Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports vs Targus USB / Ethernet Adapter

9specifications compared
7differ
2identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:PCIe
- USB / Ethernet Adapter:USB
Width
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:19 mm
- USB / Ethernet Adapter:50.8 mm
Depth
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:90 mm
- USB / Ethernet Adapter:25.4 mm
Height
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:70 mm
- USB / Ethernet Adapter:55.8 mm
Weight
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:60 g
- USB / Ethernet Adapter:122 g
Compliance industry standards
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:IEEE 1394/1394a / OHCI
- USB / Ethernet Adapter:IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3

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Comparison of PEX13943, USB / Ethernet Adapter
32 specifications	A StarTech.com 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports Model PEX13943 View product	B Targus USB / Ethernet Adapter View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCIe	USB
Output interfaceKnown for one	IEEE 1394/Firewire	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal FireWire ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	NEC D72874	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	0.4 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	19 mm	50.8 mm
DepthDiffers	90 mm	25.4 mm
HeightDiffers	70 mm	55.8 mm
WeightDiffers	60 g	122 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	68 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	172 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	180 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	100 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Case or master carton quantityKnown for one	50 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, Mac OS X+	Win 98, Me, XP, 2000
Compliance industry standardsDiffers	IEEE 1394/1394a / OHCI	IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3
Package lengthKnown for one	6.77 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	400000 kbits/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 Mbit/s
Cable lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 m
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Other network protocols supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI

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