Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Lindy 2-Port PCIe Serial Card vs Lindy ExpressCard USB/FireWire

8specifications compared
7differ
1identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The Lindy ExpressCard USB/FireWire has 479.1 Mbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lindy 2-Port PCIe Serial Card (480 Mbit/s vs 0.9 Mbit/s). The Lindy ExpressCard USB/FireWire has 1 more ports quantity than the Lindy 2-Port PCIe Serial Card (3 vs 2). Only the Lindy ExpressCard USB/FireWire has mac compatibility. Host interface: PCIe on the Lindy 2-Port PCIe Serial Card, ExpressCard on the Lindy ExpressCard USB/FireWire. Product colour: Red on the Lindy 2-Port PCIe Serial Card, Black, Grey on the Lindy ExpressCard USB/FireWire.

Host interface
- 2-Port PCIe Serial Card:PCIe
- ExpressCard USB/FireWire:ExpressCard
Product colour
- 2-Port PCIe Serial Card:Red
- ExpressCard USB/FireWire:Black, Grey
Chipset
- 2-Port PCIe Serial Card:Oxford
- ExpressCard USB/FireWire:Texas Instruments
Data transfer rate
- 2-Port PCIe Serial Card:0.9 Mbit/s
- ExpressCard USB/FireWire:480 Mbit/s
Ports quantity
- 2-Port PCIe Serial Card:2
- ExpressCard USB/FireWire:3
Mac compatibility
- 2-Port PCIe Serial Card:No
- ExpressCard USB/FireWire:Yes

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Comparison of 2-Port PCIe Serial Card, ExpressCard USB/FireWire
19 specifications	A Lindy 2-Port PCIe Serial Card View product	B Lindy ExpressCard USB/FireWire View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCIe	ExpressCard
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	Black, Grey
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	Oxford	Texas Instruments
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	116 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 mm
Other features4 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	0.9 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Ports quantityDiffers	2	3
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win ME/2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7/Server 2003 Linux Kernel 2.6.x	Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7/2003/2008 Mac 8.6 +
Mac compatibilityDiffers	No	Yes
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400/200/100 Mbps
PlatformKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	LP	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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