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StarTech.com 4 Port RS232 PCI Serial Card Adapter with Power Output vs StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket

12specifications compared
10differ
2identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Serial Card Adapter with Power Output:PCI
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:PCIe
Output interface
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Serial Card Adapter with Power Output:Serial
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:Parallel
Depth
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Serial Card Adapter with Power Output:57 mm
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:121 mm
Height
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Serial Card Adapter with Power Output:120 mm
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:86 mm
Weight
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Serial Card Adapter with Power Output:95 g
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:51 g
Package width
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Serial Card Adapter with Power Output:210 mm
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:144 mm
Package depth
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Serial Card Adapter with Power Output:150 mm
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:169 mm
Package height
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Serial Card Adapter with Power Output:50 mm
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:30 mm

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Comparison of PCI4S954PW, PEX2PECP2
32 specifications	A StarTech.com 4 Port RS232 PCI Serial Card Adapter with Power Output Model PCI4S954PW View product	B StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket Model PEX2PECP2 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	Serial	Parallel
CardBus PCMCIA slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Multicolour
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASIX/MosChip MCS9865
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 85%
System requirements1 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 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows	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 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Ba
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	57 mm	121 mm
HeightDiffers	120 mm	86 mm
WeightDiffers	95 g	51 g
Packaging data4 differ
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthDiffers	210 mm	144 mm
Package depthDiffers	150 mm	169 mm
Package heightDiffers	50 mm	30 mm
Package weightDiffers	426 g	188 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 Mbit/s
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 8 (32/64), 7 (32/64), Vista(32/64), XP(32/64), 2000, Windows Sever 2008 R2, 2003 (32/64), Linux
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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