Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Brainboxes IX-100 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial vs StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express SATA 6 Gbps eSATA Controller Card - Dual Port PCIe x1 SATA III Adapter with Configurable Internal/External Connectivity

4specifications compared
2differ
2identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Output interface
- IX-100 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:Serial
- 2 Port PCI Express SATA 6 Gbps eSATA Controller Card - Dual Port PCIe x1 SATA III Adapter with Configurable Internal/External Connectivity:SATA

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Comparison of IX-100, PEXESAT322I
41 specifications	A Brainboxes IX-100 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial Model IX-100 View product	B StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express SATA 6 Gbps eSATA Controller Card - Dual Port PCIe x1 SATA III Adapter with Configurable Internal/External Connectivity Model PEXESAT322I View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interface	PCIe	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	Serial	SATA
SATA revisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Port multiplierKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion card form factorKnown for one	Full-height / Low-profile	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial interface typeKnown for one	RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, REACH
Product colourKnown for one	Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASMedia - ASM1061
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
Native Command Queuing (NCQ)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	16 B	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 85%
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 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	92 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	121 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 g
Packaging dataidentical
QuantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
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	216 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	36 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	152 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	40 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	451 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	379 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	325 mm

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