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StarTech.com 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable vs StarTech.com Serial RS232/DB-9

17specifications compared
12differ
5identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:PCIe
- Serial RS232/DB-9:VGA
Product colour
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:Black
- Serial RS232/DB-9:Silver
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:-40 - 85 °C
- Serial RS232/DB-9:0 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:5 - 85%
- Serial RS232/DB-9:0 - 90%
Width
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:14 mm
- Serial RS232/DB-9:65 mm
Depth
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:81 mm
- Serial RS232/DB-9:92 mm
Height
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:68.5 mm
- Serial RS232/DB-9:22 mm
Weight
- 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:46 g
- Serial RS232/DB-9:1 kg

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Comparison of PEX2S553B, Serial RS232/DB-9
27 specifications	A StarTech.com 2 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable Model PEX2S553B View product	B StarTech.com Serial RS232/DB-9 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCIe	VGA
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Silver
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	MosChip MCS9922	Unknown — not stated by the source
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	256 B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 85 °C	0 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 85%	0 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	14 mm	65 mm
DepthDiffers	81 mm	92 mm
HeightDiffers	68.5 mm	22 mm
WeightDiffers	46 g	1 kg
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers	142 mm	57 mm
Package depthDiffers	175 mm	315 mm
Package heightDiffers	39 mm	138 mm
Package weightKnown for one	264 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Data transfer rateDiffers	0.25 Mbit/s	0.115 Mbit/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	115V
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020

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