Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 3 Port 2b 1a Low Profile 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter vs StarTech.com Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953LP - 4 Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with 16950 UART

26specifications compared
18differ
8identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Output interface
- 3 Port 2b 1a Low Profile 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:IEEE 1394/Firewire
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953LP - 4 Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with 16950 UART:Serial
Mean time between failures (MTBF)
- 3 Port 2b 1a Low Profile 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:149905 h
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953LP - 4 Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with 16950 UART:87600 h
Chipset
- 3 Port 2b 1a Low Profile 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:Texas Instruments - XIO2213B
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953LP - 4 Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with 16950 UART:PLX/Oxford - OXPCIe954
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 3 Port 2b 1a Low Profile 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:0 - 70 °C
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953LP - 4 Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with 16950 UART:-10 - 80 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 3 Port 2b 1a Low Profile 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:-20 - 90 °C
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953LP - 4 Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with 16950 UART:-20 - 100 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 3 Port 2b 1a Low Profile 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:0 - 90%
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953LP - 4 Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with 16950 UART:5 - 85%
Width
- 3 Port 2b 1a Low Profile 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:58 mm
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953LP - 4 Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with 16950 UART:80 mm
Weight
- 3 Port 2b 1a Low Profile 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter:43 g
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953LP - 4 Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with 16950 UART:58 g

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Comparison of PEX1394B3LP, PEX4S952LP
46 specifications	A StarTech.com 3 Port 2b 1a Low Profile 1394 PCI Express FireWire Card Adapter Model PEX1394B3LP View product	B StarTech.com Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953LP - 4 Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with 16950 UART Model PEX4S952LP View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interface	PCIe	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	IEEE 1394/Firewire	Serial
Expansion card standardKnown for one	PCIe 1.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 400 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
FireWire 800 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height / Low-profile
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Green	Green
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	149905 h	87600 h
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, WHQL, TAA
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	Texas Instruments - XIO2213B	PLX/Oxford - OXPCIe954
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	0.8 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Supports EPP and ECPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 70 °C	-10 - 80 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 90 °C	-20 - 100 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	0 - 90%	5 - 85%
System requirements2 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 11, Windows 11 x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Wind	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 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windo
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, 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, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2019	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	CE, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	58 mm	80 mm
Depth	90 mm	90 mm
Height	20 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	43 g	58 g
Packaging data4 differ
Cables includedKnown for one	FireWire	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mounting brackets included	Yes	Yes
Manual	Yes	Yes
Package widthDiffers	175 mm	150 mm
Package depthDiffers	144 mm	220 mm
Package heightDiffers	32 mm	55 mm
Package weightDiffers	200 g	400 g
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics data4 differ
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseDiffers	28 pc(s)	32 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthDiffers	331 mm	320 mm
Master (outer) case lengthDiffers	504 mm	750 mm
Master (outer) case heightDiffers	237 mm	310 mm

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