Product comparison · 2 network cards

Dell 540-10995 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s vs Dell Wireless 1520 (802.11 a/b/g/n), PCIe

7specifications compared
4differ
3identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- 540-10995 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Wired
- Wireless 1520 (802.11 a/b/g/n), PCIe:Wireless
Interface
- 540-10995 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Ethernet
- Wireless 1520 (802.11 a/b/g/n), PCIe:WLAN
Maximum data transfer rate
- 540-10995 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:1000 Mbit/s
- Wireless 1520 (802.11 a/b/g/n), PCIe:300 Mbit/s

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Comparison of 540-10995, Wireless 1520 (802.11 a/b/g/n), PCIe
23 specifications	A Dell 540-10995 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s Model 540-10995 View product	B Dell Wireless 1520 (802.11 a/b/g/n), PCIe View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Host interface	PCI Express	PCI Express
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 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ethernet LAN	No	No
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 5 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	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54,125,150,300 Mbit/s
Data link protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv6
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000BaseT(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Product colourKnown for one	Brown	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Other featuresidentical
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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