Product comparison · 2 network cards

LevelOne WUA-0616 network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s vs StarTech.com NIC PCI Express Gigabit Card

9specifications compared
8differ
1identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- WUA-0616 network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Wireless
- NIC PCI Express Gigabit Card:Wired
Host interface
- WUA-0616 network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:USB
- NIC PCI Express Gigabit Card:PCI Express
Maximum data transfer rate
- WUA-0616 network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:300 Mbit/s
- NIC PCI Express Gigabit Card:1000 Mbit/s
Internal
- WUA-0616 network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:No
- NIC PCI Express Gigabit Card:Yes
Product colour
- WUA-0616 network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Black
- NIC PCI Express Gigabit Card:Orange
Certification
- WUA-0616 network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:FCC Part 15, ETSI 300/328/CE
- NIC PCI Express Gigabit Card:CE, FCC, RoHS

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Comparison of WUA-0616, NIC PCI Express Gigabit Card
35 specifications	A LevelOne WUA-0616 network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model WUA-0616 View product	B StarTech.com NIC PCI Express Gigabit Card View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wireless	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	USB	PCI Express
InterfaceKnown for one	WLAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	300 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.4 - 2.484 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
ModulationKnown for one	16-QAM, 64-QAM, CCK, DBPSK, DQPSK, QPSK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WPA-AES, WPA-TKIP, WPA2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design3 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	Orange
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	2.412 - 2.472G (IEEE802.11b) -90dBm 2.412 - 2.472G (IEEE802.11g) -89dBm 2.412 - 2.472G (IEEE802.11N) -89dBm	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffers	FCC Part 15, ETSI 300/328/CE	CE, FCC, RoHS
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RTL8111C
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one	5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7	Windows 2000XP/Vista/Server 2003/7/Server 2008 Win CE 4.2/5.0 Unix Linux Novell Mac OS 10.4.x/10.5.x
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-10 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Compliance industry standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11 b/g/n	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Channel bandwidthKnown for one	20 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Channels quantityKnown for one	38 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	21.5 x 10 x 77.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	15 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Radio transmit powerKnown for one	2.412 - 2.472G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Mbit/s
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	230 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	163 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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