Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

iStorage Kanguru KXC-U2S interface cards/adapter eSATA, USB 2.0 vs StarTech.com 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- Kanguru KXC-U2S interface cards/adapter eSATA, USB 2.0:ExpressCard
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:PCIe
Output interface
- Kanguru KXC-U2S interface cards/adapter eSATA, USB 2.0:eSATA, USB 2.0
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:Parallel, Serial
Internal
- Kanguru KXC-U2S interface cards/adapter eSATA, USB 2.0:No
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:Yes
Width
- Kanguru KXC-U2S interface cards/adapter eSATA, USB 2.0:34 mm
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:23 mm
Depth
- Kanguru KXC-U2S interface cards/adapter eSATA, USB 2.0:112 mm
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:95 mm
Height
- Kanguru KXC-U2S interface cards/adapter eSATA, USB 2.0:21 mm
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:79 mm
Weight
- Kanguru KXC-U2S interface cards/adapter eSATA, USB 2.0:227 g
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:225 g

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Comparison of KXC-U2S, PEX2S1P553B
48 specifications	A iStorage Kanguru KXC-U2S interface cards/adapter eSATA, USB 2.0 Model KXC-U2S View product	B StarTech.com 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable Model PEX2S1P553B View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	ExpressCard	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	eSATA, USB 2.0	Parallel, Serial
Expansion card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Low-profile
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, REACH
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASIX - MCS9901CV-CC
Baud rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	230.4 Kbit/s
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 B
Data bitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5, 6, 7, 8
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 bit
Supports EPP and ECPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parity bitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Even, Mark, No, Odd, Space
RAID levelsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 85%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterpris
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, 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
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, Windows XP Embedded
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	34 mm	23 mm
DepthDiffers	112 mm	95 mm
HeightDiffers	21 mm	79 mm
WeightDiffers	227 g	225 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	173 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	143 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	317 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000, Windows XP (32 / 64 bit), Windows Vista (32 / 64 bit), Mac OSX 10.4, Linux (32 / 64 bit)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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