Product comparison · 2 network cards

TP-Link TL-WN781ND(EU) network card Internal WLAN 150 Mbit/s vs TP-Link TL-WN823N(EN) network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s

34specifications compared
17differ
17identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- TL-WN781ND(EU) network card Internal WLAN 150 Mbit/s:PCI Express
- TL-WN823N(EN) network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:USB
Maximum data transfer rate
- TL-WN781ND(EU) network card Internal WLAN 150 Mbit/s:150 Mbit/s
- TL-WN823N(EN) network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rates supported
- TL-WN781ND(EU) network card Internal WLAN 150 Mbit/s:11,54,150 Mbit/s
- TL-WN823N(EN) network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:11,54,300 Mbit/s
Internal
- TL-WN781ND(EU) network card Internal WLAN 150 Mbit/s:Yes
- TL-WN823N(EN) network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:No
Product colour
- TL-WN781ND(EU) network card Internal WLAN 150 Mbit/s:Green
- TL-WN823N(EN) network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Black
Antenna design
- TL-WN781ND(EU) network card Internal WLAN 150 Mbit/s:External
- TL-WN823N(EN) network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:Internal
Width
- TL-WN781ND(EU) network card Internal WLAN 150 Mbit/s:120.8 mm
- TL-WN823N(EN) network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:39 mm
Depth
- TL-WN781ND(EU) network card Internal WLAN 150 Mbit/s:78.5 mm
- TL-WN823N(EN) network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s:18.4 mm

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Comparison of TL-WN781ND(EU), TL-WN823N(EN)
46 specifications	A TP-Link TL-WN781ND(EU) network card Internal WLAN 150 Mbit/s Model TL-WN781ND(EU) View product	B TP-Link TL-WN823N(EN) network card WLAN 300 Mbit/s Model TL-WN823N(EN) View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technology	Wireless	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	USB
Interface	WLAN	WLAN
Network4 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	150 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Networking standards	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	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
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN data transfer rates supportedDiffers	11,54,150 Mbit/s	11,54,300 Mbit/s
Modulation	16-QAM, 64-QAM, CCK, DBPSK, DQPSK, OFDM	16-QAM, 64-QAM, CCK, DBPSK, DQPSK, OFDM
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK	64-bit WEP, 128-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design3 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC/Laptop
Product colourDiffers	Green	Black
Antenna	Yes	Yes
Antenna designDiffers	External	Internal
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	20 dBm
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Status
Operating modes	Infrastructure mode	Infrastructure mode
Antenna direction typeKnown for one	Omni-directional	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	2 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
USB poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, 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, Win
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura
Linux 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%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability compliance	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	120.8 mm	39 mm
DepthDiffers	78.5 mm	18.4 mm
HeightDiffers	21.5 mm	7.87 mm
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	200 mm	138 mm
Package depthDiffers	150 mm	128 mm
Package heightDiffers	39 mm	30 mm
Package weightDiffers	150 g	80 g
Packaging contentidentical
Resource CD	Yes	Yes
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Technical details1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffers	RoHS, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), CE	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHS
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	85176990	85176990

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