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TP-Link 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter vs TP-Link TL-WN821NC network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter:PCI Express
- TL-WN821NC network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:USB
Maximum data transfer rate
- 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter:150 Mbit/s
- TL-WN821NC network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:300 Mbit/s
Internal
- 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter:Yes
- TL-WN821NC network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:No
Certification
- 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter:CE, FCC
- TL-WN821NC network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:FCC

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Comparison of 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter, TL-WN821NC
27 specifications	A TP-Link 150Mbps Wireless N PCI Express Adapter View product	B TP-Link TL-WN821NC network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model TL-WN821NC View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technology	Wireless	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	USB
Interface	WLAN	WLAN
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	150 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16-QAM, 64-QAM, CCK, DBPSK, DQPSK, OFDM
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Atheros
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC	FCC
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	130M: -68dBm@10% PER 108M: -68dBm@10% PER 54M: -68dBm@10% PER 11M: -85dBm@8% PER 6M: -88dBm@10% PER 1M: -90dBm@8% PER	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, 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 Vista Busines
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Win 2000, XP, Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	93.5 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 mm
Other featuresidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	120.8 x 78.5 x 21.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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