Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Digicom PC Card FireWire 800/400 vs Digicom PCI USB 2.0

4specifications compared
2differ
2identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- PC Card FireWire 800/400:CardBus
- PCI USB 2.0:PCI
Data transfer rate
- PC Card FireWire 800/400:400 Mbit/s
- PCI USB 2.0:480 Mbit/s

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Comparison of PC Card FireWire 800/400, PCI USB 2.0
17 specifications	A Digicom PC Card FireWire 800/400 View product	B Digicom PCI USB 2.0 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	CardBus	PCI
Output interfaceKnown for one	IEEE 1394/Firewire	Unknown — not stated by the source
CardBus PCMCIA slot typeKnown for one	Type II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows 98SE, Windows ME, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vist	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS 9.0, Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS 9.2, Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	400 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE 1394b, IEEE 1394a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	- 2 x 9-pin 1394b - 1 x 6-pin 1394a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	XP, 2000, ME, 98SE and Mac OS 10.1.x
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI

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