Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Buffalo IFC-EC2U3/UC2 interface cards/adapter USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) vs Buffalo IFC-PCIE2U3S2 interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)

10specifications compared
4differ
6identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- IFC-EC2U3/UC2 interface cards/adapter USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):ExpressCard
- IFC-PCIE2U3S2 interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):PCI
Internal
- IFC-EC2U3/UC2 interface cards/adapter USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):No
- IFC-PCIE2U3S2 interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):Yes
Width
- IFC-EC2U3/UC2 interface cards/adapter USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):41 mm
- IFC-PCIE2U3S2 interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):59 mm
Depth
- IFC-EC2U3/UC2 interface cards/adapter USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):116 mm
- IFC-PCIE2U3S2 interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):65 mm

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Comparison of IFC-EC2U3/UC2, IFC-PCIE2U3S2
19 specifications	A Buffalo IFC-EC2U3/UC2 interface cards/adapter USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Model IFC-EC2U3/UC2 View product	B Buffalo IFC-PCIE2U3S2 interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Model IFC-PCIE2U3S2 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	ExpressCard	PCI
Output interface	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
PurposeKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 35 °C	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	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	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
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 x64
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	41 mm	59 mm
DepthDiffers	116 mm	65 mm
HeightKnown for one	15 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	30.1 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rate	5 Gbit/s	5 Gbit/s
Ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired

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