Product comparison · 2 network cards

StarTech.com 1 Port Low Profile PCI 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter Card vs StarTech.com USB infra-red mini adapter

9specifications compared
8differ
1identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- 1 Port Low Profile PCI 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter Card:Wired
- USB infra-red mini adapter:Wireless
Host interface
- 1 Port Low Profile PCI 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter Card:PCI
- USB infra-red mini adapter:USB
Interface
- 1 Port Low Profile PCI 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter Card:Ethernet
- USB infra-red mini adapter:USB
Maximum data transfer rate
- 1 Port Low Profile PCI 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter Card:200 Mbit/s
- USB infra-red mini adapter:4 Mbit/s
Full duplex
- 1 Port Low Profile PCI 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter Card:Yes
- USB infra-red mini adapter:No
Internal
- 1 Port Low Profile PCI 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter Card:Yes
- USB infra-red mini adapter:No
Height
- 1 Port Low Profile PCI 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter Card:80 mm
- USB infra-red mini adapter:10 mm
Weight
- 1 Port Low Profile PCI 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter Card:42 g
- USB infra-red mini adapter:70 g

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Comparison of ST100SLP, USB infra-red mini adapter
40 specifications	A StarTech.com 1 Port Low Profile PCI 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter Card Model ST100SLP View product	B StarTech.com USB infra-red mini adapter View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired	Wireless
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	USB
InterfaceDiffers	Ethernet	USB
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	200 Mbit/s	4 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexDiffers	Yes	No
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	Realtek - RTL8100C	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Activity, LAN, Link	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	CE, REACH	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SafetyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE & VCCI
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	1.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
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 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windo	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS 9.0, Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah	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 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98/98SE/2000/ME & XP
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width	20 mm	20 mm
DepthKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightDiffers	80 mm	10 mm
WeightDiffers	42 g	70 g
Packaging dataidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	142 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	171 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	30 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	132 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
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) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB: v1.1, IrDA: v1.3, SIR, MIR, FIR
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Driver CD
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1-USB A Male

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