Product comparison · 2 network cards

Dell Wireless 1520 (802.11 a/b/g/n), PCIe vs NETGEAR XAVB5101 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- Wireless 1520 (802.11 a/b/g/n), PCIe:Wireless
- XAVB5101 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:Wired
Host interface
- Wireless 1520 (802.11 a/b/g/n), PCIe:PCI Express
- XAVB5101 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:PowerPlug
Interface
- Wireless 1520 (802.11 a/b/g/n), PCIe:WLAN
- XAVB5101 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:Ethernet
Maximum data transfer rate
- Wireless 1520 (802.11 a/b/g/n), PCIe:300 Mbit/s
- XAVB5101 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:500 Mbit/s
Internal
- Wireless 1520 (802.11 a/b/g/n), PCIe:Yes
- XAVB5101 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:No

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Comparison of Wireless 1520 (802.11 a/b/g/n), PCIe, XAVB5101
38 specifications	A Dell Wireless 1520 (802.11 a/b/g/n), PCIe View product	B NETGEAR XAVB5101 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s Model XAVB5101 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
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	300 Mbit/s	500 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.3
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000BaseT(X)
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN, Link, Power
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WEEE
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, Mac OS X
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	55.1 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41.9 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	67 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	99 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Other featuresidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 1901
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cable lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 m
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit/s
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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