Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Brainboxes IS-250 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial vs StarTech.com 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART

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  • 13specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 4identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • Output interface
    • IS-250 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:Serial
    • 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:Parallel, Serial
  • Expansion card form factor
    • IS-250 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:Full-height / Low-profile
    • 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:Full-height
  • Product colour
    • IS-250 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:Green
    • 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:Multicolour
  • FIFO (First In, First Out)
    • IS-250 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:16 B
    • 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:256 B
  • Package width
    • IS-250 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:150 mm
    • 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:145 mm
  • Package depth
    • IS-250 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:40 mm
    • 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:210 mm
  • Package height
    • IS-250 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:45 mm
    • 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:40 mm
  • Package weight
    • IS-250 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:133 g
    • 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:240 g

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Comparison of IS-250, PCI2S2PMC
36 specifications
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Output interfaceDiffersSerialParallel, Serial
Expansion card form factorDiffersFull-height / Low-profileFull-height
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
External mini-SAS portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersGreenMulticolour
Features1 differ
ChipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMoschip MS9865IV-AA(2P) SystemBase SB10C1052PCI(2S) Pericom PI7C8140A
FIFO (First In, First Out)Differs16 B256 B
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 bit
Supports EPP and ECPKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 85 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-45 - 150 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 60%
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Ba
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source19 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source133 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source89 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers150 mm145 mm
Package depthDiffers40 mm210 mm
Package heightDiffers45 mm40 mm
Package weightDiffers133 g240 g
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 Mbit/s
Ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Connectivity technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWired
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 7 (32/64bit)/ Vista(32/64)/ XP(32/64)/ 2000/ NT 4.0/ DOS 6.2, Windows Server 2003(32/64), Linux 2.6.x
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo

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