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Lindy 3-Port CardBus FireWire Card vs StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter has 4,600 Mbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lindy 3-Port CardBus FireWire Card (5000 Mbit/s vs 400 Mbit/s). The Lindy 3-Port CardBus FireWire Card has 1 more ports quantity than the StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter (3 vs 2). Only the Lindy 3-Port CardBus FireWire Card has mac compatibility. Host interface: CardBus on the Lindy 3-Port CardBus FireWire Card, PCIe on the StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter.

Host interface
- 3-Port CardBus FireWire Card:CardBus
- 2 Port PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:PCIe
Data transfer rate
- 3-Port CardBus FireWire Card:400 Mbit/s
- 2 Port PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:5000 Mbit/s
Ports quantity
- 3-Port CardBus FireWire Card:3
- 2 Port PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:2
Mac compatibility
- 3-Port CardBus FireWire Card:Yes
- 2 Port PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:No

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Comparison of 3-Port CardBus FireWire Card, PEXUSB3S2
22 specifications	A Lindy 3-Port CardBus FireWire Card View product	B StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter Model PEXUSB3S2 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	CardBus	PCIe
Output interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 50 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 85%
Recommended operating temperature range (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	76 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	121 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	168 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	143 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 g
Other features4 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	400 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Ports quantityDiffers	3	2
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7/Server 2002, 2008 Mac OS 8.6 +	Windows 2000/ XP(32/64bit)/ Server 2003(32/64bit)/ Vista(32/64bit)/ 7(32/64bit)/ Server 2008 R2
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source

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