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StarTech.com Mini PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter NIC Card - TAA vs StarTech.com ST1000SPEXD2 network card Internal Ethernet 2000 Mbit/s

23specifications compared
15differ
8identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- Mini PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter NIC Card - TAA:Mini PCI Express
- ST1000SPEXD2 network card Internal Ethernet 2000 Mbit/s:PCI Express
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Mini PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter NIC Card - TAA:1
- ST1000SPEXD2 network card Internal Ethernet 2000 Mbit/s:2
Maximum data transfer rate
- Mini PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter NIC Card - TAA:1000 Mbit/s
- ST1000SPEXD2 network card Internal Ethernet 2000 Mbit/s:2000 Mbit/s
Chipset
- Mini PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter NIC Card - TAA:Realtek - RTL8111E
- ST1000SPEXD2 network card Internal Ethernet 2000 Mbit/s:Realtek RTL8111C
LED indicators
- Mini PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter NIC Card - TAA:Activity, Link
- ST1000SPEXD2 network card Internal Ethernet 2000 Mbit/s:Link
Storage temperature (T-T)
- Mini PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter NIC Card - TAA:-20 - 85 °C
- ST1000SPEXD2 network card Internal Ethernet 2000 Mbit/s:-20 - 75 °C
Width
- Mini PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter NIC Card - TAA:30 mm
- ST1000SPEXD2 network card Internal Ethernet 2000 Mbit/s:74 mm
Depth
- Mini PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter NIC Card - TAA:51 mm
- ST1000SPEXD2 network card Internal Ethernet 2000 Mbit/s:110 mm

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Comparison of ST1000SMPEX, ST1000SPEXD2
48 specifications	A StarTech.com Mini PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter NIC Card - TAA Model ST1000SMPEX View product	B StarTech.com ST1000SPEXD2 network card Internal Ethernet 2000 Mbit/s Model ST1000SPEXD2 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	Mini PCI Express	PCI Express
Interface	Ethernet	Ethernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	2000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN ready	Yes	Yes
Auto MDIX IEEEKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
Jumbo framesKnown for one	9000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN taggingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000BaseT(X)
Design2 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
ChipsetDiffers	Realtek - RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111C
LED indicatorsDiffers	Activity, Link	Link
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	482765 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10, 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, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP (32/64-bit)/ Server 2003 (32/64-bit)/ Vista (32/64-bit)/ Server 2008 R2/ 7 (32/64-bit) WinCE 4.2/ 5.0 Linux Kernel 2.4.x + Mac OS 10.4 (Intel-based) SCO OpenServer 5.0.7/ 6 Novell
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 55 °C	0 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 85 °C	-20 - 75 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	30 mm	74 mm
DepthDiffers	51 mm	110 mm
HeightKnown for one	8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	6 g	200 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
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthDiffers	144 mm	150 mm
Package depthDiffers	174 mm	220 mm
Package heightDiffers	33 mm	40 mm
Package weightDiffers	150 g	250 g
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	85176990	85176990
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	446 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	524 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	346 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	80 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Buffer sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 KB

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