Product comparison · 2 network cards

NETGEAR Nighthawk USB-C to Ethernet Adapter (USB2ETH) vs NETGEAR Nighthawk AXE3000

11specifications compared
9differ
2identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- Nighthawk USB-C to Ethernet Adapter (USB2ETH):Wired
- Nighthawk AXE3000:Wireless
Host interface
- Nighthawk USB-C to Ethernet Adapter (USB2ETH):USB Type-C
- Nighthawk AXE3000:USB
Interface
- Nighthawk USB-C to Ethernet Adapter (USB2ETH):Ethernet
- Nighthawk AXE3000:WLAN
Component for
- Nighthawk USB-C to Ethernet Adapter (USB2ETH):Laptop
- Nighthawk AXE3000:PC/Laptop
Width
- Nighthawk USB-C to Ethernet Adapter (USB2ETH):45 mm
- Nighthawk AXE3000:31.4 mm
Depth
- Nighthawk USB-C to Ethernet Adapter (USB2ETH):14 mm
- Nighthawk AXE3000:93 mm
Height
- Nighthawk USB-C to Ethernet Adapter (USB2ETH):50 mm
- Nighthawk AXE3000:14.4 mm
Weight
- Nighthawk USB-C to Ethernet Adapter (USB2ETH):22.7 g
- Nighthawk AXE3000:28 g

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Comparison of Nighthawk, Nighthawk AXE3000
33 specifications	A NETGEAR Nighthawk USB-C to Ethernet Adapter (USB2ETH) Model Nighthawk View product	B NETGEAR Nighthawk AXE3000 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	USB Type-C	USB
InterfaceDiffers	Ethernet	WLAN
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connector form factorKnown for one	Straight	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11ax
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WPA3
Design1 differ
Component forDiffers	Laptop	PC/Laptop
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AntennaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Poweridentical
USB poweredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11	Windows 10, Windows 11
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina,	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	45 mm	31.4 mm
DepthDiffers	14 mm	93 mm
HeightDiffers	50 mm	14.4 mm
WeightDiffers	22.7 g	28 g
Other featuresidentical
Cable lengthKnown for one	0.1 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Packaging contentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cradle

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