Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Lenovo Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232 vs StarTech.com Discontinued and replaced by PEX2S953: 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART

5specifications compared
5differ
0identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232:Serial
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX2S953: 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART:PCIe
Width
- Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232:100 mm
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX2S953: 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART:65 mm
Depth
- Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232:340 mm
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX2S953: 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART:90 mm
Height
- Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232:19 mm
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX2S953: 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART:20 mm
Weight
- Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232:32 g
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX2S953: 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART:60 g

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Comparison of Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232, PEX2S952
44 specifications	A Lenovo Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232 View product	B StarTech.com Discontinued and replaced by PEX2S953: 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART Model PEX2S952 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	Serial	PCIe
Output interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial
Expansion card standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCIe 1.0
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
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Green
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	87600 h
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PLX/Oxford - OXPCIe952
Baud rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	460.8 Kbit/s
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 B
Data bitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Stop bitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1, 1.5, 2
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-10 - 80 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 100 °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 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Window
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 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP Embedded
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	100 mm	65 mm
DepthDiffers	340 mm	90 mm
HeightDiffers	19 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	32 g	60 g
Packaging dataidentical
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	175 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	152 g
Logistics dataidentical
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	357 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	683 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	310 mm
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit Edition, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (64-bit)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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