Product comparison · 2 network cards

HP NC3132 Internal Ethernet 100 Mbit/s vs TP-Link PCMCIA N 300

12specifications compared
9differ
3identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- NC3132 Internal Ethernet 100 Mbit/s:Wired
- PCMCIA N 300:Wireless
Host interface
- NC3132 Internal Ethernet 100 Mbit/s:PCI
- PCMCIA N 300:CardBus
Interface
- NC3132 Internal Ethernet 100 Mbit/s:Ethernet
- PCMCIA N 300:WLAN
Maximum data transfer rate
- NC3132 Internal Ethernet 100 Mbit/s:100 Mbit/s
- PCMCIA N 300:300 Mbit/s
Operating temperature (T-T)
- NC3132 Internal Ethernet 100 Mbit/s:0 - 55 °C
- PCMCIA N 300:0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- NC3132 Internal Ethernet 100 Mbit/s:-65 - 85 °C
- PCMCIA N 300:-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- NC3132 Internal Ethernet 100 Mbit/s:10 - 95%
- PCMCIA N 300:10 - 90%

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Comparison of NC3132, PCMCIA N 300
33 specifications	A HP NC3132 Internal Ethernet 100 Mbit/s Model NC3132 View product	B TP-Link PCMCIA N 300 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	CardBus
InterfaceDiffers	Ethernet	WLAN
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	100 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11n
BandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
ChipsetKnown for one	Intel® 82559	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC Class A & B, CE Mark	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumptionKnown for one	800 mA	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 Windows NT 3.51, 4.0 Novell NetWare 3x, 4x, 5.x SCO UnixWare 2.1 SCO UnixWare 7.x SCO OpenServer 5.x NetWare DOS MS DOS IBM OS/2 Warp Server Linux	Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 55 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-65 - 85 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 95%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Other features1 differ
Compliance industry standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.2, 802.3, 802.3u	IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b
Cable typeKnown for one	CAT 3, 4, 5 UTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link/Act LED	Yes	Yes
Ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	2x RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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