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ATEN 6-Port IR/Serial Expansion Box vs StarTech.com RS-232 Serial Extender

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The ATEN 6-Port IR/Serial Expansion Box has 165 g more package weight than the StarTech.com RS-232 Serial Extender (715 g vs 550 g). The ATEN 6-Port IR/Serial Expansion Box has 550 g more weight than the StarTech.com RS-232 Serial Extender (670 g vs 120 g). I/O ports: 6 x RS-232, 1 x RJ-45, 1 x USB Type A on the ATEN 6-Port IR/Serial Expansion Box, 1 - DB9; 1 - RJ45 on the StarTech.com RS-232 Serial Extender. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 50 °C on the ATEN 6-Port IR/Serial Expansion Box, 0 - 40 °C on the StarTech.com RS-232 Serial Extender.

Package weight
- 6-Port IR/Serial Expansion Box:715 g
- RS-232 Serial Extender:550 g
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 6-Port IR/Serial Expansion Box:0 - 50 °C
- RS-232 Serial Extender:0 - 40 °C
Weight
- 6-Port IR/Serial Expansion Box:670 g
- RS-232 Serial Extender:120 g

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Comparison of VK236-AT, RS-232 Serial Extender
24 specifications	A ATEN 6-Port IR/Serial Expansion Box Model VK236-AT View product	B StarTech.com RS-232 Serial Extender View product
Technical details1 differ
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	175 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	325 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case net weightKnown for one	3.35 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	250 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	239 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	160 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightDiffers	715 g	550 g
Package widthKnown for one	59 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	75 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	23 mm
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 mm
Technical featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	57.6 Kbits/Sec
Ports & interfaces1 differ
I/O portsDiffers	6 x RS-232, 1 x RJ-45, 1 x USB Type A	1 - DB9; 1 - RJ45
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	0 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 50 °C	0 - 40 °C
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	75.8 x 130 x 42 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	670 g	120 g
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one	3.8 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	5 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 DC

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