Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Lindy 4-Port FireWire Card vs Lindy RS-232 PCI Card

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
4known for one product only

Key differences

The Lindy 4-Port FireWire Card has 399.1 Mbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lindy RS-232 PCI Card (400 Mbit/s vs 0.9 Mbit/s). The Lindy 4-Port FireWire Card has 2 more ports quantity than the Lindy RS-232 PCI Card (4 vs 2). Connector(s): 4x 6-Pin FireWire FM on the Lindy 4-Port FireWire Card, 2 x 9D M on the Lindy RS-232 PCI Card. Product colour: Green on the Lindy 4-Port FireWire Card, Orange on the Lindy RS-232 PCI Card.

Connector(s)
- 4-Port FireWire Card:4x 6-Pin FireWire FM
- RS-232 PCI Card:2 x 9D M
Product colour
- 4-Port FireWire Card:Green
- RS-232 PCI Card:Orange
Data transfer rate
- 4-Port FireWire Card:400 Mbit/s
- RS-232 PCI Card:0.9 Mbit/s
Ports quantity
- 4-Port FireWire Card:4
- RS-232 PCI Card:2

Side by side

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Comparison of 4-Port FireWire Card, RS-232 PCI Card
13 specifications	A Lindy 4-Port FireWire Card View product	B Lindy RS-232 PCI Card View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interface	PCI	PCI
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connector(s)Differs	4x 6-Pin FireWire FM	2 x 9D M
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Green	Orange
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	VIA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
Other features3 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	400 Mbit/s	0.9 Mbit/s
Ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win ME/2000/XP/Vista/7/Server 2003, 2008 Mac OS 8.6 +	DOS, Windows 98SE/ME/2000/NT/XP, LINUX
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.3 V

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