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StarTech.com Virtual 7.1 USB Stereo Audio Adapter External Sound Card vs StarTech.com Sound Adapter Card

15specifications compared
12differ
3identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Internal
- Virtual 7.1 USB Stereo Audio Adapter External Sound Card:No
- Sound Adapter Card:Yes
Audio output channels
- Virtual 7.1 USB Stereo Audio Adapter External Sound Card:7.1 channels
- Sound Adapter Card:5.1 channels
Host interface
- Virtual 7.1 USB Stereo Audio Adapter External Sound Card:USB
- Sound Adapter Card:PCI
Headphone outputs
- Virtual 7.1 USB Stereo Audio Adapter External Sound Card:1
- Sound Adapter Card:5
Certification
- Virtual 7.1 USB Stereo Audio Adapter External Sound Card:CE
- Sound Adapter Card:RoHS, CE, FCC
Weight
- Virtual 7.1 USB Stereo Audio Adapter External Sound Card:14 g
- Sound Adapter Card:60 g
Depth
- Virtual 7.1 USB Stereo Audio Adapter External Sound Card:57 mm
- Sound Adapter Card:121 mm
Width
- Virtual 7.1 USB Stereo Audio Adapter External Sound Card:25.4 mm
- Sound Adapter Card:18 mm

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Comparison of ICUSBAUDIO7, Sound Adapter Card
26 specifications	A StarTech.com Virtual 7.1 USB Stereo Audio Adapter External Sound Card Model ICUSBAUDIO7 View product	B StarTech.com Sound Adapter Card View product
Audio2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Audio qualityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 bit
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	USB	PCI
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	5
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
CertificationDiffers	CE	RoHS, CE, FCC
Remote control includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
ChipsetKnown for one	C-Media CM108	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions7 differ
WeightDiffers	14 g	60 g
DepthDiffers	57 mm	121 mm
WidthDiffers	25.4 mm	18 mm
HeightDiffers	14 mm	80 mm
Package widthDiffers	146 mm	31 mm
Package heightDiffers	31 mm	142 mm
Package weightDiffers	82 g	340 g
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista
Audio system maximum sampling rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	96 kHz
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Ba	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	REACH, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source

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