Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART vs StarTech.com 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP

35specifications compared
15differ
20identical
5known for one product only

Key differences

Expansion card standard
- 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:PCIe 1.0a
- 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:PCIe 1.1
Product colour
- 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:Green, Stainless steel
- 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:Green
Chipset
- 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:ASIX - MCS9901CV-CC
- 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:ASIX - MCS9922CV-AA
Width
- 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:120 mm
- 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:80 mm
Weight
- 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:112 g
- 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:63.5 g
Package width
- 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:145 mm
- 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:143 mm
Package depth
- 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:174 mm
- 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:173 mm
Package height
- 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART:31 mm
- 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP:32 mm

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Comparison of PEX2S5531P, PEX2S553LP
40 specifications	A StarTech.com 2S1P Native PCI Express Parallel Serial Combo Card with 16550 UART Model PEX2S5531P View product	B StarTech.com 2-Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Adapter Card, 16550 UART, PCIe to Dual Serial DB9, Windows & Linux, TAA - Replaced by PEX2S953LP Model PEX2S553LP View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Expansion card standardDiffers	PCIe 1.0a	PCIe 1.1
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Green, Stainless steel	Green
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	ASIX - MCS9901CV-CC	ASIX - MCS9922CV-AA
Supported protocolsKnown for one	EPP, ECP, SPP, PS/2	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements3 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, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic,
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Other operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, Windows Embedded Standard 2009	DOS, Windows XP Embedded
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	120 mm	80 mm
WeightDiffers	112 g	63.5 g
Packaging data4 differ
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthDiffers	145 mm	143 mm
Package depthDiffers	174 mm	173 mm
Package heightDiffers	31 mm	32 mm
Package weightDiffers	208 g	180 g
Logistics data3 differ
Products per master (outer) caseDiffers	75 pc(s)	50 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthDiffers	355 mm	363 mm
Master (outer) case lengthDiffers	679 mm	684 mm

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