Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Hama FireWire DV Kit, 4 ports, PCI vs StarTech.com 1 Port ExpressCard Parallel Laptop Adapter Card

Key differences

Host interface
- FireWire DV Kit, 4 ports, PCI:PCI
- 1 Port ExpressCard Parallel Laptop Adapter Card:ExpressCard
Data transfer rate
- FireWire DV Kit, 4 ports, PCI:400 Mbit/s
- 1 Port ExpressCard Parallel Laptop Adapter Card:1.5 Mbit/s
Ports quantity
- FireWire DV Kit, 4 ports, PCI:4
- 1 Port ExpressCard Parallel Laptop Adapter Card:1
Connectivity technology
- FireWire DV Kit, 4 ports, PCI:Wireless
- 1 Port ExpressCard Parallel Laptop Adapter Card:Wired
Mac compatibility
- FireWire DV Kit, 4 ports, PCI:No
- 1 Port ExpressCard Parallel Laptop Adapter Card:Yes

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Comparison of FireWire DV Kit, 4 ports, PCI, 1 Port ExpressCard Parallel Laptop Adapter Card
17 specifications	A Hama FireWire DV Kit, 4 ports, PCI View product	B StarTech.com 1 Port ExpressCard Parallel Laptop Adapter Card View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	ExpressCard
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Prolific PL2305
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	122 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 g
Cables includedKnown for one	FireWire	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features5 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	400 Mbit/s	1.5 Mbit/s
Ports quantityDiffers	4	1
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wireless	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98 SE/ME/2000/XP/XP x64/Vista/Vista x64	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, Mac OS 10 +
Mac compatibilityDiffers	No	Yes
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source

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