Product comparison · 2 network cards

Digicom 8E4541 network card WLAN 150 Mbit/s vs StarTech.com USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps

15specifications compared
11differ
4identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- 8E4541 network card WLAN 150 Mbit/s:Wired & Wireless
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:Wired
Host interface
- 8E4541 network card WLAN 150 Mbit/s:RJ-45
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:USB
Interface
- 8E4541 network card WLAN 150 Mbit/s:WLAN
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:Ethernet
Maximum data transfer rate
- 8E4541 network card WLAN 150 Mbit/s:150 Mbit/s
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rates
- 8E4541 network card WLAN 150 Mbit/s:10,100 Mbit/s
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
LED indicators
- 8E4541 network card WLAN 150 Mbit/s:LAN, Power, WLAN
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:Activity, Link
Width
- 8E4541 network card WLAN 150 Mbit/s:70 mm
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:22.6 mm
Depth
- 8E4541 network card WLAN 150 Mbit/s:50 mm
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:68 mm

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Comparison of 8E4541, USB31000NDS
48 specifications	A Digicom 8E4541 network card WLAN 150 Mbit/s Model 8E4541 View product	B StarTech.com USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps Model USB31000NDS View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired & Wireless	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	RJ-45	USB
InterfaceDiffers	WLAN	Ethernet
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	150 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100BaseT(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Single-band (2.4 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	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	11,54,150 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	TKIP, WEP, WPA, WPA2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASIX - AX88179
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, Power, WLAN	Activity, Link
Component forKnown for one	TV	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	70 mm	22.6 mm
DepthDiffers	50 mm	68 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	26 mm
WeightDiffers	20 g	21 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	173 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	98 g
Quantity per packKnown for one	6 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45), USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	282 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	458 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	410 mm
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 pc(s)
Poweridentical
USB poweredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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