Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to 2 Port Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA vs StarTech.com 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter

26specifications compared
20differ
6identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to 2 Port Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:IDC
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:PCIe
Output interface
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to 2 Port Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:Serial
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:IEEE 1394/Firewire
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to 2 Port Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:-10 - 80 °C
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to 2 Port Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:-20 - 100 °C
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:-54 - 150 °C
Compliance certificates
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to 2 Port Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:RoHS
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:CE, RoHS
Width
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to 2 Port Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:120 mm
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:30 mm
Depth
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to 2 Port Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:68 mm
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:50 mm
Height
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to 2 Port Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:19 mm
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:4 mm

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Comparison of ICUSB232INT2, MPEX1394B3
43 specifications	A StarTech.com 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to 2 Port Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA Model ICUSB232INT2 View product	B StarTech.com 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter Model MPEX1394B3 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	IDC	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	Serial	IEEE 1394/Firewire
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial interface typeKnown for one	RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height / Low-profile
Expansion card standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCIe 1.1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Designidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Microsoft WHQL, CE, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Stainless steel
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Baud rateKnown for one	115.2 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	256 B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data bitsKnown for one	7, 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Stop bitsKnown for one	1, 2	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Texas Instruments - XIO2213B
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.8 Gbit/s
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	-10 - 80 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 100 °C	-54 - 150 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Bas	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 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2019
Technical details1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffers	RoHS	CE, RoHS
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	120 mm	30 mm
DepthDiffers	68 mm	50 mm
HeightDiffers	19 mm	4 mm
WeightDiffers	63 g	91 g
Packaging data4 differ
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthDiffers	142 mm	175 mm
Package depthDiffers	174 mm	145 mm
Package heightDiffers	33 mm	32 mm
Package weightDiffers	153 g	198 g
Logistics data4 differ
Products per master (outer) caseDiffers	75 pc(s)	25 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthDiffers	350 mm	280 mm
Master (outer) case lengthDiffers	693 mm	663 mm
Master (outer) case heightDiffers	314 mm	202 mm

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