Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based vs StarTech.com PEXUSB3S2E2I interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)

10specifications compared
10differ
0identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:ExpressCard
- PEXUSB3S2E2I interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):PCIe
Output interface
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:Serial
- PEXUSB3S2E2I interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Internal
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:No
- PEXUSB3S2E2I interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):Yes
Width
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:35 mm
- PEXUSB3S2E2I interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):15 mm
Depth
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:115 mm
- PEXUSB3S2E2I interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):86.5 mm
Height
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:18 mm
- PEXUSB3S2E2I interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):68.5 mm
Weight
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:33.6 g
- PEXUSB3S2E2I interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):50 g
Package width
- 1 Port ExpressCard to RS232 DB9 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 - USB Based:144 mm
- PEXUSB3S2E2I interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):170 mm

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Comparison of EC1S232U2, PEXUSB3S2E2I
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 PEXUSB3S2E2I interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Model PEXUSB3S2E2I View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	ExpressCard	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	Serial	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
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
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
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
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	35 mm	15 mm
DepthDiffers	115 mm	86.5 mm
HeightDiffers	18 mm	68.5 mm
WeightDiffers	33.6 g	50 g
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers	144 mm	170 mm
Package depthDiffers	175 mm	142 mm
Package heightDiffers	33 mm	30 mm
Package weightKnown for one	106 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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