Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com IDE to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter vs StarTech.com 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP

9specifications compared
9differ
0identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- IDE to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:IDE
- 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:PCIe
Operating temperature (T-T)
- IDE to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:0 - 50 °C
- 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:-10 - 80 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- IDE to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:-10 - 60 °C
- 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:-20 - 100 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- IDE to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:0 - 95%
- 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:5 - 85%
Width
- IDE to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:138 mm
- 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:80 mm
Depth
- IDE to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:170 mm
- 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:105 mm
Height
- IDE to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:26 mm
- 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:20 mm
Weight
- IDE to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter:14 g
- 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:63.5 g

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Comparison of OPT2IDE, PEX2S553LP
41 specifications	A StarTech.com IDE to Slim Optical IDE Drive Adapter Model OPT2IDE View product	B StarTech.com 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP Model PEX2S553LP View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	IDE	PCIe
Output interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial
Expansion card standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCIe 1.1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Green
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASIX - MCS9922CV-AA
Baud rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	460.8 Kbit/s
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 B
Flow Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DTR/DSR, RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	-10 - 80 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-10 - 60 °C	-20 - 100 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 95%	5 - 85%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 2000, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic,
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, 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 supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 XP Embedded
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, RoHS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	138 mm	80 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	105 mm
HeightDiffers	26 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	14 g	63.5 g
Packaging data1 differ
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	143 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	173 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 mm
Package weightDiffers	100 g	180 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	363 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	684 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 mm
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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