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Dell Wireless 802.11n USB Dongle vs NETGEAR XAVB2501 Ethernet 200 Mbit/s

9specifications compared
8differ
1identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- Wireless 802.11n USB Dongle:Wireless
- XAVB2501 Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:Wired
Host interface
- Wireless 802.11n USB Dongle:USB
- XAVB2501 Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:PowerPlug
Interface
- Wireless 802.11n USB Dongle:WLAN
- XAVB2501 Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:Ethernet
Maximum data transfer rate
- Wireless 802.11n USB Dongle:300 Mbit/s
- XAVB2501 Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:200 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi
- Wireless 802.11n USB Dongle:Yes
- XAVB2501 Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:No
Product colour
- Wireless 802.11n USB Dongle:Black
- XAVB2501 Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:White
USB powered
- Wireless 802.11n USB Dongle:Yes
- XAVB2501 Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:No

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Comparison of Wireless 802.11n USB Dongle, XAVB2501
25 specifications	A Dell Wireless 802.11n USB Dongle View product	B NETGEAR XAVB2501 Ethernet 200 Mbit/s Model XAVB2501 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wireless	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	USB	PowerPlug
InterfaceDiffers	WLAN	Ethernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	300 Mbit/s	200 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.3
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100BaseT(X)
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WEEE REACH
Power1 differ
USB poweredDiffers	Yes	No
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, Mac OS X
Internet connection requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Other featuresidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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