Product comparison · 2 network cards

StarTech.com 100Mbps Full/Low Profile Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI NIC Card 2km vs StarTech.com Compact USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter

18specifications compared
16differ
2identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 100Mbps Full/Low Profile Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI NIC Card 2km:PCI
- Compact USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:USB
Interface
- 100Mbps Full/Low Profile Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI NIC Card 2km:Fiber
- Compact USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:Ethernet
Maximum data transfer rate
- 100Mbps Full/Low Profile Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI NIC Card 2km:100 Mbit/s
- Compact USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:1000 Mbit/s
Internal
- 100Mbps Full/Low Profile Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI NIC Card 2km:Yes
- Compact USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:No
Chipset
- 100Mbps Full/Low Profile Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI NIC Card 2km:Via - VT6105M
- Compact USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:ASIX - AX88178
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 100Mbps Full/Low Profile Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI NIC Card 2km:0 - 45 °C
- Compact USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 100Mbps Full/Low Profile Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI NIC Card 2km:-10 - 70 °C
- Compact USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:-20 - 75 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 100Mbps Full/Low Profile Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI NIC Card 2km:5 - 95%
- Compact USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter:10 - 90%

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Comparison of PCI100MMSC, USB21000S
46 specifications	A StarTech.com 100Mbps Full/Low Profile Ethernet Multi Mode SC Fiber PCI NIC Card 2km Model PCI100MMSC View product	B StarTech.com Compact USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Model USB21000S View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	USB
InterfaceDiffers	Fiber	Ethernet
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	SC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	100 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	2000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
ChipsetDiffers	Via - VT6105M	ASIX - AX88178
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Activity, Link	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC/Laptop
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	1 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Ba	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/7/Server 2008/CE6.0 Mac OS 10.4/10.5/10.6 Linux kernel 2.6.14 +
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-10 - 70 °C	-20 - 75 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	56 mm	33 mm
DepthDiffers	121 mm	266.7 mm
HeightDiffers	18 mm	21 mm
WeightDiffers	80 g	40.5 g
Packaging data4 differ
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Low-profile bracketKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthDiffers	50 mm	140 mm
Package depthDiffers	213 mm	200 mm
Package heightDiffers	175 mm	30 mm
Package weightDiffers	200 g	98.35 g
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Buffer sizeKnown for one	2 KB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 - 158 °F
Ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100 Mbit/s
Dimensions (W x D x H) (imperial)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 x 266.7 x 21.1 mm (1.3 x 10.5 x 0.83")

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