Product comparison · 2 network cards

QNAP LAN-10G2T-U network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s vs StarTech.com USB 802.11N Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter – 300 Mbps High Power 2T2R Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz

11specifications compared
10differ
1identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- LAN-10G2T-U network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s:Wired
- USB 802.11N Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter – 300 Mbps High Power 2T2R Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz:Wireless
Interface
- LAN-10G2T-U network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s:Ethernet
- USB 802.11N Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter – 300 Mbps High Power 2T2R Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz:WLAN
Maximum data transfer rate
- LAN-10G2T-U network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s:10000 Mbit/s
- USB 802.11N Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter – 300 Mbps High Power 2T2R Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz:300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN
- LAN-10G2T-U network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s:Yes
- USB 802.11N Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter – 300 Mbps High Power 2T2R Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz:No
Internal
- LAN-10G2T-U network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s:Yes
- USB 802.11N Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter – 300 Mbps High Power 2T2R Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz:No
Product colour
- LAN-10G2T-U network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s:Aluminium, Blue
- USB 802.11N Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter – 300 Mbps High Power 2T2R Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz:Black
Width
- LAN-10G2T-U network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s:260 mm
- USB 802.11N Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter – 300 Mbps High Power 2T2R Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz:56 mm
Depth
- LAN-10G2T-U network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s:150 mm
- USB 802.11N Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter – 300 Mbps High Power 2T2R Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz:88 mm

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Comparison of LAN-10G2T-U, USB300WN2X2D
39 specifications	A QNAP LAN-10G2T-U network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s Model LAN-10G2T-U View product	B StarTech.com USB 802.11N Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter – 300 Mbps High Power 2T2R Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz Model USB300WN2X2D View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Host interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
InterfaceDiffers	Ethernet	WLAN
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	10000 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ethernet LANDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 5 GHz
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WEP, WPA
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CSMA/CA
BandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 GHz
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10GBASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Aluminium, Blue	Black
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RP-SMA
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ralink RT3572L
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	TS-870U-RP/TS-879U-RP/TS-EC879U-RP/TS-1270U-RP/TS-1279U-RP/TS-EC1279U-RP/TS-1679U-RP/TS-EC1679U-RP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
USB poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP (32/64-bit)/ Server 2003 (32/64-bit)/ Server 2008 R2/ Vista (32/64-bit)/ 7 (32/64-bit)/ 8 (32/64-bit), Linux 2.6.32
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	260 mm	56 mm
DepthDiffers	150 mm	88 mm
HeightDiffers	58 mm	18 mm
WeightDiffers	410 g	35 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	136 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	163 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
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
Connector(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 x USB Mini-B, 2 x RP-SMA
Link/Act LED	Yes	Yes

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