Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Lindy 2-Port SATA + 1x PATA Card vs Lindy 4-Port FireWire Card

9specifications compared
8differ
1identical
5known for one product only

Key differences

The Lindy 2-Port SATA + 1x PATA Card has 2,600 Mbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lindy 4-Port FireWire Card (3000 Mbit/s vs 400 Mbit/s). The Lindy 4-Port FireWire Card has 1 more ports quantity than the Lindy 2-Port SATA + 1x PATA Card (4 vs 3). Only the Lindy 4-Port FireWire Card has mac compatibility. Host interface: PCIe on the Lindy 2-Port SATA + 1x PATA Card, PCI on the Lindy 4-Port FireWire Card. Connector(s): 1x SATA FM, 1x 40-pin IDC M, 1x PATA on the Lindy 2-Port SATA + 1x PATA Card, 4x 6-Pin FireWire FM on the Lindy 4-Port FireWire Card.

Host interface
- 2-Port SATA + 1x PATA Card:PCIe
- 4-Port FireWire Card:PCI
Product colour
- 2-Port SATA + 1x PATA Card:Red
- 4-Port FireWire Card:Green
Chipset
- 2-Port SATA + 1x PATA Card:Jmicron JMB366
- 4-Port FireWire Card:VIA
Data transfer rate
- 2-Port SATA + 1x PATA Card:3000 Mbit/s
- 4-Port FireWire Card:400 Mbit/s
Ports quantity
- 2-Port SATA + 1x PATA Card:3
- 4-Port FireWire Card:4
Mac compatibility
- 2-Port SATA + 1x PATA Card:No
- 4-Port FireWire Card:Yes

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Comparison of 2-Port SATA + 1x PATA Card, 4-Port FireWire Card
14 specifications	A Lindy 2-Port SATA + 1x PATA Card View product	B Lindy 4-Port FireWire Card View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCIe	PCI
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connector(s)Differs	1x SATA FM, 1x 40-pin IDC M, 1x PATA	4x 6-Pin FireWire FM
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	Green
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	Jmicron JMB366	VIA
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features4 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	3000 Mbit/s	400 Mbit/s
Ports quantityDiffers	3	4
Form factorKnown for one	LP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7/Server 2003 Linux 2.4.x, 2.6.x	Win ME/2000/XP/Vista/7/Server 2003, 2008 Mac OS 8.6 +
Mac compatibilityDiffers	No	Yes

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