Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable vs Targus USB 3.0 Express Card Adapter

8specifications compared
8differ
0identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:PCIe
- USB 3.0 Express Card Adapter:ExpressCard
Output interface
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:Serial
- USB 3.0 Express Card Adapter:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Internal
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:Yes
- USB 3.0 Express Card Adapter:No
Product colour
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:Black
- USB 3.0 Express Card Adapter:Black, Silver
Width
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:12 mm
- USB 3.0 Express Card Adapter:34 mm
Depth
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:80.5 mm
- USB 3.0 Express Card Adapter:12 mm
Height
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:68 mm
- USB 3.0 Express Card Adapter:19.9 mm
Weight
- 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable:239 g
- USB 3.0 Express Card Adapter:53 g

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Comparison of PEX4S553B, USB 3.0 Express Card Adapter
37 specifications	A StarTech.com 4 Port RS232 PCI Express Serial Card w/ Breakout Cable Model PEX4S553B View product	B Targus USB 3.0 Express Card Adapter View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCIe	ExpressCard
Output interfaceDiffers	Serial	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial interface typeKnown for one	RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Silver
CertificationKnown for one	REACH, CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	ASIX Moschip MCS9904CV-AA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Baud rateKnown for one	230.4 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	256 B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data bitsKnown for one	5, 6, 7, 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parity bitKnown for one	Even, Mark, No, Odd	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 85 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 85%	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 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, 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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	DOS, Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, Windows Embedded Standard 2009, Windows XP Embedded	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	12 mm	34 mm
DepthDiffers	80.5 mm	12 mm
HeightDiffers	68 mm	19.9 mm
WeightDiffers	239 g	53 g
Packaging dataidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Serial	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	208 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	145 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	41 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	343 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 Gbit/s

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