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StarTech.com 2 Port ExpressCard 1394b FireWire Laptop Adapter Card vs StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART

15specifications compared
12differ
3identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 2 Port ExpressCard 1394b FireWire Laptop Adapter Card:ExpressCard/34
- 2 Port PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART:PCIe
Output interface
- 2 Port ExpressCard 1394b FireWire Laptop Adapter Card:FireWire 800
- 2 Port PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART:Serial
Width
- 2 Port ExpressCard 1394b FireWire Laptop Adapter Card:34 mm
- 2 Port PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART:20 mm
Depth
- 2 Port ExpressCard 1394b FireWire Laptop Adapter Card:120 mm
- 2 Port PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART:105 mm
Height
- 2 Port ExpressCard 1394b FireWire Laptop Adapter Card:20 mm
- 2 Port PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART:120 mm
Weight
- 2 Port ExpressCard 1394b FireWire Laptop Adapter Card:30 g
- 2 Port PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART:63 g
Package width
- 2 Port ExpressCard 1394b FireWire Laptop Adapter Card:78 mm
- 2 Port PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART:54 mm
Package depth
- 2 Port ExpressCard 1394b FireWire Laptop Adapter Card:149 mm
- 2 Port PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART:148 mm

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Comparison of EC1394B2, PEX2S950
31 specifications	A StarTech.com 2 Port ExpressCard 1394b FireWire Laptop Adapter Card Model EC1394B2 View product	B StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16950 UART Model PEX2S950 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	ExpressCard/34	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	FireWire 800	Serial
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 B
ChipsetKnown for one	Texas Instruments XIO2213A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-10 - 80 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 100 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 85%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	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 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
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, Windows Server 2012
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	34 mm	20 mm
DepthDiffers	120 mm	105 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	120 mm
WeightDiffers	30 g	63 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	78 mm	54 mm
Package depthDiffers	149 mm	148 mm
Package heightDiffers	250 mm	196 mm
Package weightDiffers	70 g	100 g
Other features2 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	800 Mbit/s	0.46 Mbit/s
Ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	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	Windows 2000/XP/Vista
Package lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.83 mm
Mac compatibilityKnown 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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