Product comparison · 2 network cards

StarTech.com 100Mbps PCI Multi Mode ST Fiber Ethernet NIC Network Adapter 2km vs StarTech.com PEX300WN2X3 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s

15specifications compared
13differ
2identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- 100Mbps PCI Multi Mode ST Fiber Ethernet NIC Network Adapter 2km:Wired
- PEX300WN2X3 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Wireless
Host interface
- 100Mbps PCI Multi Mode ST Fiber Ethernet NIC Network Adapter 2km:PCI
- PEX300WN2X3 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:PCI Express
Interface
- 100Mbps PCI Multi Mode ST Fiber Ethernet NIC Network Adapter 2km:Fiber
- PEX300WN2X3 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:WLAN
Maximum data transfer rate
- 100Mbps PCI Multi Mode ST Fiber Ethernet NIC Network Adapter 2km:100 Mbit/s
- PEX300WN2X3 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:300 Mbit/s
Chipset
- 100Mbps PCI Multi Mode ST Fiber Ethernet NIC Network Adapter 2km:Via - VT6105M
- PEX300WN2X3 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Ralink RT2890 + RT2820
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 100Mbps PCI Multi Mode ST Fiber Ethernet NIC Network Adapter 2km:0 - 45 °C
- PEX300WN2X3 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 100Mbps PCI Multi Mode ST Fiber Ethernet NIC Network Adapter 2km:-10 - 70 °C
- PEX300WN2X3 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:0 - 70 °C
Width
- 100Mbps PCI Multi Mode ST Fiber Ethernet NIC Network Adapter 2km:56 mm
- PEX300WN2X3 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:76.5 mm

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Comparison of PCI100MMST, PEX300WN2X3
39 specifications	A StarTech.com 100Mbps PCI Multi Mode ST Fiber Ethernet NIC Network Adapter 2km Model PCI100MMST View product	B StarTech.com PEX300WN2X3 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model PEX300WN2X3 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCI Express
InterfaceDiffers	Fiber	WLAN
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	100 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	2000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128-bit AES, WPA, WPA-TKIP
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Blue, Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetDiffers	Via - VT6105M	Ralink RT2890 + RT2820
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/7/Server 2008 Linux	Windows 2000/ XP(32/64-bit)/ Server 2003(32/64-bit)/ Vista(32/64-bit)/ 7(32/64-bit)/ Server 2008 R2, Linux 2.4/2.6
Internet connection requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-10 - 70 °C	0 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	56 mm	76.5 mm
DepthDiffers	121 mm	102 mm
HeightDiffers	18 mm	21 mm
WeightDiffers	80 g	106.7 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	50 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	270 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	170 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 g
Other features1 differ
Compliance industry standardsDiffers	IEEE802.3u, IEEE802.3x, IEEE802.1Q, IEEE802.1p	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Power requirementsKnown for one	3.3/5V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connector(s)Known for one	ST FM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link/Act LED	Yes	Yes
Network readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package lengthKnown for one	27 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	10 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	55.9 x 120.9 x 18 mm (2.2 x 4.76 x 0.71")	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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