Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

NETGEAR N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black vs NETGEAR R7000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz

23specifications compared
11differ
12identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Wi-Fi band
- N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Single-band (2.4 GHz)
- R7000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
WLAN data transfer rate (max)
- N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:450 Mbit/s
- R7000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:1300 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:4
- R7000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:5
Security algorithms
- N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:WPA, WPA2, WPA2-PSK, WPS
- R7000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:WPA, WPA2-PSK
Antenna design
- N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:Internal
- R7000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:External
Depth
- N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:93 mm
- R7000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:184.5 mm
Height
- N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:259 mm
- R7000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:50 mm
Weight
- N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black:590 g
- R7000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz:750 g

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Comparison of N450, R7000
55 specifications	A NETGEAR N450 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Single-band (2.4 GHz) Black Model N450 View product	B NETGEAR R7000 wireless router Gigabit Ethernet Dual-band (2.4 GHz Model R7000 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 bandDiffers	Single-band (2.4 GHz)	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rate (max)Differs	450 Mbit/s	1300 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Mobile networkidentical
3GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
4GKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	5
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
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
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antenna1 differ
Antenna designDiffers	Internal	External
Antennas quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Poweridentical
Power source typeKnown for one	DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	93 mm	184.5 mm
HeightDiffers	259 mm	50 mm
WeightDiffers	590 g	750 g
WidthDiffers	165 mm	285 mm
Featuresidentical
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 MHz
Processor coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 MB
Other featuresidentical
Frequency bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 & 5
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internet Explorer 5.0, Firefox 2.0, Safari 1.4, Google Chrome 11.0
USB ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	600,1300 Mbit/s
xDSL connectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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