Product comparison · 2 network cards

TP-Link TL-PA210KIT Ethernet 200 Mbit/s vs TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express WiFi Adapter with low profile bracket

27specifications compared
16differ
11identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- TL-PA210KIT Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:Wired
- 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express WiFi Adapter with low profile bracket:Wireless
Host interface
- TL-PA210KIT Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:PowerPlug
- 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express WiFi Adapter with low profile bracket:PCI Express
Interface
- TL-PA210KIT Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:Ethernet
- 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express WiFi Adapter with low profile bracket:WLAN
Maximum data transfer rate
- TL-PA210KIT Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:200 Mbit/s
- 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express WiFi Adapter with low profile bracket:300 Mbit/s
Internal
- TL-PA210KIT Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:No
- 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express WiFi Adapter with low profile bracket:Yes
Component for
- TL-PA210KIT Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:PC/Laptop
- 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express WiFi Adapter with low profile bracket:PC
Product colour
- TL-PA210KIT Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:White
- 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express WiFi Adapter with low profile bracket:Green
LED indicators
- TL-PA210KIT Ethernet 200 Mbit/s:LAN, Power, Yes
- 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express WiFi Adapter with low profile bracket:Yes

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of TL-PA210KIT, TL-WN881ND
58 specifications	A TP-Link TL-PA210KIT Ethernet 200 Mbit/s Model TL-PA210KIT View product	B TP-Link 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Express WiFi Adapter with low profile bracket Model TL-WN881ND View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PowerPlug	PCI Express
InterfaceDiffers	Ethernet	WLAN
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	200 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	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
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	11,54,150,300 Mbit/s
ModulationDiffers	OFDM	16-QAM, 64-QAM, DBPSK, DQPSK, OFDM
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit AES	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100BaseT(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	100BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design4 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Component forDiffers	PC/Laptop	PC
Product colourDiffers	White	Green
AntennaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Antenna connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RP-SMA
LED indicatorsDiffers	LAN, Power, Yes	Yes
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270M: -68dBm@10% 130M: -68dBm@10% 108M: -73dBm@10% 54M: -73dBm@10% 11M: -89dBm@8% 6M: -87dBm@10% 1M: -90dBm@8%
Certification	CE, FCC	CE, FCC
System requirements1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2003 Windows Vista Windows 7 Mac OS Linux	Windows 7 (32/64-bits) Windows Vista (32/64-bits) Windows XP (32/64-bits)
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	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)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 90%	5 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	56 mm	120.8 mm
DepthDiffers	30 mm	78.5 mm
HeightDiffers	93 mm	21.5 mm
WeightKnown for one	103 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	170 g
Packaging contentidentical
Manual	Yes	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	LAN (RJ-45)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Other features1 differ
GainKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 dBi
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	PowerPlug	PCI-E x1
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operating temperature (T-T)	32 - 104 °F	32 - 104 °F
Power LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	10/100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Indoor rangeKnown for one	300m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More network card comparisons

All network card comparisons