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Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Buffalo Express Card/USB 3.0 vs StarTech.com 4 Port PCI Express SATA III (6Gbps) Controller Card w/ eSATA - PCIe x4

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 3identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

  • Host interface
    • ExpressCard
    • PCIe
  • Output interface
    • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
    • eSATA, SATA
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • 5 - 35 °C
    • 0 - 50 °C
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • 20 - 80%
    • 5 - 85%
  • Width
    • 41 mm
    • 68.5 mm
  • Depth
    • 116 mm
    • 140 mm
  • Height
    • 15 mm
    • 16 mm
  • Weight
    • 30.1 g
    • 72 g

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29 specifications
A

Buffalo

Express Card/USB 3.0View product
B

StarTech.com

4 Port PCI Express SATA III (6Gbps) Controller Card w/ eSATA - PCIe x4View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffersExpressCardPCIe
Output interfaceDiffersUSB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)eSATA, SATA
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2
Designidentical
InternalYesYes
Product colourBlackBlack
CertificationKnown for oneCE, FCC
PurposeKnown for oneLaptop
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for oneMarvell 88SE9128, PLX PEX8604
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 35 °C0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 80%5 - 85%
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers41 mm68.5 mm
DepthDiffers116 mm140 mm
HeightDiffers15 mm16 mm
WeightDiffers30.1 g72 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one142 mm
Package depthKnown for one170 mm
Package heightKnown for one30 mm
Package weightKnown for one160 g
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers5 Gbit/s6 Gbit/s
Connectivity technologyWiredWired
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows XP(32/64-bit)/Server 2003(32/64-bit)/ Vista(32/64-bit)/7(32/64-bit)/ Server 2008 R2 Mac OS 10.6/10.7, Linux
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Ports quantityKnown for one2
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one0.91 W
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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

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