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Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Acer Connect M4E - 20GB vs TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 1identical
  • 51known for one product only

Key differences

The TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz has 4 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the Acer Connect M4E - 20GB (4 vs 0). The TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz has 4 mm more depth than the Acer Connect M4E - 20GB (144 mm vs 140 mm). The TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz has 15.9 mm more height than the Acer Connect M4E - 20GB (35 mm vs 19.1 mm). Only the TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz has Ethernet WAN. Only the TP-Link Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz has Ethernet LAN.

  • Ethernet WAN
    • No
    • Yes
  • Top Wi-Fi standard
    • Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
    • Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
  • Ethernet LAN
    • No
    • Yes
  • Ethernet LAN interface type
    • Not available
    • Fast Ethernet
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 0
    • 4
  • USB port
    • Yes
    • No
  • Product type
    • Portable router
    • Tabletop router
  • Antenna design
    • Internal
    • External

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68 specifications
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Acer

Connect M4E - 20GBView product
B

TP-Link

Archer A2 wireless router Fast Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

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WAN connection1 differ
Ethernet WANDiffersNoYes
DSL WANKnown for oneNo
SIM card slotKnown for oneNo
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for oneNo
WAN connection typeKnown for oneRJ-45
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Wi-Fi bandDual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one733 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN data transfer rate (first band)Known for one300 Mbit/s
WLAN data transfer rate (second band)Known for one433 Mbit/s
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANDiffersNoYes
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffersNot availableFast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100 Mbit/s
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for oneYes
Number of guest networks (2.4 GHz)Known for one1
Number of guest networks (5 GHz)Known for one1
Maximum Tx power (2.4 GHz)Known for one20 dBmW
Maximum Tx power (5 GHz)Known for one23 dBmW
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one5GHz: 11a 54M: -76dBm; 11ac VHT20 MCS8: -71dBm; 11ac VHT40 MCS9: -66dBm; 11ac VHT80 MCS9: -62dBm 2.4GHz: 11g 54M: -76dBm11n; HT20 MCS7: -73dBm; 11n HT40 MCS7: -71dBm
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers04
USB portDiffersYesNo
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one1
USB charging portKnown for oneYes
Management featuresidentical
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
WPS push buttonKnown for oneYes
MIMOKnown for oneYes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for oneWEP, WPA, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2, WPA2-Enterprise
FirewallKnown for oneYes
Firewall securityKnown for oneSPI Firewall, Access Control, IP & MAC Binding Application Layer Gateway
NAT functionalityKnown for oneVirtual Server Port Forwarding Auto-Discovery DMZ UPnP
Protocolsidentical
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Design1 differ
Product typeDiffersPortable routerTabletop router
International Protection (IP) codeKnown for oneIP68
Built-in displayKnown for oneYes
TouchscreenKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneLAN (RJ-45)
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneFCC, CE, RoHS
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffersInternalExternal
Antennas quantityKnown for one3
Antenna typeKnown for one2x2
Power1 differ
Power source typeDiffersBatteryAC, DC
Output voltageKnown for one9 V
Output currentKnown for one0.6 A
Battery life (max)Known for one28 h
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 80%10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 45 °C0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-10 - 60 °C-40 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers140 mm144 mm
HeightDiffers19.1 mm35 mm
WidthDiffers86 mm230 mm
WeightKnown for one295 g
Mobile networkidentical
Mobile network generationKnown for one5G
4G standardKnown for oneLTE-TDD & LTE-FDD
5G standardKnown for oneNR
SIM card typeKnown for oneNanoSIM + eSIM
Batteryidentical
Battery capacityKnown for one8000 mAh
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneMediaTek
Processor modelKnown for oneMediaTek MT8791
Processor frequencyKnown for one2400 MHz
Processor coresKnown for one8
Internal memoryKnown for one20480 MB
Internal memory typeKnown for oneLPDDR4X
Flash memoryKnown for one8192 MB

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