Product comparison · 2 network cards

TP-Link N600 WLAN 300 Mbit/s vs TP-Link TL-PA250KIT Ethernet 200 Mbit/s

21specifications compared
11differ
10identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- N600 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Wireless
- TL-PA250KIT Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:Wired
Host interface
- N600 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:USB
- TL-PA250KIT Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:PowerPlug
Interface
- N600 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:WLAN
- TL-PA250KIT Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:Ethernet
Maximum data transfer rate
- N600 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:300 Mbit/s
- TL-PA250KIT Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:200 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi
- N600 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Yes
- TL-PA250KIT Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:No
Width
- N600 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:86.5 mm
- TL-PA250KIT Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:58 mm
Depth
- N600 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:24 mm
- TL-PA250KIT Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:43 mm
Height
- N600 WLAN 300 Mbit/s:10 mm
- TL-PA250KIT Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:110 mm

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Comparison of N600, TL-PA250KIT
48 specifications	A TP-Link N600 WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model N600 View product	B TP-Link TL-PA250KIT Ethernet 200 Mbit/s Model TL-PA250KIT View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wireless	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	USB	PowerPlug
InterfaceDiffers	WLAN	Ethernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network5 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	300 Mbit/s	200 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
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 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100BaseT(X)
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
ModulationDiffers	16-QAM, 64-QAM, CCK, DBPSK, DQPSK, OFDM	OFDM
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	128-bit AES
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 m
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	11,54,300 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN, Power
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	270M_2.4GHz: -70dBm@10% PER 130M_2.4GHz: -70dBm@10% PER 54M_2.4GHz: -76dBm@10% PER 11M_2.4GHz: -86dBm@8% PER 6M_2.4GHz: -91dBm@10% PER 1M_2.4GHz: -97dBm@8% PER 270M_5GHz: -66dBm@10% PER 130M_5GHz: -69dBm@10% PER 54M_5GHz: -76dBm@10% PER 6M_5GHz: -90dBm@10% PER	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 W
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows Vista Windows 7 Mac Linux
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical drive requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	86.5 mm	58 mm
DepthDiffers	24 mm	43 mm
HeightDiffers	10 mm	110 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Connector(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45, EU
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 - 104 °F
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Mbit/s
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Windows 7(32/64bits), Windows Vista(32/64bits), Windows XP(32/64bits)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless connectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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