Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Lindy 1-Port Parallel CardBus Card vs Lindy ExpressCard USB/FireWire

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  • 7specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 1identical
  • 13known for one product only

Key differences

The Lindy ExpressCard USB/FireWire has 477.3 Mbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lindy 1-Port Parallel CardBus Card (480 Mbit/s vs 2.7 Mbit/s). The Lindy ExpressCard USB/FireWire has 2 more ports quantity than the Lindy 1-Port Parallel CardBus Card (3 vs 1). Only the Lindy ExpressCard USB/FireWire has mac compatibility. Host interface: CardBus on the Lindy 1-Port Parallel CardBus Card, ExpressCard on the Lindy ExpressCard USB/FireWire. Product colour: Black, Silver on the Lindy 1-Port Parallel CardBus Card, Black, Grey on the Lindy ExpressCard USB/FireWire.

  • Host interface
    • 1-Port Parallel CardBus Card:CardBus
    • ExpressCard USB/FireWire:ExpressCard
  • Product colour
    • 1-Port Parallel CardBus Card:Black, Silver
    • ExpressCard USB/FireWire:Black, Grey
  • Data transfer rate
    • 1-Port Parallel CardBus Card:2.7 Mbit/s
    • ExpressCard USB/FireWire:480 Mbit/s
  • Ports quantity
    • 1-Port Parallel CardBus Card:1
    • ExpressCard USB/FireWire:3
  • Mac compatibility
    • 1-Port Parallel CardBus Card:No
    • ExpressCard USB/FireWire:Yes

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Comparison of 1-Port Parallel CardBus Card, ExpressCard USB/FireWire
20 specifications
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffersCardBusExpressCard
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Connector(s)Known for one1x 25-pin D FMUnknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, SilverBlack, Grey
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTexas Instruments
Supports EPP and ECPKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported protocolsKnown for oneSPP, BPPUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source116 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source33 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source18 mm
Other features4 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers2.7 Mbit/s480 Mbit/s
Ports quantityDiffers13
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWin ME/2000/XP/Vista/7/Server 2003, 2008Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7/2003/2008 Mac 8.6 +
Mac compatibilityDiffersNoYes
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source400/200/100 Mbps
PlatformKnown for onePCUnknown — not stated by the source

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