Product comparison · 2 network cards

TP-Link AV500 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s vs TP-Link TL-WN851ND network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s

23specifications compared
19differ
4identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- AV500 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:Wired
- TL-WN851ND network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Wireless
Host interface
- AV500 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:PowerPlug
- TL-WN851ND network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:PCI
Interface
- AV500 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:Ethernet
- TL-WN851ND network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:WLAN
Maximum data transfer rate
- AV500 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:500 Mbit/s
- TL-WN851ND network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi
- AV500 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:No
- TL-WN851ND network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Yes
Internal
- AV500 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:No
- TL-WN851ND network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Yes
Product colour
- AV500 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:Black, White
- TL-WN851ND network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Stainless steel
LED indicators
- AV500 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s:LAN, Power, Yes
- TL-WN851ND network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:No

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Comparison of AV500, TL-WN851ND
51 specifications	A TP-Link AV500 Ethernet 500 Mbit/s Model AV500 View product	B TP-Link TL-WN851ND network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model TL-WN851ND View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PowerPlug	PCI
InterfaceDiffers	Ethernet	WLAN
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network5 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	500 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000BaseT(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-TX, 100BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
ModulationDiffers	1024-QAM, 16-QAM, 256-QAM, 64-QAM, 8-QAM, BPSK, OFDM, QPSK	16-QAM, 64-QAM, CCK, DBPSK, DQPSK, OFDM
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit AES	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA2
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	300 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
Design4 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black, White	Stainless steel
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, Power, Yes	No
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC	CE, FCC, RoHS
AntennaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270M: -68dBm@10% PER 130M: -68dBm@10% PER 108M: -68dBm@10% PER 54M: -68dBm@10% PER 11M: -85dBm@8% PER 6M: -88dBm@10% PER 1M: -90dBm@8% PER
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	6 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows Vista Windows 7 Mac Linux	Windows 7(32/64bits), Windows Vista(32/64bits), Windows XP(32/64bits), Windows 2000
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Hom
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 conditions1 differ
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)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	58 mm	133 mm
DepthDiffers	40 mm	121 mm
HeightDiffers	105 mm	22 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Other features1 differ
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	58 x 40 x 105 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power LEDDiffers	Yes	No
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	10/100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
GainKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 dBi
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wireless connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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