Equip 2-Port USB 2.0 Express Card vs Equip eSATA II PCI Express Card + IDE

Comparison of 111827, eSATA II PCI Express Card + IDE

19 specifications	A Equip 2-Port USB 2.0 Express Card Model 111827 View product	B Equip eSATA II PCI Express Card + IDEView product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCIe
Output interfaceKnown for one	USB 2.0	—Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	0.48 Gbit/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for one	Box	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, XP, Vista Linux
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbps

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