Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

i-tec PCI-Express Card 2x Serial RS232 + 1x Parallel DB25 vs i-tec adapter USB 3.0 for SATA III

16specifications compared
13differ
3identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- PCI-Express Card 2x Serial RS232 + 1x Parallel DB25:PCIe
- adapter USB 3.0 for SATA III:USB
Output interface
- PCI-Express Card 2x Serial RS232 + 1x Parallel DB25:Parallel, RS-232
- adapter USB 3.0 for SATA III:SATA
Product colour
- PCI-Express Card 2x Serial RS232 + 1x Parallel DB25:Green
- adapter USB 3.0 for SATA III:Black
Width
- PCI-Express Card 2x Serial RS232 + 1x Parallel DB25:120 mm
- adapter USB 3.0 for SATA III:70 mm
Depth
- PCI-Express Card 2x Serial RS232 + 1x Parallel DB25:71 mm
- adapter USB 3.0 for SATA III:34 mm
Height
- PCI-Express Card 2x Serial RS232 + 1x Parallel DB25:19 mm
- adapter USB 3.0 for SATA III:58 mm
Weight
- PCI-Express Card 2x Serial RS232 + 1x Parallel DB25:46 g
- adapter USB 3.0 for SATA III:27 g
Package width
- PCI-Express Card 2x Serial RS232 + 1x Parallel DB25:195 mm
- adapter USB 3.0 for SATA III:125 mm

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Comparison of PCE2S1P, USB3STADA
36 specifications	A i-tec PCI-Express Card 2x Serial RS232 + 1x Parallel DB25 Model PCE2S1P View product	B i-tec adapter USB 3.0 for SATA III Model USB3STADA View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCIe	USB
Output interfaceDiffers	Parallel, RS-232	SATA
Expansion card standardKnown for one	PCIe 1.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Green	Black
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Moschip MCS9901	Unknown — not stated by the source
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	256 B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supports EPP and ECPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	120 mm	70 mm
DepthDiffers	71 mm	34 mm
HeightDiffers	19 mm	58 mm
WeightDiffers	46 g	27 g
Packaging data4 differ
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthDiffers	195 mm	125 mm
Package depthDiffers	170 mm	105 mm
Package heightDiffers	52 mm	58 mm
Package weightDiffers	185 g	236 g
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733020	84733020
Other features2 differ
Ports quantityDiffers	3	1
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 Windows XP 32-bit Windows Vista 32/64-bit Windows 7 32/64-bit Linux Mac OS	Windows Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10 32/64 bit, Mac OS 9.0 and higher
RS-232 interfaceKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 Gbit/s
Cable lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.15 m
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V

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