Product comparison · 2 network cards

HP Broadcom 802.11b/g 6730b Card vs StarTech.com 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum data transfer rate
- Broadcom 802.11b/g 6730b Card:54 Mbit/s
- 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:2000 Mbit/s
Width
- Broadcom 802.11b/g 6730b Card:51 mm
- 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:21 mm
Depth
- Broadcom 802.11b/g 6730b Card:30 mm
- 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:120 mm
Height
- Broadcom 802.11b/g 6730b Card:5 mm
- 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:92.5 mm
Weight
- Broadcom 802.11b/g 6730b Card:12 g
- 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:45 g

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Comparison of Broadcom 802.11b/g 6730b Card, ST1000SPEX
34 specifications	A HP Broadcom 802.11b/g 6730b Card View product	B StarTech.com 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card Model ST1000SPEX View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wireless	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	54 Mbit/s	2000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto MDIX IEEEKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	PEAP, WPA, WPA2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data link protocolsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b/g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111B
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, ROHS
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, XP(32/64bit), Server 2003(32/64bit), Vista(32/64bit), 7(32/64bit), Server 2008 R2 Linux
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	51 mm	21 mm
DepthDiffers	30 mm	120 mm
HeightDiffers	5 mm	92.5 mm
WeightDiffers	12 g	45 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 mm
Other features1 differ
Compliance industry standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.1x	IEEE 802.3
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21 x 120 x 92.5 mm
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Other network protocols supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CSMA/CD
Package lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17.5 cm
Ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbps
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x RJ45 FM

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