Product comparison · 2 network cards

TP-Link TL-WDN3800 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s vs TP-Link TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s

22specifications compared
11differ
11identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- TL-WDN3800 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:PCI Express
- TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:USB
Wi-Fi band
- TL-WDN3800 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Frequency range
- TL-WDN3800 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:2.4 - 5.825 GHz
- TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
WLAN data transfer rates supported
- TL-WDN3800 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:11,54,300 Mbit/s
- TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:150,300 Mbit/s
Internal
- TL-WDN3800 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Yes
- TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:No
Product colour
- TL-WDN3800 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Green
- TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Black

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Comparison of TL-WDN3800, TL-WN8200ND
52 specifications	A TP-Link TL-WDN3800 network card Internal WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model TL-WDN3800 View product	B TP-Link TL-WN8200ND network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model TL-WN8200ND View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technology	Wireless	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	USB
Interface	WLAN	WLAN
Network6 differ
Maximum data transfer rate	300 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Frequency rangeDiffers	2.4 - 5.825 GHz	2.4 - 2.4835 GHz
Top Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	11,54,300 Mbit/s	150,300 Mbit/s
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, 802.1x RADIUS, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS
Ethernet LANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
ModulationKnown for one	16-QAM, 64-QAM, CCK, DBPSK, DQPSK, OFDM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Green	Black
Antenna	Yes	Yes
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Antenna connector type	RP-SMA	RP-SMA
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	5 dBi
Transmitting power (CE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 dBm
Transmitting power (FCC)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	27 dBm
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operating modesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Infrastructure mode
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	270M_2.4GHz: -70dBm@10% PER 195M_2.4GHz: -71dBm@10% PER 130M_2.4GHz: -74dBm@10% PER 54M_2.4GHz: -79dBm@10% PER 11M_2.4GHz: -87dBm@8% PER 6M_2.4GHz: -94dBm@10% PER 1M_2.4GHz: -99dBm@8% PER 270M_5GHz: -67dBm@10% PER 195M_5GHz: -70dBm@10% PER 130M_5GHz: -73dBm@10% PER 54M_5GHz: -79dBm@10% PER 6M_5GHz:	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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 Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi	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 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Wind
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90.8 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60.8 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24.5 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	250 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Resource CDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Technical details1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffers	RoHS	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHS
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Other featuresidentical
GainKnown for one	2 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Detachable antenna(s)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	300, 54, 11Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source

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