Product comparison · 2 network cards

StarTech.com Mini PCI Express Wireless N Card - 300Mbps Mini PCIe 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter - 2T2R vs StarTech.com USB100BT network card Ethernet 100 Mbit/s

10specifications compared
10differ
0identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- Mini PCI Express Wireless N Card - 300Mbps Mini PCIe 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter - 2T2R:Wireless
- USB100BT network card Ethernet 100 Mbit/s:Wired
Host interface
- Mini PCI Express Wireless N Card - 300Mbps Mini PCIe 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter - 2T2R:Mini PCI Express
- USB100BT network card Ethernet 100 Mbit/s:USB
Interface
- Mini PCI Express Wireless N Card - 300Mbps Mini PCIe 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter - 2T2R:WLAN
- USB100BT network card Ethernet 100 Mbit/s:Ethernet
Internal
- Mini PCI Express Wireless N Card - 300Mbps Mini PCIe 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter - 2T2R:Yes
- USB100BT network card Ethernet 100 Mbit/s:No
Width
- Mini PCI Express Wireless N Card - 300Mbps Mini PCIe 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter - 2T2R:29.8 mm
- USB100BT network card Ethernet 100 Mbit/s:80 mm
Depth
- Mini PCI Express Wireless N Card - 300Mbps Mini PCIe 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter - 2T2R:26.5 mm
- USB100BT network card Ethernet 100 Mbit/s:46 mm
Height
- Mini PCI Express Wireless N Card - 300Mbps Mini PCIe 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter - 2T2R:3 mm
- USB100BT network card Ethernet 100 Mbit/s:21 mm
Package weight
- Mini PCI Express Wireless N Card - 300Mbps Mini PCIe 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter - 2T2R:60 g
- USB100BT network card Ethernet 100 Mbit/s:100 g

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Comparison of MPEX300WN2X2, USB100BT
28 specifications	A StarTech.com Mini PCI Express Wireless N Card - 300Mbps Mini PCIe 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter - 2T2R Model MPEX300WN2X2 View product	B StarTech.com USB100BT network card Ethernet 100 Mbit/s Model USB100BT View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wireless	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	Mini PCI Express	USB
InterfaceDiffers	WLAN	Ethernet
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.4 - 2.484 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WEP, WPA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Grey
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Activity
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE Mark
ChipsetKnown for one	Realtek - RTL8192CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 98
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 50 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	29.8 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	26.5 mm	46 mm
HeightDiffers	3 mm	21 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 g
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	60 g	100 g
Package widthKnown for one	170 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	142 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	30 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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