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 4-Port USB 2.0-Over-Cat5-or-Cat6 Extender - 130ft (40m) - TAA

32specifications compared
22differ
10identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

The StarTech.com 4-Port USB 2.0-Over-Cat5-or-Cat6 Extender - 130ft (40m) - TAA 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 950 m more maximum transfer distance than the StarTech.com 4-Port USB 2.0-Over-Cat5-or-Cat6 Extender - 130ft (40m) - TAA (1000 m vs 50 m). The StarTech.com 4-Port USB 2.0-Over-Cat5-or-Cat6 Extender - 130ft (40m) - TAA has 18 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 (52 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 4-Port USB 2.0-Over-Cat5-or-Cat6 Extender - 130ft (40m) - TAA. Cable types supported: 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, Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a, Cat6e, Cat7 on the StarTech.com 4-Port USB 2.0-Over-Cat5-or-Cat6 Extender - 130ft (40m) - TAA.

Data transfer rate
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:0.23 Mbit/s
- 4-Port USB 2.0-Over-Cat5-or-Cat6 Extender - 130ft (40m) - TAA:480 Mbit/s
Maximum transfer distance
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:1000 m
- 4-Port USB 2.0-Over-Cat5-or-Cat6 Extender - 130ft (40m) - TAA:50 m
Product colour
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:Silver
- 4-Port USB 2.0-Over-Cat5-or-Cat6 Extender - 130ft (40m) - TAA:Black
Width
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:34 mm
- 4-Port USB 2.0-Over-Cat5-or-Cat6 Extender - 130ft (40m) - TAA:52 mm
Depth
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:92 mm
- 4-Port USB 2.0-Over-Cat5-or-Cat6 Extender - 130ft (40m) - TAA:80 mm
Weight
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:65 g
- 4-Port USB 2.0-Over-Cat5-or-Cat6 Extender - 130ft (40m) - TAA:319 g
Package width
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:57 mm
- 4-Port USB 2.0-Over-Cat5-or-Cat6 Extender - 130ft (40m) - TAA:156 mm
Package depth
- RS232 Serial over Cat5 Extender, 1 km (3300 ft) Range, Plug & Play, No Software, DB9 Serial Extension - TAA:315 mm
- 4-Port USB 2.0-Over-Cat5-or-Cat6 Extender - 130ft (40m) - TAA:234 mm

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Comparison of RS232EXTC1GB, USB2004EXTV
41 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 4-Port USB 2.0-Over-Cat5-or-Cat6 Extender - 130ft (40m) - TAA Model USB2004EXTV View product
Technical details4 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	0.23 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Maximum transfer distanceDiffers	1000 m	50 m
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Cable types supportedDiffers	Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6	Cat5, Cat5e, Cat6, Cat6a, Cat6e, Cat7
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Steel
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Link, Power
Rubber feetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 2.0 Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Mini-USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
RS-232 portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions7 differ
WidthDiffers	34 mm	52 mm
DepthDiffers	92 mm	80 mm
WeightDiffers	65 g	319 g
Package widthDiffers	57 mm	156 mm
Package depthDiffers	315 mm	234 mm
Package heightDiffers	138 mm	68 mm
Package weightDiffers	1 kg	700 g
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 70 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 85 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 95%	0 - 80%
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	Serial	LAN (RJ-45), USB
Power4 differ
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 W
Input currentDiffers	0.055 A	0.4 A
Output voltageDiffers	9 V	5 V
Output currentDiffers	0.3 A	2 A
Power plug typeDiffers	Type M	Type N
Logistics data3 differ
Master (outer) case lengthDiffers	328 mm	412 mm
Master (outer) case heightDiffers	300 mm	264 mm
Products per master (outer) caseDiffers	10 pc(s)	12 pc(s)

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