Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com IDE to SATA Hard Drive or Optical Drive Adapter - 40-Pin PATA to vs StarTech.com 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485

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
- 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485:PCIe
Output interface
- IDE to SATA Hard Drive or Optical Drive Adapter - 40-Pin PATA to:SATA
- 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485:Serial
Data transfer rate (max)
- IDE to SATA Hard Drive or Optical Drive Adapter - 40-Pin PATA to:0.133 Gbit/s
- 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485:0.4608 Gbit/s
Operating temperature (T-T)
- IDE to SATA Hard Drive or Optical Drive Adapter - 40-Pin PATA to:5 - 50 °C
- 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485:0 - 100 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- IDE to SATA Hard Drive or Optical Drive Adapter - 40-Pin PATA to:-25 - 80 °C
- 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485:-65 - 150 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- IDE to SATA Hard Drive or Optical Drive Adapter - 40-Pin PATA to:15 - 90%
- 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485:20 - 80%
Width
- IDE to SATA Hard Drive or Optical Drive Adapter - 40-Pin PATA to:20 mm
- 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485:18 mm
Depth
- IDE to SATA Hard Drive or Optical Drive Adapter - 40-Pin PATA to:75.5 mm
- 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485:170 mm

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Comparison of IDE2SAT2, PEX8S232485
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 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485 Model PEX8S232485 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	8
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232/422/485
Designidentical
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	0.4608 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	0 - 100 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 80 °C	-65 - 150 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 90%	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	20 mm	18 mm
DepthDiffers	75.5 mm	170 mm
HeightDiffers	23 mm	68 mm
WeightDiffers	29 g	83 g
Packaging data4 differ
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthDiffers	142 mm	150 mm
Package depthDiffers	174 mm	215 mm
Package heightDiffers	34 mm	50 mm
Package weightDiffers	89 g	553 g
Quick installation 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	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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