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ATEN 2 x 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Sharing Switch vs StarTech.com 2 Port 2-to-1 USB 3.0 Peripheral Sharing Switch – USB Powered

10specifications compared
6differ
4identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The ATEN 2 x 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Sharing Switch has 10 - 80% more operating relative humidity (H-H) than the StarTech.com 2 Port 2-to-1 USB 3.0 Peripheral Sharing Switch – USB Powered (10 - 80% vs 0 - 80%). The StarTech.com 2 Port 2-to-1 USB 3.0 Peripheral Sharing Switch – USB Powered has 12.5 mm more width than the ATEN 2 x 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Sharing Switch (69 mm vs 56.5 mm). The ATEN 2 x 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Sharing Switch has 103 mm more depth than the StarTech.com 2 Port 2-to-1 USB 3.0 Peripheral Sharing Switch – USB Powered (145 mm vs 42 mm). LED indicators: Power, Selected on the ATEN 2 x 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Sharing Switch, Yes on the StarTech.com 2 Port 2-to-1 USB 3.0 Peripheral Sharing Switch – USB Powered.

LED indicators
- 2 x 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Sharing Switch:Power, Selected
- 2 Port 2-to-1 USB 3.0 Peripheral Sharing Switch – USB Powered:Yes
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 2 x 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Sharing Switch:10 - 80%
- 2 Port 2-to-1 USB 3.0 Peripheral Sharing Switch – USB Powered:0 - 80%
Width
- 2 x 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Sharing Switch:56.5 mm
- 2 Port 2-to-1 USB 3.0 Peripheral Sharing Switch – USB Powered:69 mm
Depth
- 2 x 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Sharing Switch:145 mm
- 2 Port 2-to-1 USB 3.0 Peripheral Sharing Switch – USB Powered:42 mm
Height
- 2 x 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Sharing Switch:15.2 mm
- 2 Port 2-to-1 USB 3.0 Peripheral Sharing Switch – USB Powered:22 mm
Weight
- 2 x 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Sharing Switch:77 g
- 2 Port 2-to-1 USB 3.0 Peripheral Sharing Switch – USB Powered:40 g

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Comparison of US4324, USB221SS
29 specifications	A ATEN 2 x 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Sharing Switch Model US4324 View product	B StarTech.com 2 Port 2-to-1 USB 3.0 Peripheral Sharing Switch – USB Powered Model USB221SS View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Host interfaceKnown for one	USB Type-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output interfaceKnown for one	USB Type-A/USB Type-C	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Host ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Remote control port typeKnown for one	USB Type-C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	5 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Remote control functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Remote control includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsDiffers	Power, Selected	Yes
Hot-Plug supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power connectorKnown for one	USB Type-C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Push buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power sourceKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 80%	0 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	56.5 mm	69 mm
DepthDiffers	145 mm	42 mm
HeightDiffers	15.2 mm	22 mm
WeightDiffers	77 g	40 g
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB Type-A - USB Type-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	20 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	229 g

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