Expansion Modules Buyers Guide
Key Features
| Key Features | | | Cabling Type | | | Data Transfer Rate | | | Interface |
| | With over 600 expansion modules on the market, key features such as Cabling Type, Data Transfer Rate & Interface are important factors when buying. These features not only effect the performane and quality of the expansion module you choose, but also the price. Shown below are price guides for a selection of expansion modules focusing on the key features: Cabling Type, Data Transfer Rate & Interface. |
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| Cabling Type | | Parallel ? Serial | £24.00 | | Ethernet 10Base-T | £1,094.00 | | Ethernet 10Base-T ? Ethernet AUI ? Token Ring | £1,695.00 | | Ethernet 1000Base-SX | £2,688.00 | | Ethernet 1000Base-TX ? Ethernet 100Base-TX ? Ethernet 10Base-T | £3,950.00 | | * | Fiber Optic | £27,787.00 |
| | | Data Transfer Rate | | 2000 Mbps | £283.00 | | 1.544 Mbps | £1,424.00 | | 44.74 Mbps | £2,954.00 | | 45 Mbps | £4,087.00 | | 622 Mbps | £36,466.00 | | * | 1000 Mbps | £4,537.00 |
| | | Interface | | SmartSlot | £130.00 | | PCI | £325.00 | | Serial RS-232 | £1,340.00 | | Serial V.35 | £2,144.00 | | * | PCI-X | £154.00 |
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* Taking into account all current expansion modules on the market the most desirable would be a expansion module with Fiber Optic Cabling Type, 1000 Mbps Data Transfer Rate and PCI-X Interface.
Price Guide
| Min | £15.90 | | Avg | £7,401.72 | | Max | £169,200.00 |
| | Expansion Modules cost anywhere from £15.90 for a basic expansion module with few features to around £169,200.00 for a fully featured expansion module. |
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Brand Guide
| Popular Brands | | | Cisco | | | Foundry | | | 3Com | | | Hewlett | | | Hewlett Packard | | | Huawei |
| | The most popular expansion modules brand is Cisco. The most expensive expansion modules brand is Foundry. If you're looking for a bargain then look out for StarTech.com branded expansion modules as generally they offer the cheapest expansion modules. |
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