Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 2 Port Low Profile SATA to eSATA Plate Adapter vs StarTech.com 4 Port RS232 Mini PCI Express Serial Card w/ 16650 UART

13specifications compared
11differ
2identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 2 Port Low Profile SATA to eSATA Plate Adapter:SATA
- 4 Port RS232 Mini PCI Express Serial Card w/ 16650 UART:Mini PCI Express
Output interface
- 2 Port Low Profile SATA to eSATA Plate Adapter:eSATA
- 4 Port RS232 Mini PCI Express Serial Card w/ 16650 UART:Serial
Product colour
- 2 Port Low Profile SATA to eSATA Plate Adapter:Red
- 4 Port RS232 Mini PCI Express Serial Card w/ 16650 UART:Green
Width
- 2 Port Low Profile SATA to eSATA Plate Adapter:80 mm
- 4 Port RS232 Mini PCI Express Serial Card w/ 16650 UART:10 mm
Depth
- 2 Port Low Profile SATA to eSATA Plate Adapter:300 mm
- 4 Port RS232 Mini PCI Express Serial Card w/ 16650 UART:51 mm
Height
- 2 Port Low Profile SATA to eSATA Plate Adapter:18 mm
- 4 Port RS232 Mini PCI Express Serial Card w/ 16650 UART:30 mm
Weight
- 2 Port Low Profile SATA to eSATA Plate Adapter:290 g
- 4 Port RS232 Mini PCI Express Serial Card w/ 16650 UART:150 g
Package width
- 2 Port Low Profile SATA to eSATA Plate Adapter:128 mm
- 4 Port RS232 Mini PCI Express Serial Card w/ 16650 UART:145 mm

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Comparison of ESATAPLT2LP, MPEX4S552
36 specifications	A StarTech.com 2 Port Low Profile SATA to eSATA Plate Adapter Model ESATAPLT2LP View product	B StarTech.com 4 Port RS232 Mini PCI Express Serial Card w/ 16650 UART Model MPEX4S552 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	SATA	Mini PCI Express
Output interfaceDiffers	eSATA	Serial
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
SATA revisionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Red	Green
PurposeKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum cable lengthKnown for one	0.3 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	REACH	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MosChip MCS9904CV-AA
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 B
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	6 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	80 mm	10 mm
DepthDiffers	300 mm	51 mm
HeightDiffers	18 mm	30 mm
WeightDiffers	290 g	150 g
Packaging data4 differ
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthDiffers	128 mm	145 mm
Package depthDiffers	1 mm	212 mm
Package heightDiffers	220 mm	40 mm
Package weightDiffers	300 g	200 g
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.921 Mbit/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 (32/64bit)/ Vista(32/64)/ XP(32/64)/ CE 6.0 Windows Server 2008 R2/ 2003(32/64)/ 2000 Linux 2.6.x
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express 1.1
Quantity outer cartonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 pc(s)
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	10 x 300 x 64 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
TypeKnown for one	Partition plate	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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