Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Lindy 2-Port Power over eSATA Card vs Lindy USB 2.0 CardBus

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

The Lindy 2-Port Power over eSATA Card has 2,520 Mbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lindy USB 2.0 CardBus (3000 Mbit/s vs 480 Mbit/s). Host interface: PCIe on the Lindy 2-Port Power over eSATA Card, CardBus on the Lindy USB 2.0 CardBus. Product colour: Red on the Lindy 2-Port Power over eSATA Card, Silver on the Lindy USB 2.0 CardBus. Chipset: Silicon Image 3132 on the Lindy 2-Port Power over eSATA Card, NEC on the Lindy USB 2.0 CardBus. Power requirements: 5/12V DC on the Lindy 2-Port Power over eSATA Card, 5V / 1A on the Lindy USB 2.0 CardBus.

Host interface
- 2-Port Power over eSATA Card:PCIe
- USB 2.0 CardBus:CardBus
Product colour
- 2-Port Power over eSATA Card:Red
- USB 2.0 CardBus:Silver
Chipset
- 2-Port Power over eSATA Card:Silicon Image 3132
- USB 2.0 CardBus:NEC
Data transfer rate
- 2-Port Power over eSATA Card:3000 Mbit/s
- USB 2.0 CardBus:480 Mbit/s
Power requirements
- 2-Port Power over eSATA Card:5/12V DC
- USB 2.0 CardBus:5V / 1A

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Comparison of 2-Port Power over eSATA Card, USB 2.0 CardBus
16 specifications	A Lindy 2-Port Power over eSATA Card View product	B Lindy USB 2.0 CardBus View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCIe	CardBus
Output interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connector(s)Known for one	1x 4-Pin, 2x eSATA FM/USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	Silver
CertificationKnown for one	FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	Silicon Image 3132	NEC
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC
Other features3 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	3000 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7/Server 2003, 2008 Mac OS X Linux	Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7/2003/2008 Mac X 10.2 +
Power requirementsDiffers	5/12V DC	5V / 1A
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12Mbps, 1.5Mbps

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