Product comparison · 2 network cards

Hercules HWNPCM-300 Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s vs Hercules HWNUp-150 WLAN 150 Mbit/s

12specifications compared
7differ
5identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- HWNPCM-300 Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:CardBus
- HWNUp-150 WLAN 150 Mbit/s:USB
Maximum data transfer rate
- HWNPCM-300 Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:300 Mbit/s
- HWNUp-150 WLAN 150 Mbit/s:150 Mbit/s
Security algorithms
- HWNPCM-300 Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:WPA, WPA2, WPS
- HWNUp-150 WLAN 150 Mbit/s:WPA, WPA2
Internal
- HWNPCM-300 Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Yes
- HWNUp-150 WLAN 150 Mbit/s:No
Product colour
- HWNPCM-300 Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Black, Silver
- HWNUp-150 WLAN 150 Mbit/s:Black

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Comparison of HWNPCM-300, HWNUp-150
26 specifications	A Hercules HWNPCM-300 Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model HWNPCM-300 View product	B Hercules HWNUp-150 WLAN 150 Mbit/s Model HWNUp-150 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	CardBus	USB
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	300 Mbit/s	150 Mbit/s
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
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	11,54,150,300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA2, WPS	WPA, WPA2
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Component forKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
System requirements1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP (32/64-bit) Windows Vista (32/64-bit)	Windows XP/Vista/7
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Compliance industry standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	CD-ROM PCMCIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	11/54/150Mb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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