Product comparison · 2 network cards

Dell Wireless 5530 MiniCard 3G/HSDPA vs Dell WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n Mini Card

8specifications compared
3differ
5identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- Wireless 5530 MiniCard 3G/HSDPA:Wired
- WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n Mini Card:Wireless
Interface
- Wireless 5530 MiniCard 3G/HSDPA:WWAN
- WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n Mini Card:WLAN
Wi-Fi
- Wireless 5530 MiniCard 3G/HSDPA:No
- WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n Mini Card:Yes

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Comparison of Wireless 5530 MiniCard 3G/HSDPA, WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n Mini Card
24 specifications	A Dell Wireless 5530 MiniCard 3G/HSDPA View product	B Dell WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n Mini Card View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
InterfaceDiffers	WWAN	WLAN
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Single-band (2.4 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	54,150,300 Mbit/s
Data link protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv6
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
Internet connection requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Networking topologyKnown for one	HSUPA, HSDPA, WCDMA, EDGE, GPRS/GSM	Unknown — not stated by the source

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