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StarTech.com 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART vs StarTech.com USB to Infrared/IrDA SIR/FIR Adapter

8specifications compared
8differ
0identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:PCIe
- USB to Infrared/IrDA SIR/FIR Adapter:USB
Chipset
- 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:MosChip MCS9901
- USB to Infrared/IrDA SIR/FIR Adapter:Tanic S110
Width
- 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:120 mm
- USB to Infrared/IrDA SIR/FIR Adapter:20 mm
Depth
- 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:105 mm
- USB to Infrared/IrDA SIR/FIR Adapter:30 mm
Height
- 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:20 mm
- USB to Infrared/IrDA SIR/FIR Adapter:10 mm
Package weight
- 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:190 g
- USB to Infrared/IrDA SIR/FIR Adapter:60 g
Connectivity technology
- 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART:Wired
- USB to Infrared/IrDA SIR/FIR Adapter:Wireless

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Comparison of PEX2S552, USB to Infrared/IrDA SIR/FIR Adapter
23 specifications	A StarTech.com 2 Port Native PCI Express RS232 Serial Adapter Card with 16550 UART Model PEX2S552 View product	B StarTech.com USB to Infrared/IrDA SIR/FIR Adapter View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCIe	USB
Output interfaceKnown for one	PCI Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC, RoSH	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	MosChip MCS9901	Tanic S110
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	120 mm	20 mm
DepthDiffers	105 mm	30 mm
HeightDiffers	20 mm	10 mm
WeightKnown for one	63.5 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one	40 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	210 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	145 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightDiffers	190 g	60 g
Other features2 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	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	Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	460.8Kbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	2 - DB9 M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 Mbit/s
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 m
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FIR, IrDA: v1.3, MIR, SIR, USB: v1.1
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE & VCCI
Logistics dataidentical
Case or master carton quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 pc(s)

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