Product comparison · 2 network cards

StarTech.com PCI Wireless N Adapter - 300 Mbps PCI 802.11 b/g/n Network Adapter Card – 2T2R 2.2 dBi vs StarTech.com USB 802.11N Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter – 300 Mbps High Power 2T2R Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz

23specifications compared
12differ
11identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- PCI Wireless N Adapter - 300 Mbps PCI 802.11 b/g/n Network Adapter Card – 2T2R 2.2 dBi:PCI
- USB 802.11N Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter – 300 Mbps High Power 2T2R Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz:USB
Wi-Fi band
- PCI Wireless N Adapter - 300 Mbps PCI 802.11 b/g/n Network Adapter Card – 2T2R 2.2 dBi:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
- USB 802.11N Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter – 300 Mbps High Power 2T2R Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Frequency range
- PCI Wireless N Adapter - 300 Mbps PCI 802.11 b/g/n Network Adapter Card – 2T2R 2.2 dBi:2.4 - 2.484 GHz
- USB 802.11N Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter – 300 Mbps High Power 2T2R Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz:2.4 - 5 GHz
Security algorithms
- PCI Wireless N Adapter - 300 Mbps PCI 802.11 b/g/n Network Adapter Card – 2T2R 2.2 dBi:TKIP, WEP, WPA
- USB 802.11N Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter – 300 Mbps High Power 2T2R Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz:WEP, WPA
Internal
- PCI Wireless N Adapter - 300 Mbps PCI 802.11 b/g/n Network Adapter Card – 2T2R 2.2 dBi:Yes
- USB 802.11N Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter – 300 Mbps High Power 2T2R Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz:No
Product colour
- PCI Wireless N Adapter - 300 Mbps PCI 802.11 b/g/n Network Adapter Card – 2T2R 2.2 dBi:Green
- USB 802.11N Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter – 300 Mbps High Power 2T2R Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz:Black
Chipset
- PCI Wireless N Adapter - 300 Mbps PCI 802.11 b/g/n Network Adapter Card – 2T2R 2.2 dBi:Ralink RT3062F
- USB 802.11N Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter – 300 Mbps High Power 2T2R Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz:Ralink RT3572L
Width
- PCI Wireless N Adapter - 300 Mbps PCI 802.11 b/g/n Network Adapter Card – 2T2R 2.2 dBi:53 mm
- USB 802.11N Dual Band Wireless Network Adapter – 300 Mbps High Power 2T2R Wi-Fi 2.4/5GHz:56 mm

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Comparison of PCI300WN2X2, USB300WN2X2D
45 specifications	A StarTech.com PCI Wireless N Adapter - 300 Mbps PCI 802.11 b/g/n Network Adapter Card – 2T2R 2.2 dBi Model PCI300WN2X2 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 & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	USB
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
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Frequency rangeDiffers	2.4 - 2.484 GHz	2.4 - 5 GHz
Security algorithmsDiffers	TKIP, WEP, WPA	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
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
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Green	Black
ChipsetDiffers	Ralink RT3062F	Ralink RT3572L
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AntennaKnown for one	Yes	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
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	53 mm	56 mm
DepthDiffers	129 mm	88 mm
HeightDiffers	19 mm	18 mm
WeightDiffers	50 g	35 g
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	155 g	210 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
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 LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
GainKnown for one	2.2 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	11, 54Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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