Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

i-tec PCESATA3 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA vs i-tec USBALL2 interface cards/adapter

Key differences

Host interface
- PCESATA3 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA:PCIe
- USBALL2 interface cards/adapter:USB
Product colour
- PCESATA3 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA:Green, Silver
- USBALL2 interface cards/adapter:Silver
Data transfer rate
- PCESATA3 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA:2500 Mbit/s
- USBALL2 interface cards/adapter:480 Mbit/s
Mac compatibility
- PCESATA3 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA:No
- USBALL2 interface cards/adapter:Yes
Minimum system requirements
- PCESATA3 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA:PCI Express slot
- USBALL2 interface cards/adapter:USB

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Comparison of PCESATA3, USBALL2
18 specifications	A i-tec PCESATA3 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA Model PCESATA3 View product	B i-tec USBALL2 interface cards/adapter Model USBALL2 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCIe	USB
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Output interfaceKnown for one	eSATA, SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Green, Silver	Silver
Technical detailsidentical
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR	ENERGY STAR
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	56 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 g
Other features4 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	2500 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Platform	PC	PC
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Server 2003 32/64-bit Windows Vista 32/64-bit Windows 7 32/64-bit	Windows ME Windows 2000 Windows XP 32bit Windows Vista 32/64bit Windows 7 32/64bit Mac OS 10.1.2+
Mac compatibilityDiffers	No	Yes
Minimum system requirementsDiffers	PCI Express slot	USB
Ports quantityKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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