Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Equip FireWire IEEE 1394a PCMCIA Adapter vs Equip USB2.0/IEEE 1394a Combo PCI Card 5+3 card

4specifications compared
4differ
0identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- FireWire IEEE 1394a PCMCIA Adapter:CardBus
- USB2.0/IEEE 1394a Combo PCI Card 5+3 card:PCI
Ports quantity
- FireWire IEEE 1394a PCMCIA Adapter:2
- USB2.0/IEEE 1394a Combo PCI Card 5+3 card:8
Mac compatibility
- FireWire IEEE 1394a PCMCIA Adapter:Yes
- USB2.0/IEEE 1394a Combo PCI Card 5+3 card:No

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Comparison of FireWire IEEE 1394a PCMCIA Adapter, USB2.0/IEEE 1394a Combo PCI Card 5+3 card
11 specifications	A Equip FireWire IEEE 1394a PCMCIA Adapter View product	B Equip USB2.0/IEEE 1394a Combo PCI Card 5+3 card View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	CardBus	PCI
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Green
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Ports quantityDiffers	2	8
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP & MacOS	Windows 98 SE, 2000, ME, XP, Vista
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
Data transfer rateKnown for one	400 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	2x FireWire IEEE 1394a	Unknown — not stated by the source

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