Product comparison · 2 network cards

NETGEAR Powerline 500 Nano PassThru vs NETGEAR WNCE4004 Ethernet / WLAN 450 Mbit/s

14specifications compared
11differ
3identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- Powerline 500 Nano PassThru:Wired
- WNCE4004 Ethernet / WLAN 450 Mbit/s:Wired & Wireless
Host interface
- Powerline 500 Nano PassThru:PowerPlug
- WNCE4004 Ethernet / WLAN 450 Mbit/s:Wireless
Interface
- Powerline 500 Nano PassThru:Ethernet
- WNCE4004 Ethernet / WLAN 450 Mbit/s:Ethernet / WLAN
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Powerline 500 Nano PassThru:2
- WNCE4004 Ethernet / WLAN 450 Mbit/s:4
Maximum data transfer rate
- Powerline 500 Nano PassThru:500 Mbit/s
- WNCE4004 Ethernet / WLAN 450 Mbit/s:450 Mbit/s
Product colour
- Powerline 500 Nano PassThru:White
- WNCE4004 Ethernet / WLAN 450 Mbit/s:Black
Width
- Powerline 500 Nano PassThru:55 mm
- WNCE4004 Ethernet / WLAN 450 Mbit/s:138 mm
Depth
- Powerline 500 Nano PassThru:32.5 mm
- WNCE4004 Ethernet / WLAN 450 Mbit/s:106 mm

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Comparison of Powerline 500 Nano PassThru, WNCE4004
27 specifications	A NETGEAR Powerline 500 Nano PassThru View product	B NETGEAR WNCE4004 Ethernet / WLAN 450 Mbit/s Model WNCE4004 View product
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wired & Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PowerPlug	Wireless
InterfaceDiffers	Ethernet	Ethernet / WLAN
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	4
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	500 Mbit/s	450 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Cabling technology	10/100BaseT(X)	10/100BaseT(X)
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	500 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Design1 differ
Internal	No	No
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, Mac OS X	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	55 mm	138 mm
DepthDiffers	32.5 mm	106 mm
HeightDiffers	114 mm	32 mm
WeightDiffers	174 g	180 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Cable lengthKnown for one	2 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	10/100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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