Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Lindy 2-Port Serial + 1-Port Parallel PCI Card vs Lindy ExpressCard USB/FireWire

Key differences

Host interface
- 2-Port Serial + 1-Port Parallel PCI Card:PCI
- ExpressCard USB/FireWire:ExpressCard
Product colour
- 2-Port Serial + 1-Port Parallel PCI Card:Green
- ExpressCard USB/FireWire:Black, Grey
Data transfer rate
- 2-Port Serial + 1-Port Parallel PCI Card:2 Mbit/s
- ExpressCard USB/FireWire:480 Mbit/s
Mac compatibility
- 2-Port Serial + 1-Port Parallel PCI Card:No
- ExpressCard USB/FireWire:Yes

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Comparison of 2-Port Serial + 1-Port Parallel PCI Card, ExpressCard USB/FireWire
20 specifications	A Lindy 2-Port Serial + 1-Port Parallel PCI Card View product	B Lindy ExpressCard USB/FireWire View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	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
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Green	Black, Grey
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Texas Instruments
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 features3 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	2 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Ports quantity	3	3
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win ME/2000/XP/Vista/7/Server 2003 Linux	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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