Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Lindy 3-Port CardBus FireWire Card vs Lindy eSATA II Card - 1 Port, ExpressCard/34

5specifications compared
5differ
0identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

The Lindy eSATA II Card - 1 Port, ExpressCard/34 has 2,600 Mbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lindy 3-Port CardBus FireWire Card (3000 Mbit/s vs 400 Mbit/s). The Lindy 3-Port CardBus FireWire Card has 2 more ports quantity than the Lindy eSATA II Card - 1 Port, ExpressCard/34 (3 vs 1). Only the Lindy 3-Port CardBus FireWire Card has mac compatibility. Host interface: CardBus on the Lindy 3-Port CardBus FireWire Card, ExpressCard on the Lindy eSATA II Card - 1 Port, ExpressCard/34.

Host interface
- 3-Port CardBus FireWire Card:CardBus
- eSATA II Card - 1 Port, ExpressCard/34:ExpressCard
Data transfer rate
- 3-Port CardBus FireWire Card:400 Mbit/s
- eSATA II Card - 1 Port, ExpressCard/34:3000 Mbit/s
Ports quantity
- 3-Port CardBus FireWire Card:3
- eSATA II Card - 1 Port, ExpressCard/34:1
Mac compatibility
- 3-Port CardBus FireWire Card:Yes
- eSATA II Card - 1 Port, ExpressCard/34:No

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Comparison of 3-Port CardBus FireWire Card, eSATA II Card - 1 Port, ExpressCard/34
14 specifications	A Lindy 3-Port CardBus FireWire Card View product	B Lindy eSATA II Card - 1 Port, ExpressCard/34 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	CardBus	ExpressCard
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connector(s)Known for one	3x 6-pin FireWire FM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JMicron
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 mm
Other features4 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	400 Mbit/s	3000 Mbit/s
Ports quantityDiffers	3	1
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7/Server 2002, 2008 Mac OS 8.6 +	Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/Server 2003, 2008
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source

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