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StarTech.com SATA Dual Hard Drive RAID Adapter - Internal SATA Connector to Dual SATA HDD RAID Controller Card vs StarTech.com Port multiplier controller card - 5-port SATA to single SATA III

22specifications compared
11differ
11identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Internal SATA ports quantity
- SATA Dual Hard Drive RAID Adapter - Internal SATA Connector to Dual SATA HDD RAID Controller Card:2
- Port multiplier controller card - 5-port SATA to single SATA III:5
Product colour
- SATA Dual Hard Drive RAID Adapter - Internal SATA Connector to Dual SATA HDD RAID Controller Card:Black, Green
- Port multiplier controller card - 5-port SATA to single SATA III:Aluminium, Black, Green
Certification
- SATA Dual Hard Drive RAID Adapter - Internal SATA Connector to Dual SATA HDD RAID Controller Card:FCC, CE
- Port multiplier controller card - 5-port SATA to single SATA III:CE, FCC
Chipset
- SATA Dual Hard Drive RAID Adapter - Internal SATA Connector to Dual SATA HDD RAID Controller Card:Jmicron - JMS562
- Port multiplier controller card - 5-port SATA to single SATA III:JMB575A
Width
- SATA Dual Hard Drive RAID Adapter - Internal SATA Connector to Dual SATA HDD RAID Controller Card:26 mm
- Port multiplier controller card - 5-port SATA to single SATA III:18 mm
Depth
- SATA Dual Hard Drive RAID Adapter - Internal SATA Connector to Dual SATA HDD RAID Controller Card:75 mm
- Port multiplier controller card - 5-port SATA to single SATA III:93 mm
Height
- SATA Dual Hard Drive RAID Adapter - Internal SATA Connector to Dual SATA HDD RAID Controller Card:23 mm
- Port multiplier controller card - 5-port SATA to single SATA III:120 mm
Weight
- SATA Dual Hard Drive RAID Adapter - Internal SATA Connector to Dual SATA HDD RAID Controller Card:11.8 g
- Port multiplier controller card - 5-port SATA to single SATA III:43 g

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Comparison of S322SAT3R, ST521PMINT
34 specifications	A StarTech.com SATA Dual Hard Drive RAID Adapter - Internal SATA Connector to Dual SATA HDD RAID Controller Card Model S322SAT3R View product	B StarTech.com Port multiplier controller card - 5-port SATA to single SATA III Model ST521PMINT View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interface	SATA	SATA
Output interface	SATA	SATA
Internal SATA ports quantityDiffers	2	5
Port multiplier	Yes	Yes
SATA revisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
Design2 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Black, Green	Aluminium, Black, Green
Hot-swapKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffers	FCC, CE	CE, FCC
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	Jmicron - JMS562	JMB575A
Data transfer rate (max)	6 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
RAID levelsKnown for one	BIG, 0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 50 °C	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-25 - 70 °C	-25 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	15 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	26 mm	18 mm
DepthDiffers	75 mm	93 mm
HeightDiffers	23 mm	120 mm
WeightDiffers	11.8 g	43 g
Packaging data3 differ
Cables included	SATA	SATA
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthDiffers	143 mm	142 mm
Package depthDiffers	173 mm	172 mm
Package height	30 mm	30 mm
Package weightDiffers	120 g	163 g
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020

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