Product comparison · 2 console extenders

StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA vs StarTech.com USB PS2 KVM Console Extender Cat5 Extender - 500 ft

23specifications compared
17differ
6identical
14known 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 850 m more maximum transfer distance than the StarTech.com USB PS2 KVM Console Extender Cat5 Extender - 500 ft (1000 m vs 150 m). The StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA has 1 more RJ-45 ports quantity than the StarTech.com USB PS2 KVM Console Extender Cat5 Extender - 500 ft (2 vs 1). The StarTech.com USB PS2 KVM Console Extender Cat5 Extender - 500 ft has 121 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 (155 mm vs 34 mm). Product colour: Silver on the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA, Black on the StarTech.com USB PS2 KVM Console Extender Cat5 Extender - 500 ft. Compliance certificates: CE, RoHS on the StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA, RoHS on the StarTech.com USB PS2 KVM Console Extender Cat5 Extender - 500 ft.

Maximum transfer distance
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:1000 m
- USB PS2 KVM Console Extender Cat5 Extender - 500 ft:150 m
Product colour
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:Silver
- USB PS2 KVM Console Extender Cat5 Extender - 500 ft:Black
Compliance certificates
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:CE, RoHS
- USB PS2 KVM Console Extender Cat5 Extender - 500 ft:RoHS
RJ-45 ports quantity
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:2
- USB PS2 KVM Console Extender Cat5 Extender - 500 ft:1
Width
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:34 mm
- USB PS2 KVM Console Extender Cat5 Extender - 500 ft:155 mm
Depth
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:92 mm
- USB PS2 KVM Console Extender Cat5 Extender - 500 ft:75 mm
Height
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:22 mm
- USB PS2 KVM Console Extender Cat5 Extender - 500 ft:20 mm
Weight
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:65 g
- USB PS2 KVM Console Extender Cat5 Extender - 500 ft:299 g

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Comparison of RS232EXTC1GB, SV565UTP
37 specifications	A StarTech.com RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA Model RS232EXTC1GB View product	B StarTech.com USB PS2 KVM Console Extender Cat5 Extender - 500 ft Model SV565UTP View product
Technical details3 differ
Type	Console transmitter & receiver	Console transmitter & receiver
Data transfer rateKnown for one	0.23 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum transfer distanceDiffers	1000 m	150 m
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Cable types supportedKnown for one	Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance certificatesDiffers	CE, RoHS	RoHS
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rubber feetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
RS-232 portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
RJ-45 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
DC-in jack	Yes	Yes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
KVM switch ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions8 differ
WidthDiffers	34 mm	155 mm
DepthDiffers	92 mm	75 mm
HeightDiffers	22 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	65 g	299 g
Package widthDiffers	57 mm	85 mm
Package depthDiffers	315 mm	294 mm
Package heightDiffers	138 mm	243 mm
Package weightDiffers	1 kg	1.6 kg
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 70 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 85 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 95%	0 - 80%
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter included	Yes	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Serial	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manual	Yes	Yes
Power2 differ
Input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	110 - 240 V
Input currentKnown for one	0.055 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltage	9 V	9 V
Output currentDiffers	0.3 A	0.6 A
Power plug type	Type M	Type M
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	326 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	328 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	300 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	10 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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