Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Brainboxes US-101 interface cards/adapter Serial vs Brainboxes XC-157 interface cards/adapter Parallel

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- US-101 interface cards/adapter Serial:USB
- XC-157 interface cards/adapter Parallel:ExpressCard
Output interface
- US-101 interface cards/adapter Serial:Serial
- XC-157 interface cards/adapter Parallel:Parallel
Width
- US-101 interface cards/adapter Serial:35 mm
- XC-157 interface cards/adapter Parallel:46 mm
Depth
- US-101 interface cards/adapter Serial:89 mm
- XC-157 interface cards/adapter Parallel:110 mm
Weight
- US-101 interface cards/adapter Serial:24 g
- XC-157 interface cards/adapter Parallel:43 g

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Comparison of US-101, XC-157
23 specifications	A Brainboxes US-101 interface cards/adapter Serial Model US-101 View product	B Brainboxes XC-157 interface cards/adapter Parallel Model XC-157 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	USB	ExpressCard
Output interfaceDiffers	Serial	Parallel
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 2.0 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	No	No
PurposeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, WEEE, TAA, AEO C-TPAT
Featuresidentical
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 B
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Wi	Yes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	35 mm	46 mm
DepthDiffers	89 mm	110 mm
Height	20 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	24 g	43 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Printer
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP, Vista, 7
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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