Product comparison · 2 network cards

Linksys PCMPC100 network card Internal USB 100 Mbit/s vs TP-Link TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s

15specifications compared
12differ
3identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- PCMPC100 network card Internal USB 100 Mbit/s:Wired
- TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Wireless
Host interface
- PCMPC100 network card Internal USB 100 Mbit/s:PC Card
- TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:USB
Interface
- PCMPC100 network card Internal USB 100 Mbit/s:USB
- TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:WLAN
Maximum data transfer rate
- PCMPC100 network card Internal USB 100 Mbit/s:100 Mbit/s
- TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi
- PCMPC100 network card Internal USB 100 Mbit/s:No
- TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Yes
Internal
- PCMPC100 network card Internal USB 100 Mbit/s:Yes
- TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:No
Operating temperature (T-T)
- PCMPC100 network card Internal USB 100 Mbit/s:0 - 49 °C
- TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- PCMPC100 network card Internal USB 100 Mbit/s:-20 - 70 °C
- TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:-40 - 70 °C

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Comparison of PCMPC100, TL-WN8200ND
57 specifications	A Linksys PCMPC100 network card Internal USB 100 Mbit/s Model PCMPC100 View product	B TP-Link TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model TL-WN8200ND View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PC Card	USB
InterfaceDiffers	USB	WLAN
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	100 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Wi-FiDiffers	No	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
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150,300 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100BaseT(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colour	Black	Black
AntennaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RP-SMA
Antenna direction typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Omni-directional
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 dBi
Transmitting power (CE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 dBm
Transmitting power (FCC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	27 dBm
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Operating modesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Infrastructure mode
Component forKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	CE, UL, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Wind
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 49 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 85%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90.8 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60.8 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24.5 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	39 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 g
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	LAN (RJ-45)	USB
Resource CDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHS
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Other featuresidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	10, 100 Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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