 lbs)
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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