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

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  • 9specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 1identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • Host interface
    • 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:PCIe
    • USB 3.0 Express Card Adapter:ExpressCard
  • Output interface
    • 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:IEEE 1394/Firewire
    • USB 3.0 Express Card Adapter:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
  • Internal
    • 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:Yes
    • USB 3.0 Express Card Adapter:No
  • Product colour
    • 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:Black, Stainless steel
    • USB 3.0 Express Card Adapter:Black, Silver
  • Width
    • 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:30 mm
    • USB 3.0 Express Card Adapter:34 mm
  • Depth
    • 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:50 mm
    • USB 3.0 Express Card Adapter:12 mm
  • Height
    • 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:4 mm
    • USB 3.0 Express Card Adapter:19.9 mm
  • Weight
    • 3 Port 2b 1a 1394 Mini PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:91 g
    • USB 3.0 Express Card Adapter:53 g

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36 specifications
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffersPCIeExpressCard
Output interfaceDiffersIEEE 1394/FirewireUSB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Expansion card form factorKnown for oneFull-height / Low-profileUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion card standardKnown for onePCIe 1.1Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Design2 differ
InternalDiffersYesNo
Product colourDiffersBlack, Stainless steelBlack, Silver
Hot-swapKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for oneTexas Instruments - XIO2213BUnknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one0.8 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayYesYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-54 - 150 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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 EnterpriseUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac 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 VenturaUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2019Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneCE, RoHSUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustainability complianceKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers30 mm34 mm
DepthDiffers50 mm12 mm
HeightDiffers4 mm19.9 mm
WeightDiffers91 g53 g
Packaging dataidentical
Mounting brackets includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one175 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one145 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one32 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one198 gUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84733020Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one25 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one280 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one663 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one202 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 Gbit/s

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