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StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket vs StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express SATA 6 Gbps eSATA Controller Card - Dual Port PCIe x1 SATA III Adapter with Configurable Internal/External Connectivity

18specifications compared
11differ
7identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Output interface
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:Parallel
- 2 Port PCI Express SATA 6 Gbps eSATA Controller Card - Dual Port PCIe x1 SATA III Adapter with Configurable Internal/External Connectivity:SATA
Chipset
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:ASIX/MosChip MCS9865
- 2 Port PCI Express SATA 6 Gbps eSATA Controller Card - Dual Port PCIe x1 SATA III Adapter with Configurable Internal/External Connectivity:ASMedia - ASM1061
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:0 - 40 °C
- 2 Port PCI Express SATA 6 Gbps eSATA Controller Card - Dual Port PCIe x1 SATA III Adapter with Configurable Internal/External Connectivity:0 - 50 °C
Width
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:19 mm
- 2 Port PCI Express SATA 6 Gbps eSATA Controller Card - Dual Port PCIe x1 SATA III Adapter with Configurable Internal/External Connectivity:92 mm
Height
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:86 mm
- 2 Port PCI Express SATA 6 Gbps eSATA Controller Card - Dual Port PCIe x1 SATA III Adapter with Configurable Internal/External Connectivity:20 mm
Weight
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:51 g
- 2 Port PCI Express SATA 6 Gbps eSATA Controller Card - Dual Port PCIe x1 SATA III Adapter with Configurable Internal/External Connectivity:48 g
Package width
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:144 mm
- 2 Port PCI Express SATA 6 Gbps eSATA Controller Card - Dual Port PCIe x1 SATA III Adapter with Configurable Internal/External Connectivity:216 mm
Package depth
- 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket:169 mm
- 2 Port PCI Express SATA 6 Gbps eSATA Controller Card - Dual Port PCIe x1 SATA III Adapter with Configurable Internal/External Connectivity:148 mm

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Comparison of PEX2PECP2, PEXESAT322I
49 specifications	A StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express / PCI-e Parallel Adapter Card – IEEE 1284 with Low Profile Bracket Model PEX2PECP2 View product	B StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express SATA 6 Gbps eSATA Controller Card - Dual Port PCIe x1 SATA III Adapter with Configurable Internal/External Connectivity Model PEXESAT322I View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Output interfaceDiffers	Parallel	SATA
SATA revisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Port multiplierKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CardBus PCMCIA slot typeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, REACH
Product colourKnown for one	Multicolour	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	ASIX/MosChip MCS9865	ASMedia - ASM1061
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
Native Command Queuing (NCQ)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 50 °C
System requirements1 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 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 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	19 mm	92 mm
HeightDiffers	86 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	51 g	48 g
Packaging data4 differ
QuantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthDiffers	144 mm	216 mm
Package depthDiffers	169 mm	148 mm
Package heightDiffers	30 mm	36 mm
Package weightDiffers	188 g	152 g
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	451 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	379 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	325 mm
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	1.5 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 8 (32/64), 7 (32/64), Vista(32/64), XP(32/64), 2000, Windows Sever 2008 R2, 2003 (32/64), Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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