Product comparison · 2 network cards

StarTech.com 16 Port Low Profile RS232 PCI Express Serial Card - Cable Included vs StarTech.com NIC PCI Express Gigabit Card

10specifications compared
8differ
2identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum data transfer rate
- 16 Port Low Profile RS232 PCI Express Serial Card - Cable Included:0.9216 Mbit/s
- NIC PCI Express Gigabit Card:1000 Mbit/s
Chipset
- 16 Port Low Profile RS232 PCI Express Serial Card - Cable Included:PLX/Oxford - OXPCIe958
- NIC PCI Express Gigabit Card:RTL8111C
Weight
- 16 Port Low Profile RS232 PCI Express Serial Card - Cable Included:1.25 kg
- NIC PCI Express Gigabit Card:250 g
Package width
- 16 Port Low Profile RS232 PCI Express Serial Card - Cable Included:70 mm
- NIC PCI Express Gigabit Card:44 mm
Package depth
- 16 Port Low Profile RS232 PCI Express Serial Card - Cable Included:295 mm
- NIC PCI Express Gigabit Card:230 mm
Package height
- 16 Port Low Profile RS232 PCI Express Serial Card - Cable Included:192 mm
- NIC PCI Express Gigabit Card:163 mm
Ports quantity
- 16 Port Low Profile RS232 PCI Express Serial Card - Cable Included:16
- NIC PCI Express Gigabit Card:4

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Comparison of 16 Port Low Profile RS232 PCI Express Serial Card - Cable Included, NIC PCI Express Gigabit Card
28 specifications	A StarTech.com 16 Port Low Profile RS232 PCI Express Serial Card - Cable Included View product	B StarTech.com NIC PCI Express Gigabit Card View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Host interface	PCI Express	PCI Express
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	0.9216 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Orange
ChipsetDiffers	PLX/Oxford - OXPCIe958	RTL8111C
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, RoHS
System requirements1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 2000/ XP(32/64-bit)/ Vista(32/64-bit)/ 7(32/64-bit), Linux Kernel 2.4.x - 2.6.x	Windows 2000XP/Vista/Server 2003/7/Server 2008 Win CE 4.2/5.0 Unix Linux Novell Mac OS 10.4.x/10.5.x
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	1.25 kg	250 g
WidthKnown for one	68 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	178 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers	70 mm	44 mm
Package depthDiffers	295 mm	230 mm
Package heightDiffers	192 mm	163 mm
Package weightKnown for one	1.3 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports quantityDiffers	16	4
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Mbit/s
Package lengthKnown for one	29.5 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 85 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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