Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter vs StarTech.com 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter

14specifications compared
11differ
3identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:PCIe
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:Mini PCI Express
Output interface
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:IEEE 1394/Firewire
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Chipset
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:Texas Instruments - XIO2213B
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:NEC uPD720200
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:0 - 70 °C
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:0 - 85 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:-54 - 150 °C
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:-65 - 125 °C
Height
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:4 mm
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:3 mm
Weight
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:91 g
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:70.4 g
Package width
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:175 mm
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:145 mm

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Comparison of MPEX1394B3, MPEXUSB3S2
37 specifications	A StarTech.com 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter Model MPEX1394B3 View product	B StarTech.com 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter Model MPEXUSB3S2 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCIe	Mini PCI Express
Output interfaceDiffers	IEEE 1394/Firewire	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Expansion card form factorKnown for one	Full-height / Low-profile	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion card standardKnown for one	PCIe 1.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Stainless steel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	Texas Instruments - XIO2213B	NEC uPD720200
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	0.8 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 70 °C	0 - 85 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-54 - 150 °C	-65 - 125 °C
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2019	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	CE, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width	30 mm	30 mm
Depth	50 mm	50 mm
HeightDiffers	4 mm	3 mm
WeightDiffers	91 g	70.4 g
Packaging data4 differ
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthDiffers	175 mm	145 mm
Package depthDiffers	145 mm	210 mm
Package heightDiffers	32 mm	40 mm
Package weightDiffers	198 g	174.2 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	25 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	280 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	663 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	202 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 Gbit/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP(32/64-bit)/ Server 2003(32/64-bit)/ Vista(32/64-bit)/ 7(32/64-bit)/ Server 2008 R2

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