Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card vs StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express eSATA Controller Adapter Card

8specifications compared
6differ
2identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Output interface
- 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card:IDE/ATA
- 2 Port PCI Express eSATA Controller Adapter Card:PCI Express
Weight
- 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card:120 g
- 2 Port PCI Express eSATA Controller Adapter Card:67.87 g
Package width
- 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card:165 mm
- 2 Port PCI Express eSATA Controller Adapter Card:160 mm
Package depth
- 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card:230 mm
- 2 Port PCI Express eSATA Controller Adapter Card:220 mm
Package height
- 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card:42 mm
- 2 Port PCI Express eSATA Controller Adapter Card:48 mm
Package weight
- 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card:200 g
- 2 Port PCI Express eSATA Controller Adapter Card:160 g

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Comparison of PEX2IDE, PEXESATA2
22 specifications	A StarTech.com 1 Port PCI Express IDE Controller Adapter Card Model PEX2IDE View product	B StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express eSATA Controller Adapter Card Model PEXESATA2 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interface	PCIe	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	IDE/ATA	PCI Express
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoSH
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SiI3132
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	48 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supported	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	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
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	120 g	67.87 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	165 mm	160 mm
Package depthDiffers	230 mm	220 mm
Package heightDiffers	42 mm	48 mm
Package weightDiffers	200 g	160 g
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 Gbit/s
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000/ XP(32/64bit)/ Server 2003(32/64bit)/ Vista(32/64bit)/ 7(32/64bit)/ Server 2008 R2, Linux, Mac OS 10.4.9, 10.4.10, 10.5.1.
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x eSATA
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source

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