Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Lindy FireWire ExpressCard vs StarTech.com PCI USB Card

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- FireWire ExpressCard:ExpressCard
- PCI USB Card:PCI-X
Connector(s)
- FireWire ExpressCard:2 x 6-Pin FireWire FM
- PCI USB Card:3x 8-pin USB PlusPower FM
Product colour
- FireWire ExpressCard:Black, Grey
- PCI USB Card:Brown
Ports quantity
- FireWire ExpressCard:2
- PCI USB Card:3
Mac compatibility
- FireWire ExpressCard:Yes
- PCI USB Card:No

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Comparison of FireWire ExpressCard, PCI USB Card
21 specifications	A Lindy FireWire ExpressCard View product	B StarTech.com PCI USB Card View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	ExpressCard	PCI-X
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Connector(s)Differs	2 x 6-Pin FireWire FM	3x 8-pin USB PlusPower FM
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Brown
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NEC UPD720101G
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 95%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90.7 g
Other features3 differ
Ports quantityDiffers	2	3
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Win 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 8.6 +	Win 2000/ME/2003/XP/Vista
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 / 3.3V
Data transfer rateKnown for one	400 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source

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