Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

QNAP QM2 interface cards/adapter Internal M.2 vs StarTech.com 4-Port USB 3.1 PCIe Card - 3x USB-A and 1x USB-C - 2x Dedicated Channels

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Output interface
- QM2 interface cards/adapter Internal M.2:M.2
- 4-Port USB 3.1 PCIe Card - 3x USB-A and 1x USB-C - 2x Dedicated Channels:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Product colour
- QM2 interface cards/adapter Internal M.2:Copper
- 4-Port USB 3.1 PCIe Card - 3x USB-A and 1x USB-C - 2x Dedicated Channels:Black
Width
- QM2 interface cards/adapter Internal M.2:68.9 mm
- 4-Port USB 3.1 PCIe Card - 3x USB-A and 1x USB-C - 2x Dedicated Channels:85 mm
Depth
- QM2 interface cards/adapter Internal M.2:147.2 mm
- 4-Port USB 3.1 PCIe Card - 3x USB-A and 1x USB-C - 2x Dedicated Channels:126 mm
Height
- QM2 interface cards/adapter Internal M.2:20.6 mm
- 4-Port USB 3.1 PCIe Card - 3x USB-A and 1x USB-C - 2x Dedicated Channels:20 mm

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Comparison of QM2, PEXUS313AC2V
34 specifications	A QNAP QM2 interface cards/adapter Internal M.2 Model QM2 View product	B StarTech.com 4-Port USB 3.1 PCIe Card - 3x USB-A and 1x USB-C - 2x Dedicated Channels Model PEXUS313AC2V View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Output interfaceDiffers	M.2	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
NVMeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Copper	Black
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASMedia - ASM1142, Pericom PI7C9X2G308GP
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 Gbit/s
UASP supportKnown 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 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-10 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
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 Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	68.9 mm	85 mm
DepthDiffers	147.2 mm	126 mm
HeightDiffers	20.6 mm	20 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	81 g
Packaging dataidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	142 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	134 g
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
CompatibilityKnown for one	QNAP TS-431XU, TS-432XU-RP, TS-453B, TS-453BT3, TS-453BU, TS-453BU-Rp, TS-470, TS-470 Pro, TVS-470, TVS-471, TVS-471U, TVS-471U-RP, TVS-473, TVS-473eTS-653B, TS-670, TS-670 Pro, TS-677, TVS-670, TVS-671, TVS-673, TVS-673e, TVS-682, TVS-682T, TS-831XU, TS-832XU, TS-853BU, TS-853BU-RP, TS-1231XU, TS-1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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