Product comparison · 2 network cards

StarTech.com USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter vs StarTech.com USB2IR3 12 Mbit/s

17specifications compared
13differ
4identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:Wired
- USB2IR3 12 Mbit/s:Wireless
Maximum data transfer rate
- USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:480 Mbit/s
- USB2IR3 12 Mbit/s:12 Mbit/s
Product colour
- USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:Black
- USB2IR3 12 Mbit/s:Grey
Chipset
- USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:SMSC - LAN7500
- USB2IR3 12 Mbit/s:Sigmatel - STir4200
Operating temperature (T-T)
- USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:0 - 70 °C
- USB2IR3 12 Mbit/s:-10 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:-20 - 75 °C
- USB2IR3 12 Mbit/s:-25 - 80 °C
Width
- USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:30 mm
- USB2IR3 12 Mbit/s:19 mm
Depth
- USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:270 mm
- USB2IR3 12 Mbit/s:48 mm

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Comparison of USB21000S2, USB2IR3
40 specifications	A StarTech.com USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Model USB21000S2 View product	B StarTech.com USB2IR3 12 Mbit/s Model USB2IR3 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Host interface	USB	USB
InterfaceKnown for one	Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	12 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000BaseT(X)	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
Design2 differ
Internal	No	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
ChipsetDiffers	SMSC - LAN7500	Sigmatel - STir4200
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Activity, Link	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	70000 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
USB poweredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/ XP(32/64-bit)/ Server 2003(32/64-bit)/ Vista(32/64-bit)/ Server 2008 R2/ 7(32/64-bit), Mac OS 10.6, Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows NT, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windo
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 70 °C	-10 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 75 °C	-25 - 80 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	30 mm	19 mm
DepthDiffers	270 mm	48 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	11 mm
WeightDiffers	39 g	5.6 g
Packaging data2 differ
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package width	140 mm	140 mm
Package depthDiffers	170 mm	175 mm
Package height	30 mm	30 mm
Package weightDiffers	128 g	85 g
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
Housing materialKnown for one	Plastic	Unknown — not stated by the source
Buffer sizeKnown for one	20 KB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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