Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Equip eSATA II Express Card/34 vs StarTech.com 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports

5specifications compared
3differ
2identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- eSATA II Express Card/34:ExpressCard
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:PCIe
Supported data transfer rates
- eSATA II Express Card/34:3 Gbps
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:400000 kbits/s

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Comparison of eSATA II Express Card/34, PEX13943
27 specifications	A Equip eSATA II Express Card/34 View product	B StarTech.com 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports Model PEX13943 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	ExpressCard	PCIe
Output interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 1394/Firewire
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Internal FireWire ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NEC D72874
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.4 Gbit/s
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	70 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	68 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	172 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 g
Logistics dataidentical
Case or master carton quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 pc(s)
Other features2 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista Mac OS 10.4	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, Mac OS X+
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 1394/1394a / OHCI
Package lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.77 mm
Supported data transfer ratesDiffers	3 Gbps	400000 kbits/s
Ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source

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