Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Brainboxes IS-450 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial vs StarTech.com 8 Port LP PCIe RS-232

13specifications compared
10differ
3identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- IS-450 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:PCI
- 8 Port LP PCIe RS-232:PCIe
Expansion card form factor
- IS-450 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:Full-height / Low-profile
- 8 Port LP PCIe RS-232:Low-profile
Serial ports quantity
- IS-450 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:4
- 8 Port LP PCIe RS-232:8
FIFO (First In, First Out)
- IS-450 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:16 B
- 8 Port LP PCIe RS-232:256 B
Width
- IS-450 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:130 mm
- 8 Port LP PCIe RS-232:18 mm
Depth
- IS-450 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:20 mm
- 8 Port LP PCIe RS-232:175 mm
Height
- IS-450 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:80 mm
- 8 Port LP PCIe RS-232:69 mm
Weight
- IS-450 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:133 g
- 8 Port LP PCIe RS-232:66 g

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Comparison of IS-450, 8 Port LP PCIe RS-232
28 specifications	A Brainboxes IS-450 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial Model IS-450 View product	B StarTech.com 8 Port LP PCIe RS-232 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCIe
Output interface	Serial	Serial
Expansion card form factorDiffers	Full-height / Low-profile	Low-profile
Serial ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Serial interface type	RS-232	RS-232
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
PurposeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Server
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
Product colourKnown for one	Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
FIFO (First In, First Out)Differs	16 B	256 B
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 100 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-60 - 150 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 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
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
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	130 mm	18 mm
DepthDiffers	20 mm	175 mm
HeightDiffers	80 mm	69 mm
WeightDiffers	133 g	66 g
Packaging data1 differ
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package weightDiffers	632 g	551 g
Package widthKnown for one	235 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	170 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	62 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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