Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Brainboxes PX-846 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial vs StarTech.com ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- PX-846 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:PCIe
- ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI:PCI-X
Output interface
- PX-846 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:Serial
- ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI:Parallel, Serial
Serial ports quantity
- PX-846 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:1
- ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI:2
FIFO (First In, First Out)
- PX-846 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:128 B
- ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI:16 B
Width
- PX-846 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:145 mm
- ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI:120 mm
Height
- PX-846 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:44 mm
- ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI:55 mm

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Comparison of PX-846, ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI
31 specifications	A Brainboxes PX-846 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial Model PX-846 View product	B StarTech.com ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCIe	PCI-X
Output interfaceDiffers	Serial	Parallel, Serial
CardBus PCMCIA slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Expansion card form factorKnown for one	Full-height	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial interface typeKnown for one	RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connector(s)Known for one	DB9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASIX/MosChip - MCS9835CV
FIFO (First In, First Out)Differs	128 B	16 B
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	145 mm	120 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	55 mm
DepthKnown for one	150 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	140 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 g
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 Mbit/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 8 (32/64bit), 7 (32/64), Vista(32/64), XP(32/64), XP Embedded, POS Ready 2009, Embedded System 2009, CE 6.0/5.0, 2000, 98SE, 95, DOS, Windows Server 2008 R2, 2003(32/64), Mac OS 10.4, Linux
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	145 x 150 x 44 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source

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