Product comparison · 2 network cards

NETGEAR N300 WLAN 300 Mbit/s vs NETGEAR Powerline AV+ 500 N

12specifications compared
11differ
1identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- N300 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Wireless
- Powerline AV+ 500 N:Wired
Host interface
- N300 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:USB
- Powerline AV+ 500 N:RJ-45
Interface
- N300 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:WLAN
- Powerline AV+ 500 N:Ethernet
Maximum data transfer rate
- N300 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:300 Mbit/s
- Powerline AV+ 500 N:500 Mbit/s
Product colour
- N300 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Black
- Powerline AV+ 500 N:White
Width
- N300 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:16 mm
- Powerline AV+ 500 N:55 mm
Depth
- N300 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:34 mm
- Powerline AV+ 500 N:32.5 mm
Height
- N300 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:8 mm
- Powerline AV+ 500 N:114 mm

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Comparison of N300, Powerline AV+ 500 N
36 specifications	A NETGEAR N300 WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model N300 View product	B NETGEAR Powerline AV+ 500 N View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wireless	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	USB	RJ-45
InterfaceDiffers	WLAN	Ethernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	300 Mbit/s	500 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000BaseT(X)
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-TX, 100BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Single-band (2.4 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	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Internal	No	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN, Link, Power, Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WEEE, Reach
System requirements1 differ
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Mac OS X
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	16 mm	55 mm
DepthDiffers	34 mm	32.5 mm
HeightDiffers	8 mm	114 mm
WeightDiffers	4 g	174 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Other featuresidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 1901
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cable lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 m
Connector(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Mbit/s

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