Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

i-tec PCI-Express Card 2x Serial RS232 + 1x Parallel DB25 vs i-tec USB 2.0 IDE/SATA Adapter

18specifications compared
13differ
5identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- PCI-Express Card 2x Serial RS232 + 1x Parallel DB25:PCIe
- USB 2.0 IDE/SATA Adapter:USB
Output interface
- PCI-Express Card 2x Serial RS232 + 1x Parallel DB25:Parallel, RS-232
- USB 2.0 IDE/SATA Adapter:IDE/ATA, SATA
Internal
- PCI-Express Card 2x Serial RS232 + 1x Parallel DB25:Yes
- USB 2.0 IDE/SATA Adapter:No
Product colour
- PCI-Express Card 2x Serial RS232 + 1x Parallel DB25:Green
- USB 2.0 IDE/SATA Adapter:Silver
Width
- PCI-Express Card 2x Serial RS232 + 1x Parallel DB25:120 mm
- USB 2.0 IDE/SATA Adapter:68 mm
Depth
- PCI-Express Card 2x Serial RS232 + 1x Parallel DB25:71 mm
- USB 2.0 IDE/SATA Adapter:47 mm
Height
- PCI-Express Card 2x Serial RS232 + 1x Parallel DB25:19 mm
- USB 2.0 IDE/SATA Adapter:11 mm
Weight
- PCI-Express Card 2x Serial RS232 + 1x Parallel DB25:46 g
- USB 2.0 IDE/SATA Adapter:26 g

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Comparison of PCE2S1P, USBIDE2SATA
36 specifications	A i-tec PCI-Express Card 2x Serial RS232 + 1x Parallel DB25 Model PCE2S1P View product	B i-tec USB 2.0 IDE/SATA Adapter Model USBIDE2SATA View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCIe	USB
Output interfaceDiffers	Parallel, RS-232	IDE/ATA, 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
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Green	Silver
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
System requirementsidentical
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	68 mm
DepthDiffers	71 mm	47 mm
HeightDiffers	19 mm	11 mm
WeightDiffers	46 g	26 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	195 mm	234 mm
Package depthDiffers	170 mm	161 mm
Package heightDiffers	52 mm	55 mm
Package weightDiffers	185 g	437 g
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Ports quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 Windows XP 32-bit Windows Vista 32/64-bit Windows 7 32/64-bit Linux Mac OS	Windows 2000 Windows XP 32bit Windows Vista 32/64bit Windows 7 32/64bit
RS-232 interfaceKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PlatformKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 250V, 50/60Hz
Technical detailsidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR

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