Product comparison · 2 network cards

TP-Link PCMCIA N 300 vs TP-Link TL-WN781ND network card Internal WLAN 150 Mbit/s

14specifications compared
5differ
9identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- PCMCIA N 300:CardBus
- TL-WN781ND network card Internal WLAN 150 Mbit/s:PCI Express
Maximum data transfer rate
- PCMCIA N 300:300 Mbit/s
- TL-WN781ND network card Internal WLAN 150 Mbit/s:150 Mbit/s
Product colour
- PCMCIA N 300:Black
- TL-WN781ND network card Internal WLAN 150 Mbit/s:Green
Storage relative humidity (H-H)
- PCMCIA N 300:5 - 95%
- TL-WN781ND network card Internal WLAN 150 Mbit/s:5 - 90%

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Comparison of PCMCIA N 300, TL-WN781ND
46 specifications	A TP-Link PCMCIA N 300 View product	B TP-Link TL-WN781ND network card Internal WLAN 150 Mbit/s Model TL-WN781ND View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technology	Wireless	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	CardBus	PCI Express
Interface	WLAN	WLAN
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	300 Mbit/s	150 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi band	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Frequency range	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11,54,150 Mbit/s
ModulationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16-QAM, 64-QAM, CCK, DBPSK, DQPSK, OFDM
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11n	Unknown — not stated by the source
BandwidthKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	Green
AntennaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Antenna direction typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Omni-directional
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 dBi
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Atheros
Operating modesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Infrastructure mode
Component forKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterpris
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Vista	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 - 95%	5 - 90%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120.8 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	78.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21.5 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	39 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 g
Packaging contentidentical
Resource CDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), CE
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Other featuresidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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