Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Brainboxes 1 Port RS232 ExpressCard vs StarTech.com 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter

5specifications compared
5differ
0identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 1 Port RS232 ExpressCard:USB
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:PCIe
Width
- 1 Port RS232 ExpressCard:34 mm
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:18 mm
Depth
- 1 Port RS232 ExpressCard:100 mm
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:85 mm
Height
- 1 Port RS232 ExpressCard:19 mm
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:120 mm
Weight
- 1 Port RS232 ExpressCard:32 g
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:48 g

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Comparison of 1 Port RS232 ExpressCard, PEX1394B3
38 specifications	A Brainboxes 1 Port RS232 ExpressCard View product	B StarTech.com 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter Model PEX1394B3 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	USB	PCIe
Output interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Firewire 800 / 400
Expansion card standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCIe 1.1
FireWire 400 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
FireWire 800 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Green
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	149905 h
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Texas Instruments - XIO2213B
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 Gbit/s
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7,
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, 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, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, RoHS
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	34 mm	18 mm
DepthDiffers	100 mm	85 mm
HeightDiffers	19 mm	120 mm
WeightDiffers	32 g	48 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FireWire
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	213 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	212 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	355 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	681 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	317 mm
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	3.3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	1 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	30 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP, Server, Vista 32/64	Unknown — not stated by the source

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