Product comparison · 2 console extenders

Lindy 150m USB 2.0 Cat.6 Extender vs StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA

22specifications compared
17differ
5identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The Lindy 150m USB 2.0 Cat.6 Extender has 479.77 Mbit/s more data transfer rate than the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA (480 Mbit/s vs 0.23 Mbit/s). The StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA has 850 m more maximum transfer distance than the Lindy 150m USB 2.0 Cat.6 Extender (1000 m vs 150 m). The Lindy 150m USB 2.0 Cat.6 Extender has 33 mm more width than the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA (67 mm vs 34 mm). Product colour: Black on the Lindy 150m USB 2.0 Cat.6 Extender, Silver on the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA. Cable types supported: Cat6 on the Lindy 150m USB 2.0 Cat.6 Extender, Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6 on the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA.

Data transfer rate
- 150m USB 2.0 Cat.6 Extender:480 Mbit/s
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:0.23 Mbit/s
Maximum transfer distance
- 150m USB 2.0 Cat.6 Extender:150 m
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:1000 m
Product colour
- 150m USB 2.0 Cat.6 Extender:Black
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:Silver
Cable types supported
- 150m USB 2.0 Cat.6 Extender:Cat6
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6
Width
- 150m USB 2.0 Cat.6 Extender:67 mm
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:34 mm
Depth
- 150m USB 2.0 Cat.6 Extender:32 mm
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:92 mm
Height
- 150m USB 2.0 Cat.6 Extender:25 mm
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:22 mm
Package width
- 150m USB 2.0 Cat.6 Extender:220 mm
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:57 mm

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Comparison of 43391, RS232EXTC1GB
42 specifications	A Lindy 150m USB 2.0 Cat.6 Extender Model 43391 View product	B StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA Model RS232EXTC1GB View product
Technical details5 differ
Type	Console transmitter & receiver	Console transmitter & receiver
Data transfer rateDiffers	480 Mbit/s	0.23 Mbit/s
Maximum transfer distanceDiffers	150 m	1000 m
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Cable types supportedDiffers	Cat6	Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6
Compliance certificatesDiffers	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), REACH, RoHS	CE, RoHS
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Housing materialKnown for one	Metal	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Activity, Power	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
RS-232 portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
RJ-45 ports quantity	2	2
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 Type-B ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions7 differ
WidthDiffers	67 mm	34 mm
DepthDiffers	32 mm	92 mm
HeightDiffers	25 mm	22 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 g
Package widthDiffers	220 mm	57 mm
Package depthDiffers	194 mm	315 mm
Package heightDiffers	60 mm	138 mm
Package weightDiffers	600 g	1 kg
Transmitter weightKnown for one	84 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Receiver weightKnown for one	84 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	0 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	0 - 95%
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial
Manual	Yes	Yes
Power2 differ
Input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Input currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.055 A
Output voltageDiffers	5 V	9 V
Output currentDiffers	3 A	0.3 A
Power plug typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Type M
Power source typeKnown for one	DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	326 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	328 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 mm
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 pc(s)

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