Product comparison · 2 network cards

NETGEAR WNCE3001 WLAN vs NETGEAR XAV5601 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s

10specifications compared
9differ
1identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- WNCE3001 WLAN:Wireless
- XAV5601 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:Wired
Host interface
- WNCE3001 WLAN:RJ-45
- XAV5601 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:PowerPlug
Interface
- WNCE3001 WLAN:WLAN
- XAV5601 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:Ethernet
Product colour
- WNCE3001 WLAN:Black
- XAV5601 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:White
Width
- WNCE3001 WLAN:62 mm
- XAV5601 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:55 mm
Depth
- WNCE3001 WLAN:17.9 mm
- XAV5601 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:32.5 mm
Height
- WNCE3001 WLAN:81.3 mm
- XAV5601 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:114 mm
Weight
- WNCE3001 WLAN:60 g
- XAV5601 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:174 g

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Comparison of WNCE3001, XAV5601
32 specifications	A NETGEAR WNCE3001 WLAN Model WNCE3001 View product	B NETGEAR XAV5601 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s Model XAV5601 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wireless	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	RJ-45	PowerPlug
InterfaceDiffers	WLAN	Ethernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.3
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000BaseT(X)
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	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
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	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
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WEEE
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, XP, Mac OS X
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	62 mm	55 mm
DepthDiffers	17.9 mm	32.5 mm
HeightDiffers	81.3 mm	114 mm
WeightDiffers	60 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 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
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit/s

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