Product comparison · 2 network cards

MSI US300EX Lite vs StarTech.com 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI Express Card - 550m

5specifications compared
5differ
0identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- US300EX Lite:Wireless
- 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI Express Card - 550m:Wired
Host interface
- US300EX Lite:USB
- 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI Express Card - 550m:PCI Express
Maximum data transfer rate
- US300EX Lite:150 Mbit/s
- 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI Express Card - 550m:1000 Mbit/s

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Comparison of US300EX Lite, PEX1000MMSC
27 specifications	A MSI US300EX Lite View product	B StarTech.com 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI Express Card - 550m Model PEX1000MMSC View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wireless	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	USB	PCI Express
InterfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ethernet / Fiber
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	150 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	550 m
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8168B, Marvell 88E1111
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Link
Product colourKnown for one	White	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	Extern	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista	Windows XP, Vista Mac Linux
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-10 - 70 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	83 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	109 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	221 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	174 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	680 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Other features1 differ
Compliance industry standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)	IEEE802.3 10Base-T, IEEE802.3u 100Base-TX/100Base-FX, IEEE802.3ab 1000Base-T, IEEE802.3z 1000Base-SX/1000Base-LX, IEEE802.3x, IEEE802.1Q, IEEE802.1p, IEEE802.3ad
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x Fiber Optic SC Female
Networking featuresKnown for one	IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n (draft)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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