Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

MSI Wireless Starter Kit vs NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless Cable Router with 4-port Switch & 802.11g 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- Wireless Starter Kit:Black
- 54 Mbps Wireless Cable Router with 4-port Switch & 802.11g 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter:Silver
Maximum data transfer rate
- Wireless Starter Kit:54 Gbit/s
- 54 Mbps Wireless Cable Router with 4-port Switch & 802.11g 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter:0.054 Gbit/s
xDSL connection
- Wireless Starter Kit:No
- 54 Mbps Wireless Cable Router with 4-port Switch & 802.11g 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter:Yes

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Comparison of Wireless Starter Kit, 54 Mbps Wireless Cable Router with 4-port Switch & 802.11g 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter
26 specifications	A MSI Wireless Starter Kit View product	B NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless Cable Router with 4-port Switch & 802.11g 54 Mbps Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter View product
Wireless LAN featuresidentical
Channels quantityKnown for one	13 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	TCP/IP, PPPoE, DHCP, ICMP, NAT, SNTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98/ME/2000/XP/Vista	Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP, Vista
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2400 - 2483.5 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Indoor rangeKnown for one	100m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	54 Gbit/s	0.054 Gbit/s
Outdoor rangeKnown for one	300m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	9V @ 0.8A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	48/36/24/18/12/11/9/6/5.5/3/2/1 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
xDSL connectionDiffers	No	Yes
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DSL featuresidentical
ADSLKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management featuresidentical
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WEP, WPA
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Smart Wizard Install Assistant

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