Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

ICY BOX eSATA PCI-X Card vs StarTech.com SATA to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter

6specifications compared
6differ
0identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- eSATA PCI-X Card:PCI-X
- SATA to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:IDE
Product colour
- eSATA PCI-X Card:Red
- SATA to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:Green
Chipset
- eSATA PCI-X Card:Sil 3124-2CB364
- SATA to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:Jmicron / JM20330
Connectivity technology
- eSATA PCI-X Card:Wired
- SATA to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:Wireless
Mac compatibility
- eSATA PCI-X Card:Yes
- SATA to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:No

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Comparison of eSATA PCI-X Card, OPT2SATA
22 specifications	A ICY BOX eSATA PCI-X Card View product	B StarTech.com SATA to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter Model OPT2SATA View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI-X	IDE
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	Green
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ROHS
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	Sil 3124-2CB364	Jmicron / JM20330
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 95%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	138 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.51 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.09 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.18 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 g
Other features3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	DOS Win 98 / ME / 2000 / XP Linux	Win Vista
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 - 140 °F
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x 7-pin SATA FM 1x 50-pin IDE
Data transfer rateKnown for one	3000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source

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