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Lenovo Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232 vs StarTech.com 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART

7specifications compared
7differ
0identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232:Serial
- 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:PCIe
Width
- Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232:100 mm
- 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:120 mm
Depth
- Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232:340 mm
- 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:105 mm
Height
- Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232:19 mm
- 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:20 mm
Weight
- Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232:32 g
- 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:63.5 g
Mac compatibility
- Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232:No
- 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:Yes

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Comparison of Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232, PEX2S552
22 specifications	A Lenovo Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232 View product	B StarTech.com 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART Model PEX2S552 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	Serial	PCIe
Output interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Designidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoSH
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MosChip MCS9901
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	100 mm	120 mm
DepthDiffers	340 mm	105 mm
HeightDiffers	19 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	32 g	63.5 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	190 g
Other features2 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (64-bit)	DOS, Windows 95/ 98SE/ 2000/ XP(32/64bit)/ Server 2003(32/64bit)/ Vista(32/64bit)/ 7(32/64bit)/ Server 2008 R2, Linux, & Mac OS 10.4.x & Windows XP Embedded/ POS Ready 2009/ Embedded System 2009 OS/ CE 5.0/ CE 6.0
Mac compatibilityDiffers	No	Yes
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	460.8Kbps
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 - DB9 M
Data transfer rateKnown for one	1 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data link protocolsKnown for one	RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source

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