Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com CardBus IEEE-1394B Notebook FireWire 800 Card vs StarTech.com Dual Channel Serial ATA PCI Express Controller Card

Key differences

Host interface
- CardBus IEEE-1394B Notebook FireWire 800 Card:CardBus
- Dual Channel Serial ATA PCI Express Controller Card:PCIe
Chipset
- CardBus IEEE-1394B Notebook FireWire 800 Card:TI TS82AA2
- Dual Channel Serial ATA PCI Express Controller Card:Silicon Image SiI3132
Weight
- CardBus IEEE-1394B Notebook FireWire 800 Card:140 g
- Dual Channel Serial ATA PCI Express Controller Card:170 g

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Comparison of CardBus IEEE-1394B Notebook FireWire 800 Card, Dual Channel Serial ATA PCI Express Controller Card
17 specifications	A StarTech.com CardBus IEEE-1394B Notebook FireWire 800 Card View product	B StarTech.com Dual Channel Serial ATA PCI Express Controller Card View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	CardBus	PCIe
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	TI TS82AA2	Silicon Image SiI3132
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	54 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	856 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	50 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	140 g	170 g
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	800 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista Mac OS X	Linux, Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista, MAC G5
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	IEEE-1394B, IEEE-1394A	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1 - Firewire 6 pin F 2 - FireWire 800 9 pin F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver

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