D-Link High Speed USB 2.0 5-Port PCI Adapter vs StarTech.com Serial PCI Card

Comparison of High Speed USB 2.0 5-Port PCI Adapter, Serial PCI Card

17 specifications	A D-Link High Speed USB 2.0 5-Port PCI AdapterView product	B StarTech.com Serial PCI CardView product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Host interface	PCI	PCI
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	5	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	MosChip MCS9835CV
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	55 mm
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
HeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	20 mm
Other features1 differ
Ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Mac OS X 10.0.4 Microsoft Windows XP, ME, 2000, 98	Windows 3.x/NT4/95/98/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista, DOS & Linux
I/O portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x 16C550, 2 - DB 9-pin Serial
PCI BusKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	5V
Data transfer rateKnown for one	480 Mbit/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
CertificationKnown for one	USB-IF, CE, FCC Class B, VCCI, UL	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	0 - 95%	—Unknown — not stated by the source

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