Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Dell SAS 6/iR vs StarTech.com 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable

3specifications compared
3differ
0identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- SAS 6/iR:PCIe
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:ExpressCard
Data transfer rate
- SAS 6/iR:300 Mbit/s
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:250 Mbit/s
Mac compatibility
- SAS 6/iR:No
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:Yes

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Comparison of SAS 6/iR, PEX2S552B
12 specifications	A Dell SAS 6/iR View product	B StarTech.com 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable Model PEX2S552B View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCIe	ExpressCard
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	38 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	138 mm
Other features2 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	300 Mbit/s	250 Mbit/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DOS, Windows 95/ 98SE/ 2000/ XP(32/64bit)/ Server 2003(32/64bit)/ Vista(32/64bit)/ 7(32/64bit)/ Server 2008 R2, Linux, Mac OS 10.4.x Windows XP Embedded/ POS Ready 2009/ Embedded System 2009 OS/ CE 5.0/ CE 6.0
Mac compatibilityDiffers	No	Yes
Ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
CompatibilityKnown for one	- Dell PowerEdge 1950/ 2950 - PowerVault PV500 FS - PowerEdge 1950 / 2950 / 2970 FS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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