Equip eSATA II PCI Express Card + IDE vs Equip eSATA/-USB 2.0 Express Card/34, 2-Port

Comparison of eSATA II PCI Express Card + IDE, eSATA/-USB 2.0 Express Card/34, 2-Port

13 specifications	A Equip eSATA II PCI Express Card + IDEView product	B Equip eSATA/-USB 2.0 Express Card/34, 2-PortView product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCIe	CardBus
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Output interfaceKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	eSATA/USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Ports quantityKnown for one	3	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000, XP, Vista Linux	Windows 2000, XP, Vista 32/64-bit
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	3 Gbps	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	480 Mbit/s
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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