Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card vs StarTech.com 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART

21specifications compared
17differ
4identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:PCIe
- 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:PCI
Output interface
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:Serial
- 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:Parallel, Serial
Product colour
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:Black
- 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:Multicolour
FIFO (First In, First Out)
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:128 B
- 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:256 B
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:0 - 50 °C
- 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:0 - 85 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:-20 - 60 °C
- 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:-45 - 150 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:5 - 85%
- 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:0 - 60%
Width
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card:15 mm
- 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:19 mm

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Comparison of 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card, PCI2S2PMC
41 specifications	A StarTech.com 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card View product	B StarTech.com 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART Model PCI2S2PMC View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCIe	PCI
Output interfaceDiffers	Serial	Parallel, Serial
Expansion card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Multicolour
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
ChipsetDiffers	PLX OXPCIe952	Moschip MS9865IV-AA(2P) SystemBase SB10C1052PCI(2S) Pericom PI7C8140A
FIFO (First In, First Out)Differs	128 B	256 B
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 bit
Supports EPP and ECPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 85 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 60 °C	-45 - 150 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 85%	0 - 60%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Ba
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	15 mm	19 mm
DepthDiffers	80 mm	133 mm
HeightDiffers	59 mm	89 mm
WeightDiffers	54 g	80 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	142 mm	145 mm
Package depthDiffers	170 mm	210 mm
Package heightDiffers	30 mm	40 mm
Package weightDiffers	270 g	240 g
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 Mbit/s
Ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7 (32/64bit)/ Vista(32/64)/ XP(32/64)/ CE 5.0 Windows Server 2008 R2/ 2003(32/64)/ 2000 Linux 2.4.x/2.6.x	Windows 7 (32/64bit)/ Vista(32/64)/ XP(32/64)/ 2000/ NT 4.0/ DOS 6.2, Windows Server 2003(32/64), Linux 2.6.x
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protectionKnown for one	15 kV	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	5, 12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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