Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 2 Port ExpressCard 1394b FireWire Laptop Adapter Card vs StarTech.com 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter

15specifications compared
14differ
1identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 2 Port ExpressCard 1394b FireWire Laptop Adapter Card:ExpressCard/34
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:PCIe
Output interface
- 2 Port ExpressCard 1394b FireWire Laptop Adapter Card:FireWire 800
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:Firewire 800 / 400
Product colour
- 2 Port ExpressCard 1394b FireWire Laptop Adapter Card:Black, Silver
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:Green
Chipset
- 2 Port ExpressCard 1394b FireWire Laptop Adapter Card:Texas Instruments XIO2213A
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:Texas Instruments - XIO2213B
Compliance certificates
- 2 Port ExpressCard 1394b FireWire Laptop Adapter Card:RoHS
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:CE, RoHS
Width
- 2 Port ExpressCard 1394b FireWire Laptop Adapter Card:34 mm
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:18 mm
Depth
- 2 Port ExpressCard 1394b FireWire Laptop Adapter Card:120 mm
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:85 mm
Height
- 2 Port ExpressCard 1394b FireWire Laptop Adapter Card:20 mm
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:120 mm

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Comparison of EC1394B2, PEX1394B3
38 specifications	A StarTech.com 2 Port ExpressCard 1394b FireWire Laptop Adapter Card Model EC1394B2 View product	B StarTech.com 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter Model PEX1394B3 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	ExpressCard/34	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	FireWire 800	Firewire 800 / 400
Expansion card standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCIe 1.1
FireWire 400 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
FireWire 800 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	Green
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	149905 h
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	Texas Instruments XIO2213A	Texas Instruments - XIO2213B
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 Gbit/s
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7,
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura
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 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Technical details1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffers	RoHS	CE, RoHS
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	34 mm	18 mm
DepthDiffers	120 mm	85 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	120 mm
WeightDiffers	30 g	48 g
Packaging data4 differ
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FireWire
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthDiffers	78 mm	148 mm
Package depthDiffers	149 mm	213 mm
Package heightDiffers	250 mm	41 mm
Package weightDiffers	70 g	212 g
Logistics dataidentical
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	355 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	681 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	317 mm
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	800 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP(32/64-bit)/ Server 2003(32/64-bit)/ Server 2008 R2/ Vista(32/64-bit)/ 7(32/64-bit)/ 8 (32/64-bit) Mac OS 10.4/ 10.5/ 10.6/ 10.7/ 10.8, Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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