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StarTech.com x4 PCI Express 3.0 to M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD Adapter - TAA vs StarTech.com SATA to USB Cable, USB 10Gbps to

20specifications compared
18differ
2identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Product colour
- x4 PCI Express 3.0 to M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD Adapter - TAA:Red
- SATA to USB Cable, USB 10Gbps to:Black
LED indicators
- x4 PCI Express 3.0 to M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD Adapter - TAA:Yes
- SATA to USB Cable, USB 10Gbps to:Activity, Power
Hot-swap
- x4 PCI Express 3.0 to M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD Adapter - TAA:No
- SATA to USB Cable, USB 10Gbps to:Yes
Operating temperature (T-T)
- x4 PCI Express 3.0 to M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD Adapter - TAA:5 - 50 °C
- SATA to USB Cable, USB 10Gbps to:0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- x4 PCI Express 3.0 to M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD Adapter - TAA:-25 - 70 °C
- SATA to USB Cable, USB 10Gbps to:-20 - 80 °C
Compliance certificates
- x4 PCI Express 3.0 to M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD Adapter - TAA:CE, RoHS
- SATA to USB Cable, USB 10Gbps to:RoHS
Width
- x4 PCI Express 3.0 to M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD Adapter - TAA:121 mm
- SATA to USB Cable, USB 10Gbps to:14 mm
Depth
- x4 PCI Express 3.0 to M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD Adapter - TAA:179 mm
- SATA to USB Cable, USB 10Gbps to:85 mm

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Comparison of PEX4M2E1, USB312SAT3
38 specifications	A StarTech.com x4 PCI Express 3.0 to M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD Adapter - TAA Model PEX4M2E1 View product	B StarTech.com SATA to USB Cable, USB 10Gbps to Model USB312SAT3 View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Host interfaceKnown for one	PCIe	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output interfaceKnown for one	M.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion card form factorKnown for one	Full-height / Low-profile	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion card standardKnown for one	PCI 3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Red	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	Activity, Power
Hot-swapDiffers	No	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
Featuresidentical
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	8 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASMedia - ASM1351
UASP supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 70 °C	-20 - 80 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterpris	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical details1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffers	CE, RoHS	RoHS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	121 mm	14 mm
DepthDiffers	179 mm	85 mm
HeightDiffers	184 mm	15 mm
WeightDiffers	47 g	57 g
Packaging data4 differ
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthDiffers	176 mm	144 mm
Package depthDiffers	143 mm	177 mm
Package heightDiffers	33 mm	52 mm
Package weightDiffers	151 g	323 g
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics data4 differ
Products per master (outer) caseDiffers	60 pc(s)	30 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthDiffers	500 mm	483 mm
Master (outer) case lengthDiffers	394 mm	274 mm
Master (outer) case heightDiffers	327 mm	378 mm
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 Gbit/s
Relative humidityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 80%

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