Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485 vs StarTech.com SATA to mSATA SSD Adapter w/ Full and Low Profile Brackets – SATA to Mini SATA Converter Card

16specifications compared
14differ
2identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485:PCIe
- SATA to mSATA SSD Adapter w/ Full and Low Profile Brackets – SATA to Mini SATA Converter Card:SATA
Output interface
- 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485:Serial
- SATA to mSATA SSD Adapter w/ Full and Low Profile Brackets – SATA to Mini SATA Converter Card:mSATA
Data transfer rate (max)
- 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485:0.4608 Gbit/s
- SATA to mSATA SSD Adapter w/ Full and Low Profile Brackets – SATA to Mini SATA Converter Card:6 Gbit/s
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485:0 - 100 °C
- SATA to mSATA SSD Adapter w/ Full and Low Profile Brackets – SATA to Mini SATA Converter Card:0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485:-65 - 150 °C
- SATA to mSATA SSD Adapter w/ Full and Low Profile Brackets – SATA to Mini SATA Converter Card:-10 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485:20 - 80%
- SATA to mSATA SSD Adapter w/ Full and Low Profile Brackets – SATA to Mini SATA Converter Card:5 - 95%
Width
- 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485:18 mm
- SATA to mSATA SSD Adapter w/ Full and Low Profile Brackets – SATA to Mini SATA Converter Card:62 mm
Depth
- 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485:170 mm
- SATA to mSATA SSD Adapter w/ Full and Low Profile Brackets – SATA to Mini SATA Converter Card:120 mm

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Comparison of PEX8S232485, SAT32MSATPEX
24 specifications	A StarTech.com 8 Port PCI Express (PCIe) RS-232/422/485 Serial Card - 4 x RS232 4 x RS422 / RS485 Model PEX8S232485 View product	B StarTech.com SATA to mSATA SSD Adapter w/ Full and Low Profile Brackets – SATA to Mini SATA Converter Card Model SAT32MSATPEX View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCIe	SATA
Output interfaceDiffers	Serial	mSATA
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial interface typeKnown for one	RS-232/422/485	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Data transfer rate (max)Differs	0.4608 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	256 B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 100 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-65 - 150 °C	-10 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008 R2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	18 mm	62 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	120 mm
HeightDiffers	68 mm	5 mm
WeightDiffers	83 g	40 g
Packaging data4 differ
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthDiffers	150 mm	131 mm
Package depthDiffers	215 mm	164 mm
Package heightDiffers	50 mm	33 mm
Package weightDiffers	553 g	103 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020

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