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StarTech.com 2 Port Mini PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card vs StarTech.com 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable

22specifications compared
16differ
6identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:Mini PCI Express
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:PCIe
Output interface
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:SATA
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:Serial
Certification
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:CE
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:REACH, CE
Chipset
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:Silicon Image - SiI3132
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:ASIX Moschip MCS9904CV-AA
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:-65 - 150 °C
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:-40 - 85 °C
Width
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:30 mm
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:12 mm
Depth
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:50 mm
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:80.5 mm
Height
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:4 mm
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:68 mm

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Comparison of MPEXSATA22I, PEX4S553B
43 specifications	A StarTech.com 2 Port Mini PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card Model MPEXSATA22I View product	B StarTech.com 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable Model PEX4S553B View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	Mini PCI Express	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	SATA	Serial
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
SATA revisionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port multiplierKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
CertificationDiffers	CE	REACH, CE
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	Silicon Image - SiI3132	ASIX Moschip MCS9904CV-AA
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
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	3 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	48 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Native Command Queuing (NCQ)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, BIG, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 70 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-65 - 150 °C	-40 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 85%
System requirements2 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 2000, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Pre	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 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
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 detailsidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	30 mm	12 mm
DepthDiffers	50 mm	80.5 mm
HeightDiffers	4 mm	68 mm
WeightDiffers	7.8 g	239 g
Packaging data5 differ
Cables includedDiffers	SATA	Serial
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Manual	Yes	Yes
Package widthDiffers	145 mm	208 mm
Package depthDiffers	210 mm	145 mm
Package heightDiffers	40 mm	41 mm
Package weightDiffers	131 g	343 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020

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