Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Lenovo Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232 vs StarTech.com 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART

9specifications compared
9differ
0identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232:Serial
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:PCIe
Width
- Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232:100 mm
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:110 mm
Depth
- Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232:340 mm
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:210 mm
Height
- Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232:19 mm
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:120 mm
Weight
- Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232:32 g
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:75 g
Data transfer rate
- Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232:1 Mbit/s
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:0.4608 Mbit/s
Ports quantity
- Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232:1
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:4
Mac compatibility
- Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232:No
- 4 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, PEX4S552
20 specifications	A Lenovo Brainboxes VX-001-001 ExpressCard 1 Port RS232 View product	B StarTech.com 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART Model PEX4S552 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	Serial	PCIe
Output interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
Connector(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DB9
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MosChip MCS9901
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	100 mm	110 mm
DepthDiffers	340 mm	210 mm
HeightDiffers	19 mm	120 mm
WeightDiffers	32 g	75 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	31 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144 mm
Other features4 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	1 Mbit/s	0.4608 Mbit/s
Ports quantityDiffers	1	4
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)	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista (x32, x64), Linux Kernel 2.6.11, MAC 10.4
Mac compatibilityDiffers	No	Yes
Package lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17.5 cm
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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