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StarTech.com 2 Port IEEE-1394 FireWire CardBus Adapter with Digital Video Editing Kit vs StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card

4specifications compared
4differ
0identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 2 Port IEEE-1394 FireWire CardBus Adapter with Digital Video Editing Kit:CardBus
- 2 Port PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:PCIe
Chipset
- 2 Port IEEE-1394 FireWire CardBus Adapter with Digital Video Editing Kit:VIA VT6307
- 2 Port PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:JMicron JMB363
I/O ports
- 2 Port IEEE-1394 FireWire CardBus Adapter with Digital Video Editing Kit:2 - Firewire 6 pin Female.
- 2 Port PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:2 - SATA 7 pin M

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Comparison of 2 Port IEEE-1394 FireWire CardBus Adapter with Digital Video Editing Kit, PEXSATA22I
21 specifications	A StarTech.com 2 Port IEEE-1394 FireWire CardBus Adapter with Digital Video Editing Kit View product	B StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card Model PEXSATA22I View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	CardBus	PCIe
Output interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Designidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoSH
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	VIA VT6307	JMicron JMB363
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RAID (0, 1) & JBOD
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	102 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44.2 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	41 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	208 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144 mm
Package weightKnown for one	230 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista Mac OS 8.6	Windows 2000/ XP(32/64bit)/ 2003 Server(32/64bit)/ Vista(32/64bit)/ 7(32/64bit), & Linux
Package lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.19 mm
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3Gbps
I/O portsDiffers	2 - Firewire 6 pin Female.	2 - SATA 7 pin M
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weight (imperial)Known for one	0.231 kg (0.51 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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