NETGEAR Powerline AV+ 500 N vs NETGEAR Powerline AV+ 500 N Kit

Comparison of Powerline AV+ 500 N, Powerline AV+ 500 N Kit

33 specifications	A NETGEAR Powerline AV+ 500 NView product	B NETGEAR Powerline AV+ 500 N KitView product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	RJ-45	PowerPlug
Interface	Ethernet	Ethernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
Networkidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	500 Mbit/s	500 Mbit/s
Networking standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Cabling technology	10/100/1000BaseT(X)	10/100/1000BaseT(X)
Copper ethernet cabling technology	1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-TX, 100BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-TX, 100BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
Designidentical
Internal	No	No
Product colour	White	White
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
LED indicators	LAN, Link, Power, Yes	LAN, Link, Power, Yes
Certification	WEEE, Reach	WEEE, Reach
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 W
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systems	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Mac OS X	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP Mac OS X
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	55 mm	55 mm
Depth	32.5 mm	32.5 mm
Height	114 mm	114 mm
Weight	174 g	174 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	LAN (RJ-45)	LAN (RJ-45)
Manual	Yes	Yes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Other featuresidentical
Compliance industry standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 1901	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 1901
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
Cable length	2 m	2 m
Connector(s)	RJ-45	RJ-45
Link/Act LED	Yes	Yes
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Power LED	Yes	Yes
Supported data transfer rates	10/100 Mbit/s	10/100 Mbit/s

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