Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Lindy 51098 interface cards/adapter Internal IEEE 1394/Firewire vs StarTech.com 2x M.2 NGFF SSD RAID Controller Card plus 2x SATA III Ports - PCIe

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 51098 interface cards/adapter Internal IEEE 1394/Firewire:PCI
- 2x M.2 NGFF SSD RAID Controller Card plus 2x SATA III Ports - PCIe:PCIe
Output interface
- 51098 interface cards/adapter Internal IEEE 1394/Firewire:IEEE 1394/Firewire
- 2x M.2 NGFF SSD RAID Controller Card plus 2x SATA III Ports - PCIe:M.2
Expansion card standard
- 51098 interface cards/adapter Internal IEEE 1394/Firewire:PCI 2.1
- 2x M.2 NGFF SSD RAID Controller Card plus 2x SATA III Ports - PCIe:PCIe 2.0
Chipset
- 51098 interface cards/adapter Internal IEEE 1394/Firewire:VIA
- 2x M.2 NGFF SSD RAID Controller Card plus 2x SATA III Ports - PCIe:Marvell - 88SE9230
Data transfer rate (max)
- 51098 interface cards/adapter Internal IEEE 1394/Firewire:0.4 Gbit/s
- 2x M.2 NGFF SSD RAID Controller Card plus 2x SATA III Ports - PCIe:6 Gbit/s

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Comparison of 51098, PEXM2SAT3422
38 specifications	A Lindy 51098 interface cards/adapter Internal IEEE 1394/Firewire Model 51098 View product	B StarTech.com 2x M.2 NGFF SSD RAID Controller Card plus 2x SATA III Ports - PCIe Model PEXM2SAT3422 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	IEEE 1394/Firewire	M.2
Expansion card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height / Low-profile
Expansion card standardDiffers	PCI 2.1	PCIe 2.0
SATA revisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Port multiplierKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
FireWire 400 ports quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal FireWire ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
ChipsetDiffers	VIA	Marvell - 88SE9230
Data transfer rate (max)Differs	0.4 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-25 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
System requirements2 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2008 x64	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	68 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	219 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	162 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	169 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	465 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	357 mm

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