Product comparison · 2 modems

FRITZ!Card DSL USB vs StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Dial up Data Modem

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The FRITZ!Card DSL USB has 3 mm more depth than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Dial up Data Modem (78 mm vs 75 mm). The FRITZ!Card DSL USB has 5 mm more height than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Dial up Data Modem (23 mm vs 18 mm). The FRITZ!Card DSL USB has 75 g more weight than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Dial up Data Modem (100 g vs 25 g). Modem speed: No on the FRITZ!Card DSL USB, 56 Kbit/s on the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Dial up Data Modem.

Modem speed
- FRITZ!Card DSL USB:No
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Dial up Data Modem:56 Kbit/s
Depth
- FRITZ!Card DSL USB:78 mm
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Dial up Data Modem:75 mm
Height
- FRITZ!Card DSL USB:23 mm
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Dial up Data Modem:18 mm
Weight
- FRITZ!Card DSL USB:100 g
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Dial up Data Modem:25 g
Width
- FRITZ!Card DSL USB:102 mm
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Dial up Data Modem:25 mm

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Comparison of FRITZ!Card DSL USB, USB56KEM3
29 specifications	A FRITZ! FRITZ!Card DSL USB View product	B StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem – Dial up Data Modem Model USB56KEM3 View product
Modem1 differ
Modem speedDiffers	No	56 Kbit/s
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Agere/LSI SV92U2C
InterfaceKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	56/48/14.4 Kbit/s
Data compressionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	V.44
Upstream data rateKnown for one	1 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Downstream data rateKnown for one	8 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum fax transfer rateKnown for one	14.4 Kbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital signal protocolKnown for one	ADSL (PPPoE/PPPoA, ATM AAL5, G.992.1, G.994.1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x RJ45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
USB poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirements1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows 98 (SE), Linux	Windows ME/ 2000/ XP(32/64-bit)/ Vista(32/64-bit)/ 7(32/64-bit)/ Server 2008 R2
Minimum RAMKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Minimum processorKnown for one	Pentium III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	78 mm	75 mm
HeightDiffers	23 mm	18 mm
WeightDiffers	100 g	25 g
WidthDiffers	102 mm	25 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 g
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	142 mm

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