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StarTech.com USB 802.11N 300 Mbps Wireless Network Adapter - 2T2R vs Zyxel WEM104 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s

7specifications compared
7differ
0identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- USB 802.11N 300 Mbps Wireless Network Adapter - 2T2R:Wireless
- WEM104 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Wired
Interface
- USB 802.11N 300 Mbps Wireless Network Adapter - 2T2R:WLAN
- WEM104 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Ethernet
Maximum data transfer rate
- USB 802.11N 300 Mbps Wireless Network Adapter - 2T2R:300 Mbit/s
- WEM104 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:1000 Mbit/s
Internal
- USB 802.11N 300 Mbps Wireless Network Adapter - 2T2R:No
- WEM104 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Yes
Product colour
- USB 802.11N 300 Mbps Wireless Network Adapter - 2T2R:White
- WEM104 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Grey
Certification
- USB 802.11N 300 Mbps Wireless Network Adapter - 2T2R:CE, FCC, RoHS
- WEM104 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:FCC
Package weight
- USB 802.11N 300 Mbps Wireless Network Adapter - 2T2R:41.3 g
- WEM104 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:460 g

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Comparison of USB 802.11N 300 Mbps Wireless Network Adapter - 2T2R, WEM104
39 specifications	A StarTech.com USB 802.11N 300 Mbps Wireless Network Adapter - 2T2R 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	USB	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
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-TKIP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	400 m	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
Design3 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Component forKnown for one	PC/Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	White	Grey
ChipsetKnown for one	Realtek RTL8192SU	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC, RoHS	FCC
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NXC5200
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/7/Server 2008 R2 Mac OS 10.4/10.5/10.6 Linux kernel 2.6	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	24 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	58 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	7.8 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one	40 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	150 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	130 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightDiffers	41.3 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/g/n	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	32 - 104 °F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package lengthKnown for one	15 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	54/11 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Indoor rangeKnown for one	150	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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