Product comparison · 2 modems

StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem vs Zyxel P-870M-I3 modem

7specifications compared
7differ
0identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem has 15 mm more depth than the Zyxel P-870M-I3 modem (195 mm vs 180 mm). The Zyxel P-870M-I3 modem has 15 mm more height than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem (36 mm vs 21 mm). The Zyxel P-870M-I3 modem has 225 g more weight than the StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem (275 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 P-870M-I3 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-I3 modem.

Operating temperature (T-T)
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:0 - 70 °C
- P-870M-I3 modem:0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:5 - 95%
- P-870M-I3 modem:20 - 85%
Storage temperature (T-T)
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:-20 - 85 °C
- P-870M-I3 modem:-20 - 60 °C
Depth
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:195 mm
- P-870M-I3 modem:180 mm
Height
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:21 mm
- P-870M-I3 modem:36 mm
Weight
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:50 g
- P-870M-I3 modem:275 g
Width
- External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem:32 mm
- P-870M-I3 modem:128 mm

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Comparison of USB56KEM2, P-870M-I3
28 specifications	A StarTech.com External V.92 56K USB Fax Modem Model USB56KEM2 View product	B Zyxel P-870M-I3 modem Model P-870M-I3 View product
Modemidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45/RJ-11
Performanceidentical
Data link protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VDSL2 (ITU G.993.1, ITU G.993.2)
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
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
Featuresidentical
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Connectivity LEDsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Power	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Connector(s)Known for one	RJ-11, USB A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC/DC
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	0.1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, EN, ANSI/UL, IEC
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
Non-operating relative humidity (non-condensing)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 95%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
DepthDiffers	195 mm	180 mm
HeightDiffers	21 mm	36 mm
WeightDiffers	50 g	275 g
WidthDiffers	32 mm	128 mm
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
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

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