Product comparison · 2 network cards

Hercules HWNUm-300V2 WLAN 300 Mbit/s vs StarTech.com USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter, 10/100/1000 Mbps, USB to RJ45, USB 3.0 to LAN Adapter, USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter (GbE), TAA Compliant

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  • 7specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 2identical
  • 48known for one product only

Key differences

  • Connectivity technology
    • HWNUm-300V2 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Wireless
    • USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter, 10/100/1000 Mbps, USB to RJ45, USB 3.0 to LAN Adapter, USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter (GbE), TAA Compliant:Wired
  • Interface
    • HWNUm-300V2 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:WLAN
    • USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter, 10/100/1000 Mbps, USB to RJ45, USB 3.0 to LAN Adapter, USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter (GbE), TAA Compliant:Ethernet
  • Maximum data transfer rate
    • HWNUm-300V2 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:300 Mbit/s
    • USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter, 10/100/1000 Mbps, USB to RJ45, USB 3.0 to LAN Adapter, USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter (GbE), TAA Compliant:5000 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN
    • HWNUm-300V2 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:No
    • USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter, 10/100/1000 Mbps, USB to RJ45, USB 3.0 to LAN Adapter, USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter (GbE), TAA Compliant:Yes

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Comparison of HWNUm-300V2, USB31000S
55 specifications
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffersWirelessWired
Host interfaceUSBUSB
InterfaceDiffersWLANEthernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers300 Mbit/s5000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11nIEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Auto MDIX IEEEKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Full duplexKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Jumbo framesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4000
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VLAN taggingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Maximum operating distanceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 m
Wi-FiKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi bandKnown for oneSingle-band (2.4 GHz)Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one2.412 - 2.472 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPSUnknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
InternalNoNo
ChipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceASIX - AX88179
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceActivity, Link
Country of originKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTaiwan
Product colourKnown for oneBlackUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 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 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterpri
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMac 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 10.15 Catalina, 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,
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceChromeOS
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows XP 32-bit, Windows Vista 32/64-bit, Windows 7 32/64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical drive requiredKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-20 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 80%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability complianceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source26 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source67 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source28 g
Packaging dataidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source126 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source176 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source18 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source138 g
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, RoHS
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source85176990
Master (outer) case widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source441 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source351 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source172 mm
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Housing materialKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePlastic
Cable lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.135 m
Quick start guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
USB poweredKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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