Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Buffalo N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz vs NETGEAR N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black

23specifications compared
8differ
15identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
- N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Depth
- N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:185 mm
- N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:93 mm
Height
- N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:200 mm
- N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:259 mm
Weight
- N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:520 g
- N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:590 g
Width
- N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:28 mm
- N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:165 mm

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Comparison of N900, N450
55 specifications	A Buffalo N900 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model N900 View product	B NETGEAR N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model N450 View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
SIM card slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Wi-Fi bandDiffers	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Single-band (2.4 GHz)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
4GKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Management featuresidentical
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, WPA-AES, WPA-PSK, WPA-TKIP, WPA2-AES, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-TKIP	WPA, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Tabletop router
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Indication lightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LAN (RJ-45)
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton ConnectSafe	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	23 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	185 mm	93 mm
HeightDiffers	200 mm	259 mm
WeightDiffers	520 g	590 g
WidthDiffers	28 mm	165 mm
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
USB ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	450 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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