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HP 81E 8Gb 1-port PCIe Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter vs NETGEAR Powerline 500 Nano PassThru

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  • 8specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 1identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 81E 8Gb 1-port PCIe Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter has 7,500 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the NETGEAR Powerline 500 Nano PassThru (8000 Mbit/s vs 500 Mbit/s). The HP 81E 8Gb 1-port PCIe Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter has 13.8 mm more width than the NETGEAR Powerline 500 Nano PassThru (68.8 mm vs 55 mm). The HP 81E 8Gb 1-port PCIe Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter has 53.6 mm more height than the NETGEAR Powerline 500 Nano PassThru (167.6 mm vs 114 mm). Only the HP 81E 8Gb 1-port PCIe Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter has internal. Host interface: PCI Express on the HP 81E 8Gb 1-port PCIe Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter, PowerPlug on the NETGEAR Powerline 500 Nano PassThru.

  • Host interface
    • 81E 8Gb 1-port PCIe Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter:PCI Express
    • Powerline 500 Nano PassThru:PowerPlug
  • Interface
    • 81E 8Gb 1-port PCIe Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter:Fiber
    • Powerline 500 Nano PassThru:Ethernet
  • Maximum data transfer rate
    • 81E 8Gb 1-port PCIe Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter:8000 Mbit/s
    • Powerline 500 Nano PassThru:500 Mbit/s
  • Internal
    • 81E 8Gb 1-port PCIe Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter:Yes
    • Powerline 500 Nano PassThru:No
  • Width
    • 81E 8Gb 1-port PCIe Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter:68.8 mm
    • Powerline 500 Nano PassThru:55 mm
  • Height
    • 81E 8Gb 1-port PCIe Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter:167.6 mm
    • Powerline 500 Nano PassThru:114 mm
  • Weight
    • 81E 8Gb 1-port PCIe Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter:680 g
    • Powerline 500 Nano PassThru:174 g

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Comparison of 81E 8Gb 1-port PCIe Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter, Powerline 500 Nano PassThru
29 specifications
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyWiredWired
Host interfaceDiffersPCI ExpressPowerPlug
InterfaceDiffersFiberEthernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Fiber optic connectorKnown for oneLCUnknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers8000 Mbit/s500 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100BaseT(X)
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Maximum operating distanceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500 m
Design1 differ
InternalDiffersYesNo
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWhite
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, Mac OS X
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers68.8 mm55 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32.5 mm
HeightDiffers167.6 mm114 mm
WeightDiffers680 g174 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLAN (RJ-45)
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS
Other featuresidentical
Cable lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 m
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFast Ethernet
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100 Mbit/s

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