Product comparison · 2 console extenders

StarTech.com PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Extender over Cat 5 vs StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA has 9 mm more width than the StarTech.com PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Extender over Cat 5 (34 mm vs 25 mm). The StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA has 23 mm more depth than the StarTech.com PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Extender over Cat 5 (92 mm vs 69 mm). The StarTech.com PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Extender over Cat 5 has 115 g more weight than the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA (180 g vs 65 g). Product colour: Black on the StarTech.com PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Extender over Cat 5, Silver on the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA. Compliance certificates: RoHS on the StarTech.com PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Extender over Cat 5, CE, RoHS on the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA.

Product colour
- PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Extender over Cat 5:Black
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:Silver
Compliance certificates
- PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Extender over Cat 5:RoHS
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:CE, RoHS
Width
- PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Extender over Cat 5:25 mm
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:34 mm
Depth
- PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Extender over Cat 5:69 mm
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:92 mm
Weight
- PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Extender over Cat 5:180 g
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:65 g
Operating temperature (T-T)
- PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Extender over Cat 5:0 - 55 °C
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Extender over Cat 5:-20 - 85 °C
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:0 - 85 °C

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Comparison of PS2UTPEXT, RS232EXTC1GB
35 specifications	A StarTech.com PS/2 Keyboard and Mouse Extender over Cat 5 Model PS2UTPEXT 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 details2 differ
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Console transmitter & receiver
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.23 Mbit/s
Maximum transfer distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000 m
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Cable types supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6
Compliance certificatesDiffers	RoHS	CE, RoHS
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
RS-232 portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
RJ-45 ports quantity	2	2
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	25 mm	34 mm
DepthDiffers	69 mm	92 mm
Height	22 mm	22 mm
WeightDiffers	180 g	65 g
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	57 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	315 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	138 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 kg
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 55 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 85 °C	0 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
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 voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.3 A
Power plug typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Type M
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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