Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Lindy FireWire 400 & 800 Card - 3 Port, ExpressCard/34 vs Lindy RS-232 PCI Card

6specifications compared
5differ
1identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The Lindy FireWire 400 & 800 Card - 3 Port, ExpressCard/34 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 FireWire 400 & 800 Card - 3 Port, ExpressCard/34 has 1 more ports quantity than the Lindy RS-232 PCI Card (3 vs 2). Host interface: ExpressCard on the Lindy FireWire 400 & 800 Card - 3 Port, ExpressCard/34, PCI on the Lindy RS-232 PCI Card. Connector(s): 1 x IEEE 1394a FM, 2 x 1394b FM on the Lindy FireWire 400 & 800 Card - 3 Port, ExpressCard/34, 2 x 9D M on the Lindy RS-232 PCI Card. Compatible operating systems: Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac X on the Lindy FireWire 400 & 800 Card - 3 Port, ExpressCard/34, DOS, Windows 98SE/ME/2000/NT/XP, LINUX on the Lindy RS-232 PCI Card.

Host interface
- FireWire 400 & 800 Card - 3 Port, ExpressCard/34:ExpressCard
- RS-232 PCI Card:PCI
Data transfer rate
- FireWire 400 & 800 Card - 3 Port, ExpressCard/34:400 Mbit/s
- RS-232 PCI Card:0.9 Mbit/s
Ports quantity
- FireWire 400 & 800 Card - 3 Port, ExpressCard/34:3
- RS-232 PCI Card:2

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Comparison of FireWire 400 & 800 Card - 3 Port, ExpressCard/34, RS-232 PCI Card
16 specifications	A Lindy FireWire 400 & 800 Card - 3 Port, ExpressCard/34 View product	B Lindy RS-232 PCI Card View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	ExpressCard	PCI
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connector(s)Differs	1 x IEEE 1394a FM, 2 x 1394b FM	2 x 9D M
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	TI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	33 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	112 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	17 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	400 Mbit/s	0.9 Mbit/s
Ports quantityDiffers	3	2
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7 Mac X	DOS, Windows 98SE/ME/2000/NT/XP, LINUX
Mac compatibility	Yes	Yes
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.3 V
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Orange

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