Product comparison · 2 network cards

StarTech.com 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI Express Card - 550m vs TP-Link TL-WN861N network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s

10specifications compared
9differ
1identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI Express Card - 550m:Wired
- TL-WN861N network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Wireless
Host interface
- 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI Express Card - 550m:PCI Express
- TL-WN861N network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Mini PCI
Interface
- 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI Express Card - 550m:Ethernet / Fiber
- TL-WN861N network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:WLAN
Maximum data transfer rate
- 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI Express Card - 550m:1000 Mbit/s
- TL-WN861N network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:300 Mbit/s
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI Express Card - 550m:0 - 45 °C
- TL-WN861N network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI Express Card - 550m:-10 - 70 °C
- TL-WN861N network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:-40 - 70 °C
Width
- 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI Express Card - 550m:83 mm
- TL-WN861N network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:59.7 mm
Depth
- 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI Express Card - 550m:109 mm
- TL-WN861N network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:51 mm

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Comparison of PEX1000MMSC, TL-WN861N
35 specifications	A StarTech.com 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI Express Card - 550m Model PEX1000MMSC View product	B TP-Link TL-WN861N network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model TL-WN861N View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	Mini PCI
InterfaceDiffers	Ethernet / Fiber	WLAN
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	550 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16-QAM, 64-QAM, CCK, DBPSK, DQPSK, OFDM
Designidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Realtek RTL8168B, Marvell 88E1111	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Link	Unknown — not stated by the source
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270M: -68dBm@10% PER 130M: -68dBm@10% PER 108M: -68dBm@10% PER 54M: -68dBm@10% PER 11M: -85dBm@8% PER 6M: -88dBm@10% PER 1M: -90dBm@8% PER
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP, Vista Mac Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vis
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-10 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	83 mm	59.7 mm
DepthDiffers	109 mm	51 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	3.3 mm
WeightKnown for one	80 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	50 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	221 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	174 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	680 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE802.3 10Base-T, IEEE802.3u 100Base-TX/100Base-FX, IEEE802.3ab 1000Base-T, IEEE802.3z 1000Base-SX/1000Base-LX, IEEE802.3x, IEEE802.1Q, IEEE802.1p, IEEE802.3ad	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1x Fiber Optic SC Female	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1516.4 x 1295.4 x 83.8 mm (59.7 x 51 x 3.3")

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