Product comparison · 2 network cards

StarTech.com PEX300WN2X3 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s vs Zyxel WEM104 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- PEX300WN2X3 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Wireless
- WEM104 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Wired
Interface
- PEX300WN2X3 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:WLAN
- WEM104 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Ethernet
Maximum data transfer rate
- PEX300WN2X3 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:300 Mbit/s
- WEM104 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:1000 Mbit/s
Package weight
- PEX300WN2X3 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:140 g
- WEM104 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:460 g

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Comparison of PEX300WN2X3, WEM104
30 specifications	A StarTech.com PEX300WN2X3 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model PEX300WN2X3 View product	B Zyxel WEM104 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s Model WEM104 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wireless	Wired
Host interfaceKnown for one	PCI Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	WLAN	Ethernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	300 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit AES, WPA, WPA-TKIP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000BaseT(X)
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
ChipsetKnown for one	Ralink RT2890 + RT2820	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Grey
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NXC5200
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internet connection requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	76.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	102 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	21 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	106.7 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers	140 g	460 g
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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