Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Lenovo EXPRESS N2225 SAS/SATA vs StarTech.com M.2 to SATA SSD adapter – expansion slot mounted

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- EXPRESS N2225 SAS/SATA:PCIe
- M.2 to SATA SSD adapter – expansion slot mounted:SATA
Output interface
- EXPRESS N2225 SAS/SATA:SAS
- M.2 to SATA SSD adapter – expansion slot mounted:M.2
Expansion card form factor
- EXPRESS N2225 SAS/SATA:Low-profile
- M.2 to SATA SSD adapter – expansion slot mounted:Full-height / Low-profile
Data transfer rate (max)
- EXPRESS N2225 SAS/SATA:12 Gbit/s
- M.2 to SATA SSD adapter – expansion slot mounted:6 Gbit/s

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Comparison of EXPRESS N2225 SAS/SATA, S32M2NGFFPEX
26 specifications	A Lenovo EXPRESS N2225 SAS/SATA View product	B StarTech.com M.2 to SATA SSD adapter – expansion slot mounted Model S32M2NGFFPEX View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCIe	SATA
Output interfaceDiffers	SAS	M.2
Expansion card form factorDiffers	Low-profile	Full-height / Low-profile
SATA revisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Green, Stainless steel
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
PurposeKnown for one	Server	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Data transfer rate (max)Differs	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
Supported protocolsKnown for one	SSP, SMP, STP, SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-10 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	95 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	163 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 g
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020
Other featuresidentical
Housing colourKnown for one	Green	Unknown — not stated by the source

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