MSI PC54G3 II WLAN Adapter vs MSI PC54G3 III

Comparison of PC54G3 II WLAN Adapter, PC54G3 III

32 specifications	A MSI PC54G3 II WLAN AdapterView product	B MSI PC54G3 IIIView product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Host interface	PCI	PCI
Networkidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	54 Mbit/s	54 Mbit/s
ModulationKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	16-QAM, 64-QAM, BPSK, CCK, DBPSK, DQPSK, QPSK
Security algorithmsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	TKIP, WPA, WPA2
Media access protocol	CSMA/CA, ACK	CSMA/CA, ACK
BandwidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	400 m	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Plug and PlayKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationDiffers	FCC Part 15, CE, DGT, C-Tick, Wi-Fi	FCC 15, CE, DGT, C-Tick, Wi-Fi
Antenna typeKnown for one	Dip	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	54 Mbps OFDM@ 10% PER = -65dBm, 11 Mbps CCK@ 8% PER = -80dBm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systems	Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP/XP 64-bit	Windows 98SE/2000/ME/XP/XP 64-bit
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 70 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 100 °C	-20 - 100 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	121 mm	121 mm
Depth	133.5 mm	133.5 mm
Height	21.5 mm	21.5 mm
WeightDiffers	46 g	82 g
Other features1 differ
Compliance industry standards	IEEE 802.11b/g	IEEE 802.11b/g
Power requirements	3.3V +/- 5%	3.3V +/- 5%
Channels quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	13 channels
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported data transfer ratesDiffers	54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps	54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 11, 9, 6, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps
Outdoor rangeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	400 m
Output power descriptionKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11g: 54Mbps, 14.0+2/-1 dBm, 802.11b: 11Mbps, 17.5+/-2 dBm
Security featuresKnown for one	64/128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA2, TKIP,AES,802.1x	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	10 - 90%	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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