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StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem vs Zyxel P-870M modem

9specifications compared
9differ
0identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

The Zyxel P-870M modem has 99.953 Mbit/s more upstream data rate than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem (100 Mbit/s vs 0.047 Mbit/s). The Zyxel P-870M modem has 99.945 Mbit/s more downstream data rate than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem (100 Mbit/s vs 0.055 Mbit/s). The StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem has 63 mm more depth than the Zyxel P-870M modem (195 mm vs 132 mm). Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 70 °C on the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem, 0 - 40 °C on the Zyxel P-870M modem. Operating relative humidity (H-H): 5 - 95% on the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem, 20 - 85% on the Zyxel P-870M modem.

Upstream data rate
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:0.047 Mbit/s
- P-870M modem:100 Mbit/s
Downstream data rate
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:0.055 Mbit/s
- P-870M modem:100 Mbit/s
Operating temperature (T-T)
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:0 - 70 °C
- P-870M modem:0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:5 - 95%
- P-870M modem:20 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:-20 - 85 °C
- P-870M modem:-20 - 60 °C
Depth
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:195 mm
- P-870M modem:132 mm
Height
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:21 mm
- P-870M modem:40 mm
Weight
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:50 g
- P-870M modem:265 g

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Comparison of USB56KEM2, P-870M
19 specifications	A StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem Model USB56KEM2 View product	B Zyxel P-870M modem Model P-870M View product
Performance2 differ
Upstream data rateDiffers	0.047 Mbit/s	100 Mbit/s
Downstream data rateDiffers	0.055 Mbit/s	100 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Power	Unknown — not stated by the source
Electromagnetic emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC Part 15 Class B, EN 55022 Class B, EN 55024 Class B
Ports & interfacesidentical
Connector(s)Known for one	RJ-11, USB A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	0.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 V/230 V/240 V, 9 V AC 1000 mA
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 conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 70 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	20 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 85 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	195 mm	132 mm
HeightDiffers	21 mm	40 mm
WeightDiffers	50 g	265 g
WidthDiffers	32 mm	189 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
Certificatesidentical
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1-03, ANSI/UL Std No 60950-1, 1st Ed., EN 60950-1, 1st Ed., IEC 60950-1, 1st Ed.

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