Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com Converge A/V 4 Port VGA Cat5 UTP Extender vs StarTech.com 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART

4specifications compared
2differ
2identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- Converge A/V 4 Port VGA Cat5 UTP Extender:Serial
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:PCIe
Product colour
- Converge A/V 4 Port VGA Cat5 UTP Extender:Black
- 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:Silver

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Comparison of Converge A/V 4 Port VGA Cat5 UTP Extender, PEX4S552
24 specifications	A StarTech.com Converge A/V 4 Port VGA Cat5 UTP Extender View product	B StarTech.com 4 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART Model PEX4S552 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	Serial	PCIe
Output interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
Connector(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DB9
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MosChip MCS9901
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	110 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	31 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	175 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	144 mm
Package weightKnown for one	650 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.4608 Mbit/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista (x32, x64), Linux Kernel 2.6.11, MAC 10.4
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17.5 cm
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	152.4 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum analog resolutionKnown for one	1024 x 768 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	9V DC	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1xVGA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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