Product comparison · 2 network cards

Dell WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n, PCIe vs TP-Link 300Mbps Mini Wireless N USB WiFi Adapter

10specifications compared
5differ
5identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n, PCIe:PCI Express
- 300Mbps Mini Wireless N USB WiFi Adapter:USB
Internal
- WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n, PCIe:Yes
- 300Mbps Mini Wireless N USB WiFi Adapter:No
Component for
- WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n, PCIe:PC
- 300Mbps Mini Wireless N USB WiFi Adapter:PC/Laptop

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Comparison of WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n, PCIe, TL-WN823N
40 specifications	A Dell WLAN 802.11 a/b/g/n, PCIe View product	B TP-Link 300Mbps Mini Wireless N USB WiFi Adapter Model TL-WN823N View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technology	Wireless	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	USB
Interface	WLAN	WLAN
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11,54,300 Mbit/s
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16-QAM, 64-QAM, CCK, DBPSK, DQPSK, OFDM
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Component forDiffers	PC	PC/Laptop
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Status
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300M: -65dBm@10% PER 270M: -65dBm@10% PER 130M: -68dBm@10% PER 108M: -68dBm@10% PER 54M: -72dBm@10% PER 11M: -85dBm@8% PER 6M: -87dBm@10% PER 1M:-93dBm@8% PER
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, IC, RoHS
Poweridentical
USB poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP (32/64-bit) Windows Vista (32/64-bit) Windows 7 (32/64-bit)
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	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 - 40 °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	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	39 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18.3 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.9 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	138 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 g
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11, 54, 300 Mbps
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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