Product comparison · 2 network cards

StarTech.com USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter vs StarTech.com Mini USB Bluetooth 2.1 Adapter - Class 2 EDR Wireless Network Adapter

27specifications compared
20differ
7identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:Wired
- Mini USB Bluetooth 2.1 Adapter - Class 2 EDR Wireless Network Adapter:Wireless
Interface
- USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:Ethernet
- Mini USB Bluetooth 2.1 Adapter - Class 2 EDR Wireless Network Adapter:Bluetooth
Maximum data transfer rate
- USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:480 Mbit/s
- Mini USB Bluetooth 2.1 Adapter - Class 2 EDR Wireless Network Adapter:3 Mbit/s
Chipset
- USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:SMSC - LAN7500
- Mini USB Bluetooth 2.1 Adapter - Class 2 EDR Wireless Network Adapter:CSR - BC0401PC08
LED indicators
- USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:Activity, Link
- Mini USB Bluetooth 2.1 Adapter - Class 2 EDR Wireless Network Adapter:Power, Stand-by
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:70000 h
- Mini USB Bluetooth 2.1 Adapter - Class 2 EDR Wireless Network Adapter:12000 h
Certification
- USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:CE, FCC
- Mini USB Bluetooth 2.1 Adapter - Class 2 EDR Wireless Network Adapter:RoHS, CE, FCC
Operating temperature (T-T)
- USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:0 - 70 °C
- Mini USB Bluetooth 2.1 Adapter - Class 2 EDR Wireless Network Adapter:10 - 50 °C

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Comparison of USB21000S2, USBBT2EDR2
46 specifications	A StarTech.com USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Model USB21000S2 View product	B StarTech.com Mini USB Bluetooth 2.1 Adapter - Class 2 EDR Wireless Network Adapter Model USBBT2EDR2 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
InterfaceDiffers	Ethernet	Bluetooth
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	3 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
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8-DPSK, DQPSK, GFSK
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 m
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1+EDR
Design4 differ
ChipsetDiffers	SMSC - LAN7500	CSR - BC0401PC08
LED indicatorsDiffers	Activity, Link	Power, Stand-by
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	70000 h	12000 h
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC	RoHS, CE, FCC
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.1 W
System requirements2 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 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Pre
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, 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
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 conditions3 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)Differs	5 - 95%	0 - 75%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	30 mm	9.7 mm
DepthDiffers	270 mm	20 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	6 mm
WeightDiffers	39 g	2 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	140 mm	124 mm
Package depthDiffers	170 mm	112 mm
Package heightDiffers	30 mm	20 mm
Package weightDiffers	128 g	100 g
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Buffer sizeKnown for one	20 KB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.2 cm

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