Product comparison · 2 network cards

Hama FireWire 400/800 PC Card vs Hama USB 2.0 / FireWire 400 PC Card

Key differences

Host interface
- FireWire 400/800 PC Card:PCI
- USB 2.0 / FireWire 400 PC Card:PC Card
Maximum data transfer rate
- FireWire 400/800 PC Card:800 Mbit/s
- USB 2.0 / FireWire 400 PC Card:480 Mbit/s
Compliance industry standards
- FireWire 400/800 PC Card:IEEE 1394b/IEEE 1394a
- USB 2.0 / FireWire 400 PC Card:IEEE 1394a
Supported data transfer rates
- FireWire 400/800 PC Card:400/800 Mbit
- USB 2.0 / FireWire 400 PC Card:400/480 Mbit
I/O ports
- FireWire 400/800 PC Card:2x IEEE 1394b 1x IEEE 1394a
- USB 2.0 / FireWire 400 PC Card:2x IEEE 1394a 2x USB 2.0

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Comparison of FireWire 400/800 PC Card, USB 2.0 / FireWire 400 PC Card
10 specifications	A Hama FireWire 400/800 PC Card View product	B Hama USB 2.0 / FireWire 400 PC Card View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PC Card
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	800 Mbit/s	480 Mbit/s
System requirements1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/XP	Windows 2000/XP/XP x64/Vista/Vista x64
Other features3 differ
Compliance industry standardsDiffers	IEEE 1394b/IEEE 1394a	IEEE 1394a
Ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Supported data transfer ratesDiffers	400/800 Mbit	400/480 Mbit
I/O portsDiffers	2x IEEE 1394b 1x IEEE 1394a	2x IEEE 1394a 2x USB 2.0

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