Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter vs StarTech.com 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable

23specifications compared
15differ
8identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Output interface
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:IEEE 1394/Firewire
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:Serial
Product colour
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:Black, Stainless steel
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:Black
Chipset
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:Texas Instruments - XIO2213B
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:ASIX Moschip MCS9904CV-AA
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:-54 - 150 °C
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:-40 - 85 °C
Compliance certificates
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:CE, RoHS
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:RoHS
Width
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:30 mm
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:12 mm
Depth
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:50 mm
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:80.5 mm
Height
- 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:4 mm
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:68 mm

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Comparison of MPEX1394B3, PEX4S553B
45 specifications	A StarTech.com 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter Model MPEX1394B3 View product	B StarTech.com 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable Model PEX4S553B View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Output interfaceDiffers	IEEE 1394/Firewire	Serial
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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black, Stainless steel	Black
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	REACH, CE
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	Texas Instruments - XIO2213B	ASIX Moschip MCS9904CV-AA
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
Baud rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	230.4 Kbit/s
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 B
Data bitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5, 6, 7, 8
Parity bitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Even, Mark, No, Odd
Operational conditions1 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-54 - 150 °C	-40 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 85%
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 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise	Windows 10, 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 10 x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windo
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, 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
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2019	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DOS, Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, Windows Embedded Standard 2009, Windows XP Embedded
Technical details1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffers	CE, RoHS	RoHS
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	30 mm	12 mm
DepthDiffers	50 mm	80.5 mm
HeightDiffers	4 mm	68 mm
WeightDiffers	91 g	239 g
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers	175 mm	208 mm
Package heightDiffers	32 mm	41 mm
Package weightDiffers	198 g	343 g
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
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

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