Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Buffalo Express Card/USB 3.0 vs StarTech.com 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- Express Card/USB 3.0:ExpressCard
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:PCIe
Output interface
- Express Card/USB 3.0:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:Serial
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Express Card/USB 3.0:5 - 35 °C
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:0 - 50 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- Express Card/USB 3.0:20 - 80%
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:5 - 85%
Width
- Express Card/USB 3.0:41 mm
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:15 mm
Depth
- Express Card/USB 3.0:116 mm
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:80 mm
Height
- Express Card/USB 3.0:15 mm
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:59 mm
Weight
- Express Card/USB 3.0:30.1 g
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:54 g

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Comparison of Express Card/USB 3.0, 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card
33 specifications	A Buffalo Express Card/USB 3.0 View product	B StarTech.com 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	ExpressCard	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Serial
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
PurposeKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PLX OXPCIe952
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 B
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5, 12 V
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	0.91 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	5 - 85%
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	41 mm	15 mm
DepthDiffers	116 mm	80 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	59 mm
WeightDiffers	30.1 g	54 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	142 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	270 g
Other featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 (32/64bit)/ Vista(32/64)/ XP(32/64)/ CE 5.0 Windows Server 2008 R2/ 2003(32/64)/ 2000 Linux 2.4.x/2.6.x
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15 kV
Data transfer rateKnown for one	5 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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 x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Pre	Unknown — not stated by the source

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