Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Dell GU186 interface cards/adapter Internal SAS vs StarTech.com ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI

3specifications compared
2differ
1identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- GU186 interface cards/adapter Internal SAS:PCIe
- ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI:PCI-X
Output interface
- GU186 interface cards/adapter Internal SAS:SAS
- ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI:Parallel, Serial

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Comparison of GU186, ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI
24 specifications	A Dell GU186 interface cards/adapter Internal SAS Model GU186 View product	B StarTech.com ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCIe	PCI-X
Output interfaceDiffers	SAS	Parallel, Serial
CardBus PCMCIA slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASIX/MosChip - MCS9835CV
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 B
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	55 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 g
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 Mbit/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 8 (32/64bit), 7 (32/64), Vista(32/64), XP(32/64), XP Embedded, POS Ready 2009, Embedded System 2009, CE 6.0/5.0, 2000, 98SE, 95, DOS, Windows Server 2008 R2, 2003(32/64), Mac OS 10.4, Linux
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
CompatibilityKnown for one	Dell PowerEdge / PowerVault /Precision	Unknown — not stated by the source

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