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StarTech.com ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI vs StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket

19specifications compared
9differ
10identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI:PCI-X
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:PCIe
Output interface
- ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI:Parallel, Serial
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:Parallel
Parallel ports quantity
- ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI:1
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:2
Chipset
- ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI:ASIX/MosChip - MCS9835CV
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:ASIX/MosChip MCS9865
Width
- ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI:120 mm
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:19 mm
Height
- ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI:55 mm
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:86 mm
Package weight
- ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI:220 g
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:188 g
Mac compatibility
- ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI:Yes
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:No

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Comparison of ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI, PEX2PECP2
34 specifications	A StarTech.com ADD A PARALLEL PORT AND TWO RS-232 SERIAL PORTS TO YOUR PC THROUGH A PCI EXPANSI View product	B StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket Model PEX2PECP2 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI-X	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	Parallel, Serial	Parallel
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multicolour
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	ASIX/MosChip - MCS9835CV	ASIX/MosChip MCS9865
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	16 B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 85%
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 & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	120 mm	19 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	121 mm
HeightDiffers	55 mm	86 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	51 g
Packaging data1 differ
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	169 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 mm
Package weightDiffers	220 g	188 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020
Other features2 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 8 (32/64bit), 7 (32/64), Vista(32/64), XP(32/64), XP Embedded, POS Ready 2009, Embedded System 2009, CE 6.0/5.0, 2000, 98SE, 95, DOS, Windows Server 2008 R2, 2003(32/64), Mac OS 10.4, Linux	Windows 8 (32/64), 7 (32/64), Vista(32/64), XP(32/64), 2000, Windows Sever 2008 R2, 2003 (32/64), Linux
Mac compatibilityDiffers	Yes	No

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