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StarTech.com PCI Express to Mini PCI Express Card Adapter vs StarTech.com 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable

14specifications compared
11differ
3identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Output interface
- PCI Express to Mini PCI Express Card Adapter:Mini PCIe
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:Serial
Internal
- PCI Express to Mini PCI Express Card Adapter:Yes
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:No
Operating temperature (T-T)
- PCI Express to Mini PCI Express Card Adapter:0 - 55 °C
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- PCI Express to Mini PCI Express Card Adapter:-20 - 85 °C
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:-40 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- PCI Express to Mini PCI Express Card Adapter:5 - 95%
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:5 - 85%
Depth
- PCI Express to Mini PCI Express Card Adapter:75 mm
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:81 mm
Height
- PCI Express to Mini PCI Express Card Adapter:68 mm
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:68.5 mm
Package width
- PCI Express to Mini PCI Express Card Adapter:146 mm
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:142 mm

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Comparison of PEX2MPEX, PEX2S553B
23 specifications	A StarTech.com PCI Express to Mini PCI Express Card Adapter Model PEX2MPEX View product	B StarTech.com 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable Model PEX2S553B View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Output interfaceDiffers	Mini PCIe	Serial
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MosChip MCS9922
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 B
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 55 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 85 °C	-40 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	5 - 85%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers	75 mm	81 mm
HeightDiffers	68 mm	68.5 mm
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	146 mm	142 mm
Package depthDiffers	211 mm	175 mm
Package heightDiffers	42 mm	39 mm
Package weightDiffers	156 g	264 g
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.25 Mbit/s
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DOS Windows 95/ 98SE/ 2000/ XP(32/64bit)/ Server 2003(32/64bit)/ Vista(32/64bit)/ 7(32/64bit)/ Server 2008 R2 Linux Mac OS 10.4.x + Windows XP Embedded/ POS Ready 2009/ Embedded System 2009 OS/ CE 5.0/ CE 6.0
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source

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