Product comparison · 2 modems

StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem vs Zyxel Omni 56K Smart

6specifications compared
6differ
0identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem has 95 mm more depth than the Zyxel Omni 56K Smart (195 mm vs 100 mm). The Zyxel Omni 56K Smart has 4 mm more height than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem (25 mm vs 21 mm). The Zyxel Omni 56K Smart has 52 g more weight than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem (102 g vs 50 g). Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 70 °C on the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem, 0 - 40 °C on the Zyxel Omni 56K Smart. Operating relative humidity (H-H): 5 - 95% on the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem, 20 - 90% on the Zyxel Omni 56K Smart.

Operating temperature (T-T)
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:0 - 70 °C
- Omni 56K Smart:0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:5 - 95%
- Omni 56K Smart:20 - 90%
Depth
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:195 mm
- Omni 56K Smart:100 mm
Height
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:21 mm
- Omni 56K Smart:25 mm
Weight
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:50 g
- Omni 56K Smart:102 g
Width
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:32 mm
- Omni 56K Smart:75 mm

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Comparison of USB56KEM2, Omni 56K Smart
22 specifications	A StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem Model USB56KEM2 View product	B Zyxel Omni 56K Smart View product
Performanceidentical
Upstream data rateKnown for one	0.047 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Downstream data rateKnown for one	0.055 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data compressionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	V.42bis/MNP 5
Featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Power	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Connector(s)Known for one	RJ-11, USB A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	0.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows ME/2000/ XP(32/64bit)/Vista(32/64bit)/ Server 2008 R2/7(32/64bit)/8(32/64-bit) Mac OS 10.5 Linux kernel 2.6.18 +	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 70 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	20 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 85 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	195 mm	100 mm
HeightDiffers	21 mm	25 mm
WeightDiffers	50 g	102 g
WidthDiffers	32 mm	75 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package depthKnown for one	140 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	131 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	37.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modemidentical
Modem typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	external
Modem speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	56 Kbit/s
Technical detailsidentical
Weight (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.0998 kg (0.22 lbs)

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