Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Lindy 4-Port PCI SATA Card vs Lindy USB 2.0 CardBus

8specifications compared
7differ
1identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

The Lindy 4-Port PCI SATA Card has 1,020 Mbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lindy USB 2.0 CardBus (1500 Mbit/s vs 480 Mbit/s). The Lindy 4-Port PCI SATA Card has 2 more ports quantity than the Lindy USB 2.0 CardBus (4 vs 2). Only the Lindy USB 2.0 CardBus has mac compatibility. Host interface: PCI on the Lindy 4-Port PCI SATA Card, CardBus on the Lindy USB 2.0 CardBus. Product colour: Black on the Lindy 4-Port PCI SATA Card, Silver on the Lindy USB 2.0 CardBus.

Host interface
- 4-Port PCI SATA Card:PCI
- USB 2.0 CardBus:CardBus
Product colour
- 4-Port PCI SATA Card:Black
- USB 2.0 CardBus:Silver
Chipset
- 4-Port PCI SATA Card:Silicon Image
- USB 2.0 CardBus:NEC
Data transfer rate
- 4-Port PCI SATA Card:1500 Mbit/s
- USB 2.0 CardBus:480 Mbit/s
Ports quantity
- 4-Port PCI SATA Card:4
- USB 2.0 CardBus:2
Mac compatibility
- 4-Port PCI SATA Card:No
- USB 2.0 CardBus:Yes

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Comparison of 4-Port PCI SATA Card, USB 2.0 CardBus
17 specifications	A Lindy 4-Port PCI SATA Card View product	B Lindy USB 2.0 CardBus View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	CardBus
Output interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 2.0
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Connector(s)Known for one	4x SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	Silicon Image	NEC
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC
Other features4 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	1500 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
Ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win NT4.0/2000/Server 2003,2008/XP/Vista/7	Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7/2003/2008 Mac X 10.2 +
Mac compatibilityDiffers	No	Yes
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5V / 1A
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12Mbps, 1.5Mbps
PlatformKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	ST	Unknown — not stated by the source

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