Equip FireWire IEEE 1394a PCMCIA Adapter vs Equip USB 2.0 PCI Interface Card

Comparison of FireWire IEEE 1394a PCMCIA Adapter, USB 2.0 PCI Interface Card

10 specifications	A Equip FireWire IEEE 1394a PCMCIA AdapterView product	B Equip USB 2.0 PCI Interface CardView product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	CardBus	PCI
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Featuresidentical
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
ChipsetKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	NEC
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	400 Mbit/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports quantityKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP & MacOS	Windows 98SE, 2000, ME, XP, Vista + Mac OS
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	2x FireWire IEEE 1394a	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.