Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 8 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card High Speed 16950 cable included vs StarTech.com 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports

17specifications compared
15differ
2identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 8 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card High Speed 16950 cable included:PCI
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:PCIe
Output interface
- 8 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card High Speed 16950 cable included:Serial
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:IEEE 1394/Firewire
Chipset
- 8 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card High Speed 16950 cable included:PLX PCI9030
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:NEC D72874
Width
- 8 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card High Speed 16950 cable included:20 mm
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:19 mm
Depth
- 8 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card High Speed 16950 cable included:145 mm
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:90 mm
Height
- 8 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card High Speed 16950 cable included:104 mm
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:70 mm
Weight
- 8 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card High Speed 16950 cable included:800 g
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:60 g
Package width
- 8 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card High Speed 16950 cable included:70 mm
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:68 mm

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Comparison of PCI8S9503V, PEX13943
40 specifications	A StarTech.com 8 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card High Speed 16950 cable included Model PCI8S9503V View product	B StarTech.com 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports Model PEX13943 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	Serial	IEEE 1394/Firewire
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial interface typeKnown for one	RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connector(s)Known for one	DB37 Female	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Internal FireWire ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	PLX PCI9030	NEC D72874
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	16 B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.4 Gbit/s
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 65 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 2000, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows NT, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Win	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, 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
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	20 mm	19 mm
DepthDiffers	145 mm	90 mm
HeightDiffers	104 mm	70 mm
WeightDiffers	800 g	60 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	70 mm	68 mm
Package depthDiffers	294 mm	172 mm
Package heightDiffers	263 mm	180 mm
Package weightDiffers	900 g	100 g
Logistics data1 differ
Case or master carton quantityDiffers	10 pc(s)	50 pc(s)
Other features2 differ
Data transfer rateKnown for one	0.921 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lengthKnown for one	1.2 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 95/98/98SE/2000/NT/XP/Vista. Linux. Unix SCO Open Server.	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, Mac OS X+
Package lengthDiffers	1.16 cm	6.77 mm
Quantity per boxKnown for one	10 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	External Ports: 8 - DB 9-pin Serial Male	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weight (imperial)Known for one	0.88 kg (1.94 lbs)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 1394/1394a / OHCI
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400000 kbits/s

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