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
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
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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