Product comparison · 2 network cards

NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s vs NETGEAR A9000 WLAN

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Comparison of A8500, A9000
21 specifications	A NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s Model A8500 View product	B NETGEAR A9000 WLAN Model A9000 View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired & Wireless	Wired & Wireless
Host interface	USB	USB
Interface	WLAN	WLAN
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi band	Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz)	Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN data transfer rates supported	688,2882 Mbit/s	688,2882 Mbit/s
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OFDMA
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WPA3
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	2882 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.4 - 6 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Component for	PC	PC
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	93 mm	44.7 mm
DepthDiffers	31.4 mm	35.2 mm
HeightDiffers	14.4 mm	63.1 mm
WeightDiffers	28 g	90 g
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 11	Unknown — not stated by the source

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