Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com ExpressCard to CardBus Laptop Adapter PC Card vs StarTech.com PEXSATA24E interface cards/adapter Internal eSATA, IDE/ATA, SATA

12specifications compared
11differ
1identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- ExpressCard to CardBus Laptop Adapter PC Card:ExpressCard
- PEXSATA24E interface cards/adapter Internal eSATA, IDE/ATA, SATA:PCIe
Output interface
- ExpressCard to CardBus Laptop Adapter PC Card:Type I/II CardBus
- PEXSATA24E interface cards/adapter Internal eSATA, IDE/ATA, SATA:eSATA, IDE/ATA, SATA
Internal
- ExpressCard to CardBus Laptop Adapter PC Card:No
- PEXSATA24E interface cards/adapter Internal eSATA, IDE/ATA, SATA:Yes
Width
- ExpressCard to CardBus Laptop Adapter PC Card:64 mm
- PEXSATA24E interface cards/adapter Internal eSATA, IDE/ATA, SATA:18 mm
Depth
- ExpressCard to CardBus Laptop Adapter PC Card:128 mm
- PEXSATA24E interface cards/adapter Internal eSATA, IDE/ATA, SATA:100 mm
Height
- ExpressCard to CardBus Laptop Adapter PC Card:12 mm
- PEXSATA24E interface cards/adapter Internal eSATA, IDE/ATA, SATA:68 mm
Weight
- ExpressCard to CardBus Laptop Adapter PC Card:41 g
- PEXSATA24E interface cards/adapter Internal eSATA, IDE/ATA, SATA:59 g
Package width
- ExpressCard to CardBus Laptop Adapter PC Card:160 mm
- PEXSATA24E interface cards/adapter Internal eSATA, IDE/ATA, SATA:142 mm

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Comparison of CB2EC, PEXSATA24E
23 specifications	A StarTech.com ExpressCard to CardBus Laptop Adapter PC Card Model CB2EC View product	B StarTech.com PEXSATA24E interface cards/adapter Internal eSATA, IDE/ATA, SATA Model PEXSATA24E View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	ExpressCard	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	Type I/II CardBus	eSATA, IDE/ATA, SATA
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
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
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.3 Gbit/s
ChipsetKnown for one	XIO2000A	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008 R2
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	64 mm	18 mm
DepthDiffers	128 mm	100 mm
HeightDiffers	12 mm	68 mm
WeightDiffers	41 g	59 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	160 mm	142 mm
Package depthDiffers	220 mm	172 mm
Package heightDiffers	48 mm	28 mm
Package weightDiffers	160 g	200 g
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source

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