Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based vs StarTech.com 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART

23specifications compared
19differ
4identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:ExpressCard
- 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:PCI
Output interface
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:Serial
- 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:Parallel, Serial
Serial ports quantity
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:1
- 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:2
Internal
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:No
- 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:Yes
Product colour
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:Black
- 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:Multicolour
FIFO (First In, First Out)
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:512 B
- 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:256 B
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:0 - 57 °C
- 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:0 - 85 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:-20 - 80 °C
- 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART:-45 - 150 °C

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Comparison of EC1S232U2, PCI2S2PMC
41 specifications	A StarTech.com 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based Model EC1S232U2 View product	B StarTech.com 2S2P PCI Serial Parallel Combo Card with 16C1050 UART Model PCI2S2PMC View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	ExpressCard	PCI
Output interfaceDiffers	Serial	Parallel, Serial
Expansion card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Serial interface type	RS-232	RS-232
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black	Multicolour
Features2 differ
ChipsetDiffers	Prolific PL2303	Moschip MS9865IV-AA(2P) SystemBase SB10C1052PCI(2S) Pericom PI7C8140A
FIFO (First In, First Out)Differs	512 B	256 B
Logical block addressing (LBA) support	8 bit	8 bit
Supports EPP and ECPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 57 °C	0 - 85 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 80 °C	-45 - 150 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	0 - 60%	0 - 60%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Ba
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	35 mm	19 mm
DepthDiffers	115 mm	133 mm
HeightDiffers	18 mm	89 mm
WeightDiffers	33.6 g	80 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	144 mm	145 mm
Package depthDiffers	175 mm	210 mm
Package heightDiffers	33 mm	40 mm
Package weightDiffers	106 g	240 g
Other features2 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	0.4608 Mbit/s	1.5 Mbit/s
Ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7 (32/64bit), Vista(32/64), XP(32/64), 2000 Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2003(32/64), Mac OS 8.x, 9.x, 10.x, Linux 2.4.x/ 2.6.x	Windows 7 (32/64bit)/ Vista(32/64)/ XP(32/64)/ 2000/ NT 4.0/ DOS 6.2, Windows Server 2003(32/64), Linux 2.6.x
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	65 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	359 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	689 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	322 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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