Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com ExpressCard to CardBus Laptop Adapter PC Card vs StarTech.com 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card

10specifications compared
8differ
2identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- ExpressCard to CardBus Laptop Adapter PC Card:ExpressCard
- 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card:PCIe
Output interface
- ExpressCard to CardBus Laptop Adapter PC Card:Type I/II CardBus
- 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card:IDE/ATA
Internal
- ExpressCard to CardBus Laptop Adapter PC Card:No
- 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card:Yes
Weight
- ExpressCard to CardBus Laptop Adapter PC Card:41 g
- 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card:120 g
Package width
- ExpressCard to CardBus Laptop Adapter PC Card:160 mm
- 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card:165 mm
Package depth
- ExpressCard to CardBus Laptop Adapter PC Card:220 mm
- 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card:230 mm
Package height
- ExpressCard to CardBus Laptop Adapter PC Card:48 mm
- 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card:42 mm
Package weight
- ExpressCard to CardBus Laptop Adapter PC Card:160 g
- 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card:200 g

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Comparison of CB2EC, PEX2IDE
21 specifications	A StarTech.com ExpressCard to CardBus Laptop Adapter PC Card Model CB2EC View product	B StarTech.com 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card Model PEX2IDE View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	ExpressCard	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	Type I/II CardBus	IDE/ATA
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Metallic	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	XIO2000A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	64 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	128 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	12 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	41 g	120 g
Packaging data4 differ
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthDiffers	160 mm	165 mm
Package depthDiffers	220 mm	230 mm
Package heightDiffers	48 mm	42 mm
Package weightDiffers	160 g	200 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733020	84733020
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
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012

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