Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Manhattan 171786 interface cards/adapter Internal eSATA vs StarTech.com EC2S55254 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial

4specifications compared
2differ
2identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 171786 interface cards/adapter Internal eSATA:PC Card 32-bit
- EC2S55254 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:ExpressCard
Output interface
- 171786 interface cards/adapter Internal eSATA:eSATA
- EC2S55254 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:Serial

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Comparison of 171786, EC2S55254
37 specifications	A Manhattan 171786 interface cards/adapter Internal eSATA Model 171786 View product	B StarTech.com EC2S55254 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial Model EC2S55254 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PC Card 32-bit	ExpressCard
Output interfaceDiffers	eSATA	Serial
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
Connector(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
PurposeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Laptop
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Moschip MS9922CV-AA
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 B
Flow control supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 150 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Home x64
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	59 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	49 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	143 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	260 g
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quantity outer cartonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 pc(s)
Data transfer rateKnown for one	1.5 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 98SE/Me/NT/2000/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source

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