Product comparison · 2 network cards

Dell 540-10539 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s vs StarTech.com PCI Wireless N Adapter - 300 Mbps PCI 802.11 b/g/n Network Adapter Card – 2T2R 2.2 dBi

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- 540-10539 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Wired
- PCI Wireless N Adapter - 300 Mbps PCI 802.11 b/g/n Network Adapter Card – 2T2R 2.2 dBi:Wireless
Host interface
- 540-10539 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:PCI Express
- PCI Wireless N Adapter - 300 Mbps PCI 802.11 b/g/n Network Adapter Card – 2T2R 2.2 dBi:PCI
Interface
- 540-10539 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Ethernet
- PCI Wireless N Adapter - 300 Mbps PCI 802.11 b/g/n Network Adapter Card – 2T2R 2.2 dBi:WLAN
Maximum data transfer rate
- 540-10539 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:1000 Mbit/s
- PCI Wireless N Adapter - 300 Mbps PCI 802.11 b/g/n Network Adapter Card – 2T2R 2.2 dBi:300 Mbit/s
Product colour
- 540-10539 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Brown
- PCI Wireless N Adapter - 300 Mbps PCI 802.11 b/g/n Network Adapter Card – 2T2R 2.2 dBi:Green

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Comparison of 540-10539, PCI300WN2X2
37 specifications	A Dell 540-10539 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s Model 540-10539 View product	B StarTech.com PCI Wireless N Adapter - 300 Mbps PCI 802.11 b/g/n Network Adapter Card – 2T2R 2.2 dBi Model PCI300WN2X2 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI
InterfaceDiffers	Ethernet	WLAN
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 2.484 GHz
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TKIP, WEP, WPA
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000BaseT(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Brown	Green
AntennaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RP-SMA
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ralink RT3062F
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	53 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	129 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	136 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	163 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	155 g
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
GainKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.2 dBi
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11, 54Mbps

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