Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com IDE to SATA Hard Drive or Optical Drive Adapter - 40-Pin PATA to vs StarTech.com 2 Port Industrial PCI Express (PCIe) RS232 Serial Card w/ Power Output and ESD Protection

16specifications compared
14differ
2identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- IDE to SATA Hard Drive or Optical Drive Adapter - 40-Pin PATA to:IDE
- 2 Port Industrial PCI Express (PCIe) RS232 Serial Card w/ Power Output and ESD Protection:PCIe
Output interface
- IDE to SATA Hard Drive or Optical Drive Adapter - 40-Pin PATA to:SATA
- 2 Port Industrial PCI Express (PCIe) RS232 Serial Card w/ Power Output and ESD Protection:Serial
Data transfer rate (max)
- IDE to SATA Hard Drive or Optical Drive Adapter - 40-Pin PATA to:0.133 Gbit/s
- 2 Port Industrial PCI Express (PCIe) RS232 Serial Card w/ Power Output and ESD Protection:0.0009216 Gbit/s
Operating temperature (T-T)
- IDE to SATA Hard Drive or Optical Drive Adapter - 40-Pin PATA to:5 - 50 °C
- 2 Port Industrial PCI Express (PCIe) RS232 Serial Card w/ Power Output and ESD Protection:-30 - 75 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- IDE to SATA Hard Drive or Optical Drive Adapter - 40-Pin PATA to:-25 - 80 °C
- 2 Port Industrial PCI Express (PCIe) RS232 Serial Card w/ Power Output and ESD Protection:-40 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- IDE to SATA Hard Drive or Optical Drive Adapter - 40-Pin PATA to:15 - 90%
- 2 Port Industrial PCI Express (PCIe) RS232 Serial Card w/ Power Output and ESD Protection:5 - 95%
Width
- IDE to SATA Hard Drive or Optical Drive Adapter - 40-Pin PATA to:20 mm
- 2 Port Industrial PCI Express (PCIe) RS232 Serial Card w/ Power Output and ESD Protection:98 mm
Depth
- IDE to SATA Hard Drive or Optical Drive Adapter - 40-Pin PATA to:75.5 mm
- 2 Port Industrial PCI Express (PCIe) RS232 Serial Card w/ Power Output and ESD Protection:121 mm

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Comparison of IDE2SAT2, PEX2S553S
35 specifications	A StarTech.com IDE to SATA Hard Drive or Optical Drive Adapter - 40-Pin PATA to Model IDE2SAT2 View product	B StarTech.com 2 Port Industrial PCI Express (PCIe) RS232 Serial Card w/ Power Output and ESD Protection Model PEX2S553S View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	IDE	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	SATA	Serial
Connector(s)Known for one	1 x IDE (40 Pin; EIDE/PATA), 1 x SATA (7+15 pin), 1 x SP4 (4 pin)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Red	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE, TAA, REACH	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
ChipsetKnown for one	Marvell - 88SA8052	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rate (max)Differs	0.133 Gbit/s	0.0009216 Gbit/s
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	48 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 B
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	-30 - 75 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 80 °C	-40 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 90%	5 - 95%
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	20 mm	98 mm
DepthDiffers	75.5 mm	121 mm
HeightDiffers	23 mm	18 mm
WeightDiffers	29 g	59 g
Packaging data4 differ
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthDiffers	142 mm	170 mm
Package depthDiffers	174 mm	142 mm
Package heightDiffers	34 mm	30 mm
Package weightDiffers	89 g	171 g
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	60 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	512 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	396 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	326 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
MaterialKnown for one	Plastic, Steel	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
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 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Ba
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008 R2

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