Product comparison · 2 network cards

NETGEAR Gigabit PCI Network Card (5 Pack) vs NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N 300 USB2.0 Adapter

8specifications compared
8differ
0identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- Gigabit PCI Network Card (5 Pack):Wired
- RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N 300 USB2.0 Adapter:Wireless
Host interface
- Gigabit PCI Network Card (5 Pack):PCI
- RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N 300 USB2.0 Adapter:USB
Maximum data transfer rate
- Gigabit PCI Network Card (5 Pack):1024 Mbit/s
- RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N 300 USB2.0 Adapter:300 Mbit/s
Product colour
- Gigabit PCI Network Card (5 Pack):Silver
- RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N 300 USB2.0 Adapter:Black
Width
- Gigabit PCI Network Card (5 Pack):140 mm
- RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N 300 USB2.0 Adapter:30.2 mm
Depth
- Gigabit PCI Network Card (5 Pack):60 mm
- RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N 300 USB2.0 Adapter:94.5 mm
Weight
- Gigabit PCI Network Card (5 Pack):60 g
- RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N 300 USB2.0 Adapter:21.5 g

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Comparison of Gigabit PCI Network Card (5 Pack), RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N 300 USB2.0 Adapter
26 specifications	A NETGEAR Gigabit PCI Network Card (5 Pack)View product	B NETGEAR RangeMax™ Dual Band Wireless-N 300 USB2.0 Adapter View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	USB
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1024 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 5 GHz
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Design1 differ
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Form factorKnown for one	Plug-in	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC/Laptop
System requirements1 differ
Minimum RAMKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP Home, XP Professional, 2000, Me, 98SE, Windows NT 4.0, 2000 Professional, 2000 Server, 2000 Advanced Server	Windows Vista, XP
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Pentium 300 MHz
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	140 mm	30.2 mm
DepthDiffers	60 mm	94.5 mm
WeightDiffers	60 g	21.5 g
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15.2 mm
Other featuresidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless connectionKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 1.1/USB 2.0
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b/g, 802.11a, 802.11n

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