Product comparison · 2 network cards

NETGEAR Powerline AV+ 500 N Kit vs NETGEAR WNA3100M WLAN 300 Mbit/s

14specifications compared
12differ
2identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- Powerline AV+ 500 N Kit:Wired
- WNA3100M WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Wireless
Host interface
- Powerline AV+ 500 N Kit:PowerPlug
- WNA3100M WLAN 300 Mbit/s:USB
Interface
- Powerline AV+ 500 N Kit:Ethernet
- WNA3100M WLAN 300 Mbit/s:WLAN
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Powerline AV+ 500 N Kit:1
- WNA3100M WLAN 300 Mbit/s:0
Maximum data transfer rate
- Powerline AV+ 500 N Kit:500 Mbit/s
- WNA3100M WLAN 300 Mbit/s:300 Mbit/s
Product colour
- Powerline AV+ 500 N Kit:White
- WNA3100M WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Black
Width
- Powerline AV+ 500 N Kit:55 mm
- WNA3100M WLAN 300 Mbit/s:16 mm
Depth
- Powerline AV+ 500 N Kit:32.5 mm
- WNA3100M WLAN 300 Mbit/s:34 mm

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Comparison of Powerline AV+ 500 N Kit, WNA3100M
34 specifications	A NETGEAR Powerline AV+ 500 N Kit View product	B NETGEAR WNA3100M WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model WNA3100M View product
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PowerPlug	USB
InterfaceDiffers	Ethernet	WLAN
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	500 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000BaseT(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-TX, 100BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Design1 differ
Internal	No	No
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	LAN, Link, Power, Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	WEEE, Reach	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	0.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Mac OS X	Microsoft Windows 7, XP, Vista: (32/64-bit)
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	55 mm	16 mm
DepthDiffers	32.5 mm	34 mm
HeightDiffers	114 mm	8 mm
WeightDiffers	174 g	4 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
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 1901	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lengthKnown for one	2 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connector(s)Known for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power LEDKnown for one	Yes	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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