Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 1 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card vs StarTech.com CardBus IEEE-1394B Notebook FireWire 800 Card

Key differences

Host interface
- 1 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card:PCI
- CardBus IEEE-1394B Notebook FireWire 800 Card:CardBus
Chipset
- 1 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card:SUN1889
- CardBus IEEE-1394B Notebook FireWire 800 Card:TI TS82AA2
Width
- 1 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card:17 mm
- CardBus IEEE-1394B Notebook FireWire 800 Card:54 mm
Depth
- 1 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card:120 mm
- CardBus IEEE-1394B Notebook FireWire 800 Card:856 mm
Weight
- 1 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card:50 g
- CardBus IEEE-1394B Notebook FireWire 800 Card:140 g
Connectivity technology
- 1 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card:Wireless
- CardBus IEEE-1394B Notebook FireWire 800 Card:Wired

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Comparison of 1 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card, CardBus IEEE-1394B Notebook FireWire 800 Card
16 specifications	A StarTech.com 1 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card View product	B StarTech.com CardBus IEEE-1394B Notebook FireWire 800 Card View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	CardBus
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Designidentical
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	SUN1889	TI TS82AA2
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 57 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	17 mm	54 mm
DepthDiffers	120 mm	856 mm
WeightDiffers	50 g	140 g
Other features3 differ
Ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wireless	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 3.1/95/98/98SE/2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista DOS Linux	Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista Mac OS X
I/O portsDiffers	1xDB9 Male	1 - Firewire 6 pin F 2 - FireWire 800 9 pin F
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 Mbit/s
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE-1394B, IEEE-1394A

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