Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

i-tec PCISATA4 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA vs i-tec USB51AA interface cards/adapter

Key differences

Host interface
- PCISATA4 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA:PCI
- USB51AA interface cards/adapter:USB
Product colour
- PCISATA4 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA:Green, Silver
- USB51AA interface cards/adapter:Grey, White
Data transfer rate
- PCISATA4 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA:150 Mbit/s
- USB51AA interface cards/adapter:12 Mbit/s
Ports quantity
- PCISATA4 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA:6
- USB51AA interface cards/adapter:4
Mac compatibility
- PCISATA4 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA:No
- USB51AA interface cards/adapter:Yes

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Comparison of PCISATA4, USB51AA
16 specifications	A i-tec PCISATA4 interface cards/adapter eSATA, SATA Model PCISATA4 View product	B i-tec USB51AA interface cards/adapter Model USB51AA View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	USB
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	Grey, White
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 features4 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	150 Mbit/s	12 Mbit/s
Ports quantityDiffers	6	4
PlatformKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 ME/2000/XP/Vista/7, Mac 10.1 +
Mac compatibilityDiffers	No	Yes
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	PCI slot	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 80%

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