Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

NETGEAR N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black vs NETGEAR R6100 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black

22specifications compared
11differ
11identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:450 Mbit/s
- R6100 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN interface type
- N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Gigabit Ethernet
- R6100 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates
- N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- R6100 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:10/100/1000Base-T(X)
- R6100 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:10/100Base-T(X)
Security algorithms
- N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:WPA, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS
- R6100 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:WPA, WPA2-PSK
Depth
- N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:93 mm
- R6100 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:170 mm
Height
- N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:259 mm
- R6100 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:60 mm
Weight
- N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:590 g
- R6100 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black:322 g

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Comparison of N450, R6100
47 specifications	A NETGEAR N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model N450 View product	B NETGEAR R6100 wireless router Fast Ethernet Black Model R6100 View product
WAN connectionidentical
DSL WANKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SIM card slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
3G/4G USB modem compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wireless LAN features2 differ
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	450 Mbit/s	300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
Network4 differ
Ethernet LAN interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100/1000Base-T(X)	10/100Base-T(X)
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management featuresidentical
WPS push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
Security algorithmsDiffers	WPA, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS	WPA, WPA2-PSK
FirewallKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DoS attack preventionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network address translation (NAT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product typeKnown for one	Tabletop router	Unknown — not stated by the source
Indication lightKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antennaidentical
Antenna designKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	93 mm	170 mm
HeightDiffers	259 mm	60 mm
WeightDiffers	590 g	322 g
WidthDiffers	165 mm	180 mm
Other featuresidentical
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
Bandwidth (second)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GHz
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

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