Product comparison · 2 network cards

StarTech.com ST1000SPEXDP network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s vs StarTech.com USB / IrDA Adapter

12specifications compared
11differ
1identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- ST1000SPEXDP network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Wired
- USB / IrDA Adapter:Wireless
Host interface
- ST1000SPEXDP network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:PCI Express
- USB / IrDA Adapter:USB
Maximum data transfer rate
- ST1000SPEXDP network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:1000 Mbit/s
- USB / IrDA Adapter:4 Mbit/s
Internal
- ST1000SPEXDP network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Yes
- USB / IrDA Adapter:No
Chipset
- ST1000SPEXDP network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:RTL8111C
- USB / IrDA Adapter:Moschip MCS7780
Width
- ST1000SPEXDP network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:74 mm
- USB / IrDA Adapter:20 mm
Depth
- ST1000SPEXDP network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:110 mm
- USB / IrDA Adapter:30 mm
Package width
- ST1000SPEXDP network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:150 mm
- USB / IrDA Adapter:30 mm

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Comparison of ST1000SPEXDP, USB / IrDA Adapter
36 specifications	A StarTech.com ST1000SPEXDP network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s Model ST1000SPEXDP View product	B StarTech.com USB / IrDA Adapter View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	USB
InterfaceKnown for one	Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	4 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 m
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
ChipsetDiffers	RTL8111C	Moschip MCS7780
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Activity	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
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE, ROHS
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win 98SE/2000/ME/XP/Vista/7 (32-bit), XP / Vista (64-bit), CE 4.2/5.0 Linux Mac
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	-40 - 75 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	74 mm	20 mm
DepthDiffers	110 mm	30 mm
WeightKnown for one	200 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 mm
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	150 mm	30 mm
Package depthDiffers	220 mm	120 mm
Package heightDiffers	40 mm	145 mm
Package weightDiffers	250 g	100 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
Other featuresidentical
Buffer sizeKnown for one	48 KB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IrDA 1.3, MIR, SIR
Connector(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB-A M
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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