Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 4 Port PCI Express Serial Card vs StarTech.com Mini NIC Adapter

3specifications compared
3differ
0identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 4 Port PCI Express Serial Card:PCIe
- Mini NIC Adapter:USB
Data transfer rate
- 4 Port PCI Express Serial Card:0.115 Mbit/s
- Mini NIC Adapter:54 Mbit/s
Connectivity technology
- 4 Port PCI Express Serial Card:Wired
- Mini NIC Adapter:Wireless

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Comparison of 4 Port PCI Express Serial Card, Mini NIC Adapter
12 specifications	A StarTech.com 4 Port PCI Express Serial Card View product	B StarTech.com Mini NIC Adapter View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCIe	USB
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ralink RT73
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-25 - 65 °C
Other features2 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	0.115 Mbit/s	54 Mbit/s
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11g & USB v2.0
Frequency rangeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz
Security management descriptionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WPA, AES & 256-bit WEP
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Windows Vista, Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	4 - DB9 M	Unknown — not stated by the source

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