Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

i-tec PCISATA4 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA vs i-tec USB2EX interface cards/adapter ExpressCard

Key differences

Host interface
- PCISATA4 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA:PCI
- USB2EX interface cards/adapter ExpressCard:USB
Output interface
- PCISATA4 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA:eSATA, SATA
- USB2EX interface cards/adapter ExpressCard:ExpressCard
Product colour
- PCISATA4 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA:Green, Silver
- USB2EX interface cards/adapter ExpressCard:Black
Data transfer rate
- PCISATA4 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA:150 Mbit/s
- USB2EX interface cards/adapter ExpressCard:480 Mbit/s
Ports quantity
- PCISATA4 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA:6
- USB2EX interface cards/adapter ExpressCard:1

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Comparison of PCISATA4, USB2EX
15 specifications	A i-tec PCISATA4 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA Model PCISATA4 View product	B i-tec USB2EX interface cards/adapter ExpressCard Model USB2EX View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	USB
Output interfaceDiffers	eSATA, SATA	ExpressCard
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Green, Silver	Black
Featuresidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features3 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	150 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Ports quantityDiffers	6	1
PlatformKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 Windows XP 32-bit Windows Server 2003 32/64-bit Windows Vista 32/64-bit Windows 7 32/64-bit	Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/7
Mac compatibility	No	No
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	PCI slot	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.010 m
System requirementsidentical
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Pentium

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