Product comparison · 2 network cards

Hercules HWNP-300 Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s vs i-tec USBBTD3 network card Bluetooth 2.1 Mbit/s

10specifications compared
6differ
4identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- HWNP-300 Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:PCI
- USBBTD3 network card Bluetooth 2.1 Mbit/s:USB
Interface
- HWNP-300 Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:WLAN
- USBBTD3 network card Bluetooth 2.1 Mbit/s:Bluetooth
Maximum data transfer rate
- HWNP-300 Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:300 Mbit/s
- USBBTD3 network card Bluetooth 2.1 Mbit/s:2.1 Mbit/s
Internal
- HWNP-300 Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Yes
- USBBTD3 network card Bluetooth 2.1 Mbit/s:No
Product colour
- HWNP-300 Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Black, Green
- USBBTD3 network card Bluetooth 2.1 Mbit/s:Blue, White

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Comparison of HWNP-300, USBBTD3
41 specifications	A Hercules HWNP-300 Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model HWNP-300 View product	B i-tec USBBTD3 network card Bluetooth 2.1 Mbit/s Model USBBTD3 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	USB
InterfaceDiffers	WLAN	Bluetooth
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	300 Mbit/s	2.1 Mbit/s
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 2.483 GHz
Spread spectrum methodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FHSS
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GFSK
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 m
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0+EDR
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	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	11,54,150,300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WPA, WPA2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black, Green	Blue, White
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Broadcom
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-82dBm
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
USB poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirements1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP (32/64-bit) Windows Vista (32/64-bit)	Microsoft Windows ME/2000/XP/Vista3/7
Minimum RAMKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	50 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Intel Pentium III, AMD Athlon	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 50 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	51 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 mm
Other featuresidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Widcomm 5.1.0, MOBILedit
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	CD-ROM PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	11/54/150Mb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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