Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 4 Port RS232 Mini PCI Express Serial Card w/ 16650 UART vs StarTech.com Serial RS232/DB-9

18specifications compared
15differ
3identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 4 Port RS232 Mini PCI Express Serial Card w/ 16650 UART:Mini PCI Express
- Serial RS232/DB-9:VGA
Serial ports quantity
- 4 Port RS232 Mini PCI Express Serial Card w/ 16650 UART:4
- Serial RS232/DB-9:1
Internal
- 4 Port RS232 Mini PCI Express Serial Card w/ 16650 UART:Yes
- Serial RS232/DB-9:No
Product colour
- 4 Port RS232 Mini PCI Express Serial Card w/ 16650 UART:Green
- Serial RS232/DB-9:Silver
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 4 Port RS232 Mini PCI Express Serial Card w/ 16650 UART:0 - 55 °C
- Serial RS232/DB-9:0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 4 Port RS232 Mini PCI Express Serial Card w/ 16650 UART:-20 - 85 °C
- Serial RS232/DB-9:0 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 4 Port RS232 Mini PCI Express Serial Card w/ 16650 UART:5 - 95%
- Serial RS232/DB-9:0 - 90%
Width
- 4 Port RS232 Mini PCI Express Serial Card w/ 16650 UART:10 mm
- Serial RS232/DB-9:65 mm

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Comparison of MPEX4S552, Serial RS232/DB-9
31 specifications	A StarTech.com 4 Port RS232 Mini PCI Express Serial Card w/ 16650 UART Model MPEX4S552 View product	B StarTech.com Serial RS232/DB-9 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	Mini PCI Express	VGA
Serial ports quantityDiffers	4	1
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Green	Silver
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	MosChip MCS9904CV-AA	Unknown — not stated by the source
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	256 B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 55 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 85 °C	0 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	0 - 90%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	10 mm	65 mm
DepthDiffers	51 mm	92 mm
HeightDiffers	30 mm	22 mm
WeightDiffers	150 g	1 kg
Packaging data3 differ
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthDiffers	145 mm	57 mm
Package depthDiffers	212 mm	315 mm
Package heightDiffers	40 mm	138 mm
Package weightKnown for one	200 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	0.921 Mbit/s	0.115 Mbit/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7 (32/64bit)/ Vista(32/64)/ XP(32/64)/ CE 6.0 Windows Server 2008 R2/ 2003(32/64)/ 2000 Linux 2.6.x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	PCI Express 1.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quantity outer cartonKnown for one	50 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	115V
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC

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