Product comparison · 2 network cards

i-tec USB Wifi Dual Band vs StarTech.com ST1000SPEXD2 network card Internal Ethernet 2000 Mbit/s

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- USB Wifi Dual Band:Wireless
- ST1000SPEXD2 network card Internal Ethernet 2000 Mbit/s:Wired
Host interface
- USB Wifi Dual Band:USB
- ST1000SPEXD2 network card Internal Ethernet 2000 Mbit/s:PCI Express
Interface
- USB Wifi Dual Band:WLAN
- ST1000SPEXD2 network card Internal Ethernet 2000 Mbit/s:Ethernet
Maximum data transfer rate
- USB Wifi Dual Band:300 Mbit/s
- ST1000SPEXD2 network card Internal Ethernet 2000 Mbit/s:2000 Mbit/s
Internal
- USB Wifi Dual Band:No
- ST1000SPEXD2 network card Internal Ethernet 2000 Mbit/s:Yes

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Comparison of USB Wifi Dual Band, ST1000SPEXD2
41 specifications	A i-tec USB Wifi Dual Band View product	B StarTech.com ST1000SPEXD2 network card Internal Ethernet 2000 Mbit/s Model ST1000SPEXD2 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wireless	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	USB	PCI Express
InterfaceDiffers	WLAN	Ethernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	300 Mbit/s	2000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000BaseT(X)
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.4 - 5 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	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	1,2,11,54,150,300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	100 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum indoor rangeKnown for one	100 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Link
Component forKnown for one	PC/Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP (32/64-bit)/ Server 2003 (32/64-bit)/ Vista (32/64-bit)/ Server 2008 R2/ 7 (32/64-bit) WinCE 4.2/ 5.0 Linux Kernel 2.4.x + Mac OS 10.4 (Intel-based) SCO OpenServer 5.0.7/ 6 Novell
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 75 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	74 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Other featuresidentical
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 KB
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
USB poweredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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