Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to 2 Port Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA vs StarTech.com 2 Port Mini PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card

21specifications compared
15differ
6identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to 2 Port Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:IDC
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:Mini PCI Express
Output interface
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to 2 Port Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:Serial
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:SATA
Certification
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to 2 Port Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:Microsoft WHQL, CE, FCC
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:CE
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to 2 Port Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:-10 - 80 °C
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to 2 Port Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:-20 - 100 °C
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:-65 - 150 °C
Width
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to 2 Port Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:120 mm
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:30 mm
Depth
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to 2 Port Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:68 mm
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:50 mm
Height
- 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to 2 Port Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA:19 mm
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:4 mm

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Comparison of ICUSB232INT2, MPEXSATA22I
45 specifications	A StarTech.com 24in Internal USB Motherboard Header to 2 Port Serial RS232 Adapter - TAA Model ICUSB232INT2 View product	B StarTech.com 2 Port Mini PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card Model MPEXSATA22I View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	IDC	Mini PCI Express
Output interfaceDiffers	Serial	SATA
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
SATA revisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Port multiplierKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
CertificationDiffers	Microsoft WHQL, CE, FCC	CE
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
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silicon Image - SiI3132
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
Native Command Queuing (NCQ)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, BIG, JBOD
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	-10 - 80 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 100 °C	-65 - 150 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 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 2000, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Pre
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
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	120 mm	30 mm
DepthDiffers	68 mm	50 mm
HeightDiffers	19 mm	4 mm
WeightDiffers	63 g	7.8 g
Packaging data4 differ
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Manual	Yes	Yes
Package widthDiffers	142 mm	145 mm
Package depthDiffers	174 mm	210 mm
Package heightDiffers	33 mm	40 mm
Package weightDiffers	153 g	131 g
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	75 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	350 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	693 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	314 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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