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StarTech.com IDE to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter vs StarTech.com 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART

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  • 9specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 0identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

  • Host interface
    • IDE to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:IDE
    • 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:PCIe
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • IDE to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:0 - 50 °C
    • 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:-10 - 80 °C
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • IDE to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:-10 - 60 °C
    • 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:-20 - 100 °C
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • IDE to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:0 - 95%
    • 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:5 - 85%
  • Width
    • IDE to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:138 mm
    • 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:120 mm
  • Depth
    • IDE to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:170 mm
    • 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:105 mm
  • Height
    • IDE to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:26 mm
    • 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:20 mm
  • Weight
    • IDE to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:14 g
    • 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:112 g

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Comparison of OPT2IDE, PEX2S5531P
40 specifications
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffersIDEPCIe
Output interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSerial
Expansion card standardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCIe 1.0a
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Serial interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRS-232
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Designidentical
InternalKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGreen, Stainless steel
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceASIX - MCS9901CV-CC
Baud rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source460.8 Kbit/s
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128 B
Flow Control typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDTR/DSR, RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF
Supported protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEPP, ECP, SPP, PS/2
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 50 °C-10 - 80 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-10 - 60 °C-20 - 100 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs0 - 95%5 - 85%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 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 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Ba
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMac 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 supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Embedded POSReady 2009, Windows Embedded Standard 2009
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, RoHS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers138 mm120 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm105 mm
HeightDiffers26 mm20 mm
WeightDiffers14 g112 g
Packaging data1 differ
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source145 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source174 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source31 mm
Package weightDiffers100 g208 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84733020
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source75 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source355 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source679 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source320 mm
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for oneWiredUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source

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