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ICY BOX USB 3.0 Express Card vs StarTech.com 3 Port 2b 1a Low Profile 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter

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  • 6specifications compared
  • 5differ
  • 1identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

  • Host interface
    • USB 3.0 Express Card:ExpressCard
    • 3 Port 2b 1a Low Profile 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:PCIe
  • Output interface
    • USB 3.0 Express Card:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
    • 3 Port 2b 1a Low Profile 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:IEEE 1394/Firewire
  • Width
    • USB 3.0 Express Card:114 mm
    • 3 Port 2b 1a Low Profile 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:58 mm
  • Depth
    • USB 3.0 Express Card:34 mm
    • 3 Port 2b 1a Low Profile 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:90 mm
  • Weight
    • USB 3.0 Express Card:33 g
    • 3 Port 2b 1a Low Profile 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:43 g

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Comparison of USB 3.0 Express Card, PEX1394B3LP
43 specifications
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffersExpressCardPCIe
Output interfaceDiffersUSB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)IEEE 1394/Firewire
Expansion card standardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCIe 1.1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
FireWire 400 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
FireWire 800 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGreen
Hot-swapKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source149905 h
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTexas Instruments - XIO2213B
Data transfer rate (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0.8 Gbit/s
Plug and PlayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-20 - 90 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 90%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Wind
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2019
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, RoHS
Sustainability complianceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers114 mm58 mm
DepthDiffers34 mm90 mm
WeightDiffers33 g43 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFireWire
Mounting brackets includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source175 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source144 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source200 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84733020
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source28 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source331 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source504 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source237 mm
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one5000 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows XP/Vista/7 (32/64-bit)Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one+5 V / 900 mAUnknown — not stated by the source

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