Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Brainboxes XC-235 interface cards/adapter Serial vs StarTech.com 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter

12specifications compared
11differ
1identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- XC-235 interface cards/adapter Serial:ExpressCard
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:Mini PCI Express
Output interface
- XC-235 interface cards/adapter Serial:Serial
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Internal
- XC-235 interface cards/adapter Serial:No
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:Yes
Width
- XC-235 interface cards/adapter Serial:38 mm
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:30 mm
Depth
- XC-235 interface cards/adapter Serial:101 mm
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:50 mm
Height
- XC-235 interface cards/adapter Serial:20 mm
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:3 mm
Weight
- XC-235 interface cards/adapter Serial:35 g
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:70.4 g
Package depth
- XC-235 interface cards/adapter Serial:150 mm
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:210 mm

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Comparison of XC-235, MPEXUSB3S2
26 specifications	A Brainboxes XC-235 interface cards/adapter Serial Model XC-235 View product	B StarTech.com 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter Model MPEXUSB3S2 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	ExpressCard	Mini PCI Express
Output interfaceDiffers	Serial	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
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
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
PurposeKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	CE, WEEE, TAA, AEO C-TPAT	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	128 B	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NEC uPD720200
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	38 mm	30 mm
DepthDiffers	101 mm	50 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	3 mm
WeightDiffers	35 g	70.4 g
Packaging data3 differ
Package depthDiffers	150 mm	210 mm
Package heightDiffers	44 mm	40 mm
Package weightDiffers	160 g	174.2 g
Other features1 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP, Vista, 7	Windows XP(32/64-bit)/ Server 2003(32/64-bit)/ Vista(32/64-bit)/ 7(32/64-bit)/ Server 2008 R2
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 Gbit/s
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 85 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-65 - 125 °C

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