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StarTech.com 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card vs Zyxel NWD-270N 150 Mbit/s

12specifications compared
11differ
1identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:PCI Express
- NWD-270N 150 Mbit/s:USB
Maximum data transfer rate
- 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:2000 Mbit/s
- NWD-270N 150 Mbit/s:150 Mbit/s
Internal
- 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:Yes
- NWD-270N 150 Mbit/s:No
Certification
- 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:CE, FCC, ROHS
- NWD-270N 150 Mbit/s:CC/CE/IC/C-tick/NCC
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:20 - 70 °C
- NWD-270N 150 Mbit/s:-30 - 70 °C
Width
- 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:21 mm
- NWD-270N 150 Mbit/s:59 mm
Depth
- 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:120 mm
- NWD-270N 150 Mbit/s:24 mm
Height
- 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:92.5 mm
- NWD-270N 150 Mbit/s:13 mm

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Comparison of ST1000SPEX, NWD-270N
35 specifications	A StarTech.com 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card Model ST1000SPEX View product	B Zyxel NWD-270N 150 Mbit/s Model NWD-270N View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	USB
InterfaceKnown for one	Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wireless
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	2000 Mbit/s	150 Mbit/s
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDIX IEEEKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111B	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC, ROHS	CC/CE/IC/C-tick/NCC
System requirements1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, XP(32/64bit), Server 2003(32/64bit), Vista(32/64bit), 7(32/64bit), Server 2008 R2 Linux	Microsoft Windows 2000, XP & Vista MAC OS X 10.3.x, 10.4.x & 10.5.x
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 50 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	20 - 70 °C	-30 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	21 mm	59 mm
DepthDiffers	120 mm	24 mm
HeightDiffers	92.5 mm	13 mm
WeightDiffers	45 g	12 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	140 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	175 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	30 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Compliance industry standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3	802.11n, IEEE 802.11b/g
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	21 x 120 x 92.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other network protocols supportedKnown for one	CSMA/CD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package lengthKnown for one	17.5 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1x RJ45 FM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC 5V

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