Product comparison · 2 network cards

StarTech.com ST1000SPEXDP network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s vs Zyxel PLA401 V2

9specifications compared
8differ
1identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- ST1000SPEXDP network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:PCI Express
- PLA401 V2:RJ-45
Maximum data transfer rate
- ST1000SPEXDP network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:1000 Mbit/s
- PLA401 V2:200 Mbit/s
Internal
- ST1000SPEXDP network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Yes
- PLA401 V2:No
Operating temperature (T-T)
- ST1000SPEXDP network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:0 - 55 °C
- PLA401 V2:0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- ST1000SPEXDP network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:-40 - 75 °C
- PLA401 V2:-20 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- ST1000SPEXDP network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:10 - 90%
- PLA401 V2:20 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- ST1000SPEXDP network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:5 - 95%
- PLA401 V2:20 - 95%
Weight
- ST1000SPEXDP network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:200 g
- PLA401 V2:160 g

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Comparison of ST1000SPEXDP, PLA401 V2
39 specifications	A StarTech.com ST1000SPEXDP network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s Model ST1000SPEXDP View product	B Zyxel PLA401 V2 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	RJ-45
InterfaceKnown for one	Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	200 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.0017 - 0.03 GHz
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DQPSK
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128-bit AES
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 m
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
ChipsetKnown for one	RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Activity	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL/cUL, CB
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC part 15B
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 55 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 75 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	20 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	20 - 95%
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	74 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	110 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	200 g	160 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	150 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	220 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	40 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	250 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Buffer sizeKnown for one	48 KB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC 100-240V, 50/60Hz
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 x 97 x 45 mm
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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