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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
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
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
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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