Product comparison · 2 network cards

StarTech.com PCI Express 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Card vs StarTech.com PCI555WG - Network adapter - PCI - 802.11b

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- PCI Express 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Card:Wired
- PCI555WG - Network adapter - PCI - 802.11b:Wireless
Maximum data transfer rate
- PCI Express 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Card:1000 Mbit/s
- PCI555WG - Network adapter - PCI - 802.11b:54 Mbit/s
Width
- PCI Express 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Card:120 mm
- PCI555WG - Network adapter - PCI - 802.11b:40 mm
Depth
- PCI Express 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Card:94 mm
- PCI555WG - Network adapter - PCI - 802.11b:120 mm
Height
- PCI Express 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Card:20 mm
- PCI555WG - Network adapter - PCI - 802.11b:22 mm
Weight
- PCI Express 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Card:55 g
- PCI555WG - Network adapter - PCI - 802.11b:92 g

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Comparison of PCI Express 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Card, PCI555WG
34 specifications	A StarTech.com PCI Express 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Card View product	B StarTech.com PCI555WG - Network adapter - PCI - 802.11b Model PCI555WG View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Host interface	PCI	PCI
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WLAN
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	54 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11g
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g
BandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz
Maximum outdoor rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 m
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RP-SMA
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ralink - RT2561ST
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Link Activity & Transmission Status
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enter
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/XP 64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 50 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	120 mm	40 mm
DepthDiffers	94 mm	120 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	22 mm
WeightDiffers	55 g	92 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	134 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 g
Packaging contentidentical
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
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet/Fast-Ethernet
Security featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AES, WEP & WPA Data Encryption
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab, 802.3x, 802.1Q	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1 - RJ45 Female	Unknown — not stated by the source

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