Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

i-tec USB 2.0 IDE/SATA Adapter vs MSI Star-USB3/SATA6 interface cards/adapter

6specifications compared
3differ
3identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- USB 2.0 IDE/SATA Adapter:USB
- Star-USB3/SATA6 interface cards/adapter:PCIe
Product colour
- USB 2.0 IDE/SATA Adapter:Silver
- Star-USB3/SATA6 interface cards/adapter:Black

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Comparison of USBIDE2SATA, Star-USB3/SATA6
26 specifications	A i-tec USB 2.0 IDE/SATA Adapter Model USBIDE2SATA View product	B MSI Star-USB3/SATA6 interface cards/adapter Model Star-USB3/SATA6 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	USB	PCIe
Output interfaceKnown for one	IDE/ATA, SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Design1 differ
InternalKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	ENERGY STAR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	68 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	47 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	11 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	26 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	234 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	161 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	55 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	437 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000 Windows XP 32bit Windows Vista 32/64bit Windows 7 32/64bit	Windows XP/Vista/7 32/ 64bit
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	100 - 250V, 50/60Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source

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