Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART vs StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card

Key differences

Parallel ports quantity
- 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:1
- 2 Port PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:2
Chipset
- 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:MosChip MCS9901
- 2 Port PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:JMicron JMB363
Depth
- 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:105 mm
- 2 Port PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:102 mm
Weight
- 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:140 g
- 2 Port PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:44.2 g
Package width
- 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:40 mm
- 2 Port PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:41 mm
Package depth
- 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:210 mm
- 2 Port PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:208 mm
Package height
- 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:145 mm
- 2 Port PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:144 mm
Supported data transfer rates
- 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:460.8 Kbps, 1.5 Mbps
- 2 Port PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card:3Gbps

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Comparison of PEX2S5521P, PEXSATA22I
21 specifications	A StarTech.com 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART Model PEX2S5521P View product	B StarTech.com 2 Port PCI Express Internal SATA II Controller Card Model PEXSATA22I View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	MosChip MCS9901	JMicron JMB363
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RAID (0, 1) & JBOD
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers	105 mm	102 mm
WeightDiffers	140 g	44.2 g
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers	40 mm	41 mm
Package depthDiffers	210 mm	208 mm
Package heightDiffers	145 mm	144 mm
Package weightKnown for one	250 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
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 2000/ XP(32/64bit)/ 2003 Server(32/64bit)/ Vista(32/64bit)/ 7(32/64bit), & Linux
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported data transfer ratesDiffers	460.8 Kbps, 1.5 Mbps	3Gbps
I/O portsDiffers	1 - DB25 M 2 - DB9 M	2 - SATA 7 pin M
Package lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8.19 mm

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