Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

MSI Wireless Combo Kit vs MSI Wireless Starter Kit

16specifications compared
9differ
7identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Certification
- Wireless Combo Kit:FCC, CE, DGT
- Wireless Starter Kit:FCC, CE
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- Wireless Combo Kit:5 - 90%
- Wireless Starter Kit:10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Wireless Combo Kit:0 - 50 °C
- Wireless Starter Kit:0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- Wireless Combo Kit:-20 - 70 °C
- Wireless Starter Kit:-40 - 70 °C
Compatible operating systems
- Wireless Combo Kit:Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE
- Wireless Starter Kit:Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
Indoor range
- Wireless Combo Kit:35 - 100 m
- Wireless Starter Kit:100m
Maximum data transfer rate
- Wireless Combo Kit:0.054 Gbit/s
- Wireless Starter Kit:54 Gbit/s
Outdoor range
- Wireless Combo Kit:100 - 300 m
- Wireless Starter Kit:300m

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Comparison of Wireless Combo Kit, Wireless Starter Kit
30 specifications	A MSI Wireless Combo Kit View product	B MSI Wireless Starter Kit View product
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Channels quantity	13 channels	13 channels
Networkidentical
Supports ISDN connection	No	No
Receiver sensitivityKnown for one	802.11b-80 dBm@8%, 802.11g-68 dBm@5%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	WPA, WPA2	Unknown — not stated by the source
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colour	Black	Black
Indication light	Yes	Yes
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	FCC, CE, DGT	FCC, CE
Antennaidentical
Antenna gain level (max)Known for one	2 dBi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 90%	10 - 90%
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Other features5 differ
BandwidthKnown for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/2000/ME/98SE	Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	137 x 96 x 35 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Indoor rangeDiffers	35 - 100 m	100m
InterfaceKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	0.054 Gbit/s	54 Gbit/s
Outdoor rangeDiffers	100 - 300 m	300m
Power requirementsDiffers	7.5V DC	9V @ 0.8A
xDSL connection	No	No
Output power descriptionKnown for one	CCK=17±n dBm, OFDM=13.5±m dBm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2400 - 2483.5 MHz
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/3/2/1 Mbit/s
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP

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