Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Buffalo N600 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black vs Linksys X1000 wireless router Black

15specifications compared
5differ
10identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi standards
- N600 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
- X1000 wireless router Black:Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- N600 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:4
- X1000 wireless router Black:3
Antenna design
- N600 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:External
- X1000 wireless router Black:Internal
USB ports quantity
- N600 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:1
- X1000 wireless router Black:0
xDSL connection
- N600 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black:No
- X1000 wireless router Black:Yes

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Comparison of N600, X1000
47 specifications	A Buffalo N600 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Black Model N600 View product	B Linksys X1000 wireless router Black Model X1000 View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wireless LAN features1 differ
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Known for one	600 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n	Unknown — not stated by the source
VPN supportKnown for one	VPN Pass Through	Unknown — not stated by the source
DSL featuresidentical
Internal modemKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
ADSL2+Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	3
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	WiFi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffers	External	Internal
Featuresidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	13.2 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	35.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	165.1 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	331.1 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
WidthKnown for one	157.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
BandwidthKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7 (32/64-bit), Windows Vista (32/64-bit), Windows XP, Mac OS X 10.4-10.7	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connector typeKnown for one	USB Type-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB ports quantityDiffers	1	0
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	300,600 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connectionDiffers	No	Yes
Mobile network connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Bandwidth (first)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
4GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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