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Brainboxes PX-101 interface cards/adapter vs StarTech.com 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART

10specifications compared
7differ
3identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Certification
- PX-101 interface cards/adapter:ROHS, CE
- 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:CE, FCC, RoSH
Width
- PX-101 interface cards/adapter:110 mm
- 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:120 mm
Depth
- PX-101 interface cards/adapter:70 mm
- 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:105 mm
Height
- PX-101 interface cards/adapter:15 mm
- 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:20 mm
Weight
- PX-101 interface cards/adapter:51 g
- 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:63.5 g
Mac compatibility
- PX-101 interface cards/adapter:No
- 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:Yes

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Comparison of PX-101, PEX2S552
22 specifications	A Brainboxes PX-101 interface cards/adapter Model PX-101 View product	B StarTech.com 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART Model PEX2S552 View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Host interface	PCIe	PCIe
Output interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express
Serial ports quantity	2	2
Design1 differ
CertificationDiffers	ROHS, CE	CE, FCC, RoSH
Product colourKnown for one	Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MosChip MCS9901
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	110 mm	120 mm
DepthDiffers	70 mm	105 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	51 g	63.5 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190 g
Other features2 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win Server 2003, Server 2008, XP, Vista	DOS, Windows 95/ 98SE/ 2000/ XP(32/64bit)/ Server 2003(32/64bit)/ Vista(32/64bit)/ 7(32/64bit)/ Server 2008 R2, Linux, & Mac OS 10.4.x & Windows XP Embedded/ POS Ready 2009/ Embedded System 2009 OS/ CE 5.0/ CE 6.0
Mac compatibilityDiffers	No	Yes
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	460.8Kbps
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 - DB9 M
Data transfer rateKnown for one	0.9 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	3.3V	Unknown — not stated by the source

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