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Hercules HWNPCM-300 Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s vs Hercules Wireless G USB Ultra Mini Key

13specifications compared
8differ
5identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- HWNPCM-300 Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:CardBus
- Wireless G USB Ultra Mini Key:USB
Interface
- HWNPCM-300 Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:WLAN
- Wireless G USB Ultra Mini Key:WPAN
Maximum data transfer rate
- HWNPCM-300 Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:300 Mbit/s
- Wireless G USB Ultra Mini Key:150 Mbit/s
Internal
- HWNPCM-300 Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Yes
- Wireless G USB Ultra Mini Key:No
Component for
- HWNPCM-300 Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Laptop
- Wireless G USB Ultra Mini Key:PC/Laptop
Product colour
- HWNPCM-300 Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Black, Silver
- Wireless G USB Ultra Mini Key:Black

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Comparison of HWNPCM-300, Wireless G USB Ultra Mini Key
28 specifications	A Hercules HWNPCM-300 Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model HWNPCM-300 View product	B Hercules Wireless G USB Ultra Mini Key View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technology	Wireless	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	CardBus	USB
InterfaceDiffers	WLAN	WPAN
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	300 Mbit/s	150 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11g
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
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 algorithms	WPA, WPA2, WPS	WPA, WPA2, WPS
Design3 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Component forDiffers	Laptop	PC/Laptop
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Black
System requirements1 differ
Minimum RAM	64 MB	64 MB
Minimum storage drive space	50 MB	50 MB
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP (32/64-bit) Windows Vista (32/64-bit)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorDiffers	Intel Pentium III, AMD Athlon	PentiumTM III / AMD AthlonTM
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 featuresidentical
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 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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14.5 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 mm

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