Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

i-tec EXRS232 interface cards/adapter vs i-tec PCISATA4 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA

Key differences

Host interface
- EXRS232 interface cards/adapter:ExpressCard
- PCISATA4 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA:PCI
Data transfer rate
- EXRS232 interface cards/adapter:15 Mbit/s
- PCISATA4 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA:150 Mbit/s
Ports quantity
- EXRS232 interface cards/adapter:1
- PCISATA4 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA:6
Platform
- EXRS232 interface cards/adapter:Laptop
- PCISATA4 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA:PC
Minimum system requirements
- EXRS232 interface cards/adapter:Express slot
- PCISATA4 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA:PCI slot

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Comparison of EXRS232, PCISATA4
14 specifications	A i-tec EXRS232 interface cards/adapter Model EXRS232 View product	B i-tec PCISATA4 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA Model PCISATA4 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	ExpressCard	PCI
Output interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	eSATA, SATA
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Green, Silver
Featuresidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 5
Other features5 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	15 Mbit/s	150 Mbit/s
Ports quantityDiffers	1	6
PlatformDiffers	Laptop	PC
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows DOS Windows 98SE Windows 2000 Windows XP 32bit Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista 32/64bit Windows 7 32/64bit	Windows 2000 Windows XP 32-bit Windows Server 2003 32/64-bit Windows Vista 32/64-bit Windows 7 32/64-bit
Mac compatibility	No	No
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	Express slot	PCI slot
System requirementsidentical
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium IV	Unknown — not stated by the source

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