Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

HP BW851AA interface cards/adapter Internal IEEE 1394/Firewire vs InLine Parallel Port Interface Card ECP + EPP + SPP Controller PCI-E

3specifications compared
1differ
2identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Output interface
- BW851AA interface cards/adapter Internal IEEE 1394/Firewire:IEEE 1394/Firewire
- Parallel Port Interface Card ECP + EPP + SPP Controller PCI-E:Parallel

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Comparison of BW851AA, 76625C
23 specifications	A HP BW851AA interface cards/adapter Internal IEEE 1394/Firewire Model BW851AA View product	B InLine Parallel Port Interface Card ECP + EPP + SPP Controller PCI-E Model 76625C View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interface	PCIe	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	IEEE 1394/Firewire	Parallel
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Moschip MCS9900CV-AA
Supports EPP and ECPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54 g
Package volumeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1200 cm³
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 Gbit/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, XP 32/64-bit, Server 2003 32/64-bit, Vista 32/64-bit, Server 2008 32/64-bit, Windows 7 32/64-bit, Linux, Mac OS/X 10.5, DOS 6.22
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Transfer rateKnown for one	800 MB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows XP Home x64, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Professional x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum RAMKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one	1000 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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