Product comparison · 2 network cards

Dell Wireless 1520 (802.11 a/b/g/n), PCIe vs Linksys PLEK400 network card Ethernet 200 Mbit/s

8specifications compared
7differ
1identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- Wireless 1520 (802.11 a/b/g/n), PCIe:Wireless
- PLEK400 network card Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:Wired
Host interface
- Wireless 1520 (802.11 a/b/g/n), PCIe:PCI Express
- PLEK400 network card Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:PowerPlug
Interface
- Wireless 1520 (802.11 a/b/g/n), PCIe:WLAN
- PLEK400 network card Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:Ethernet
Maximum data transfer rate
- Wireless 1520 (802.11 a/b/g/n), PCIe:300 Mbit/s
- PLEK400 network card Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:200 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN
- Wireless 1520 (802.11 a/b/g/n), PCIe:No
- PLEK400 network card Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:Yes
Internal
- Wireless 1520 (802.11 a/b/g/n), PCIe:Yes
- PLEK400 network card Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:No

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Comparison of Wireless 1520 (802.11 a/b/g/n), PCIe, PLEK400
27 specifications	A Dell Wireless 1520 (802.11 a/b/g/n), PCIe View product	B Linksys PLEK400 network card Ethernet 200 Mbit/s Model PLEK400 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wireless	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PowerPlug
InterfaceDiffers	WLAN	Ethernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	300 Mbit/s	200 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LANDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.4 - 5 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	54,125,150,300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data link protocolsKnown for one	IPv6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100 Mbit/s
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power LED	Yes	Yes
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)

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