Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Axagon PCMCIA CardBus 2x1394a + 2xUSB2.0 vs StarTech.com 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports

9specifications compared
8differ
1identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- PCMCIA CardBus 2x1394a + 2xUSB2.0:CardBus
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:PCIe
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- PCMCIA CardBus 2x1394a + 2xUSB2.0:2
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:3
Chipset
- PCMCIA CardBus 2x1394a + 2xUSB2.0:VIA VT6212 + VT6306
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:NEC D72874
Width
- PCMCIA CardBus 2x1394a + 2xUSB2.0:122 mm
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:19 mm
Depth
- PCMCIA CardBus 2x1394a + 2xUSB2.0:54 mm
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:90 mm
Height
- PCMCIA CardBus 2x1394a + 2xUSB2.0:21 mm
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:70 mm
Weight
- PCMCIA CardBus 2x1394a + 2xUSB2.0:55 g
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:60 g

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Comparison of PCMCIA CardBus 2x1394a + 2xUSB2.0, PEX13943
33 specifications	A Axagon PCMCIA CardBus 2x1394a + 2xUSB2.0 View product	B StarTech.com 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports Model PEX13943 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	CardBus	PCIe
Output interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 1394/Firewire
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	3
Internal FireWire ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	VIA VT6212 + VT6306	NEC D72874
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.4 Gbit/s
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Warranty periodKnown for one	3 year(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	122 mm	19 mm
DepthDiffers	54 mm	90 mm
HeightDiffers	21 mm	70 mm
WeightDiffers	55 g	60 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	68 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	172 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 g
Logistics dataidentical
Case or master carton quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 pc(s)
Other features1 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	MS Windows 98SE/ME/2000 MS Windows XP/XP(64-bit) MS Windows 2003 Server MS Windows Vista/Vista (64-bit) Apple MacOS 10.2.x	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, Mac OS X+
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 1394/1394a / OHCI
Package lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.77 mm
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400000 kbits/s
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	5V, 2A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-10 - 85 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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