Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com EC1S232U interface cards/adapter Internal Serial vs StarTech.com SATA to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter

11specifications compared
10differ
1identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- EC1S232U interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:ExpressCard
- SATA to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:IDE
Operating temperature (T-T)
- EC1S232U interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:-10 - 80 °C
- SATA to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:0 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- EC1S232U interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:5 - 85%
- SATA to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:0 - 95%
Width
- EC1S232U interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:35 mm
- SATA to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:138 mm
Depth
- EC1S232U interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:115 mm
- SATA to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:170 mm
Height
- EC1S232U interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:18 mm
- SATA to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:26 mm
Weight
- EC1S232U interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:33.6 g
- SATA to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:11 g
Package width
- EC1S232U interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:40 mm
- SATA to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:5.51 mm

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Comparison of EC1S232U, OPT2SATA
31 specifications	A StarTech.com EC1S232U interface cards/adapter Internal Serial Model EC1S232U View product	B StarTech.com SATA to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter Model OPT2SATA View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	ExpressCard	IDE
Output interfaceKnown for one	Serial	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial interface typeKnown for one	RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PurposeKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Green
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ROHS
Featuresidentical
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	0.00044 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	512 B	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Jmicron / JM20330
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	-10 - 80 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 100 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 85%	0 - 95%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	35 mm	138 mm
DepthDiffers	115 mm	170 mm
HeightDiffers	18 mm	26 mm
WeightDiffers	33.6 g	11 g
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers	40 mm	5.51 mm
Package depthDiffers	180 mm	7.09 mm
Package heightDiffers	140 mm	1.18 mm
Package weight	100 g	100 g
Other featuresidentical
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wireless
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win Vista
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 - 140 °F
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x 7-pin SATA FM 1x 50-pin IDE

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