Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based vs StarTech.com 4 Port RS232 PCI Serial Card Adapter with Power Output

11specifications compared
10differ
1identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:ExpressCard
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Serial Card Adapter with Power Output:PCI
Internal
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:No
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Serial Card Adapter with Power Output:Yes
Width
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:35 mm
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Serial Card Adapter with Power Output:19 mm
Depth
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:115 mm
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Serial Card Adapter with Power Output:57 mm
Height
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:18 mm
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Serial Card Adapter with Power Output:120 mm
Weight
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:33.6 g
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Serial Card Adapter with Power Output:95 g
Package width
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:144 mm
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Serial Card Adapter with Power Output:210 mm
Package depth
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:175 mm
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Serial Card Adapter with Power Output:150 mm

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Comparison of EC1S232U2, PCI4S954PW
30 specifications	A StarTech.com 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based Model EC1S232U2 View product	B StarTech.com 4 Port RS232 PCI Serial Card Adapter with Power Output Model PCI4S954PW View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	ExpressCard	PCI
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
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Prolific PL2303	Unknown — not stated by the source
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	512 B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	8 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 57 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 80 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	0 - 60%	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	35 mm	19 mm
DepthDiffers	115 mm	57 mm
HeightDiffers	18 mm	120 mm
WeightDiffers	33.6 g	95 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	144 mm	210 mm
Package depthDiffers	175 mm	150 mm
Package heightDiffers	33 mm	50 mm
Package weightDiffers	106 g	426 g
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
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	0.4608 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 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	Unknown — not stated by the source

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