Product comparison · 2 network cards

NETGEAR AC1200 WLAN 867 Mbit/s vs StarTech.com Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC

12specifications compared
11differ
1identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- AC1200 WLAN 867 Mbit/s:Wireless
- Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC:Wired
Host interface
- AC1200 WLAN 867 Mbit/s:USB
- Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC:PCI Express
Interface
- AC1200 WLAN 867 Mbit/s:WLAN
- Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC:Ethernet
Maximum data transfer rate
- AC1200 WLAN 867 Mbit/s:867 Mbit/s
- Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC:2000 Mbit/s
Internal
- AC1200 WLAN 867 Mbit/s:No
- Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC:Yes
Width
- AC1200 WLAN 867 Mbit/s:31.4 mm
- Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC:18 mm
Depth
- AC1200 WLAN 867 Mbit/s:93 mm
- Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC:92.6 mm
Height
- AC1200 WLAN 867 Mbit/s:14.4 mm
- Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC:120 mm

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Comparison of AC1200, ST1000SPEXD4
56 specifications	A NETGEAR AC1200 WLAN 867 Mbit/s Model AC1200 View product	B StarTech.com Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC Model ST1000SPEXD4 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
PCI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
USB versionKnown for one	2.0/3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	867 Mbit/s	2000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
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
Auto MDIX IEEEKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo framesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9000
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN taggingKnown 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	300,867 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek - RTL8111E, Asmedia - ASM1182E
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Activity, Link
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
AntennaKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna designKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP	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 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterpr
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 100 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	31.4 mm	18 mm
DepthDiffers	93 mm	92.6 mm
HeightDiffers	14.4 mm	120 mm
WeightDiffers	28 g	51 g
Packaging dataidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Low-profile bracketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	143 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	142 g
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Other featuresidentical
Flow control supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Intel Pentium class PC Available USB 1.1, USB 2.0, or USB 3.0 port Microsoft Windows 7, XP, Vista: (32/64-bit) Supports Windows 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
USB poweredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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