Fax modem question

[Si3Rra_7]

I have been tasked to find a pcie fax modem card ( 2 port ) for a fax rack mounted server . since i'm not well versed in this i want to know the difference between these 2 :

 

- http://www.startech.com/Networking-IO/IR-BT-TC/PCI-Express-56k-Modem~PEX56KIM

 

- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16825362022&cm_re=fax_modem_pcie-_-25-362-022-_-Product

 

I want to know if the cheaper one is ok enough for small business grade . Thx in advance

[Si3Rra_7]

Ok well three things. The $32 dollar one plugs into a PCIe 1x slot and the $700 some odd one plugs into a PCI slot so I wasn't sure if you noticed that or not as I have made a few oopsies in my time. Second, yes the $32 one will be fine. And, to be honest, what's the worst that will happen? It breaks and is a minor pain in the ass to get another new one. 3rd, I didn't even know they still made these. Time for me to get one just to have one in my build next to my floppies and an IDE hard drive.

Oh dammit , it looked like what i was looking for , something more pro-grade (fancy features and all) i cant find anything between 100$ and 700$ that has 2 ports , is pcie and is business server grade .... Everything else is like 800$+... Thanks anyway !

 

EDIT: On further look , the product name says it's PCI-E . Not sure what to say about that , maybe the picture is wrong.

[jmaster299]

Have you looked into e-fax services?