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Axagon CRE-S3C Aluminum high-speed USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 memory card reader. 3 slots, UHS-II vs ICY BOX IB-CR504-C31 card reader USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black

17specifications compared
9differ
8identical
19known for one product only

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The Axagon CRE-S3C Aluminum high-speed USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 memory card reader. 3 slots, UHS-II has 1 more memory card slots than the ICY BOX IB-CR504-C31 card reader USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black (3 vs 2). The ICY BOX IB-CR504-C31 card reader USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black has 5,000 Mbit/s more data transfer rate than the Axagon CRE-S3C Aluminum high-speed USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 memory card reader. 3 slots, UHS-II (10000 Mbit/s vs 5000 Mbit/s). The ICY BOX IB-CR504-C31 card reader USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black has 31 mm more depth than the Axagon CRE-S3C Aluminum high-speed USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 memory card reader. 3 slots, UHS-II (95 mm vs 64 mm). Product colour: Grey on the Axagon CRE-S3C Aluminum high-speed USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 memory card reader. 3 slots, UHS-II, Black on the ICY BOX IB-CR504-C31 card reader USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black. Housing material: Aluminium on the Axagon CRE-S3C Aluminum high-speed USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 memory card reader. 3 slots, UHS-II, Aluminium, Plastic on the ICY BOX IB-CR504-C31 card reader USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black.

Number of memory card slots
- CRE-S3C Aluminum high-speed USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 memory card reader. 3 slots, UHS-II:3
- IB-CR504-C31 card reader USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black:2
Data transfer rate
- CRE-S3C Aluminum high-speed USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 memory card reader. 3 slots, UHS-II:5000 Mbit/s
- IB-CR504-C31 card reader USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black:10000 Mbit/s
Product colour
- CRE-S3C Aluminum high-speed USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 memory card reader. 3 slots, UHS-II:Grey
- IB-CR504-C31 card reader USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black:Black
Housing material
- CRE-S3C Aluminum high-speed USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 memory card reader. 3 slots, UHS-II:Aluminium
- IB-CR504-C31 card reader USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black:Aluminium, Plastic
Depth
- CRE-S3C Aluminum high-speed USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 memory card reader. 3 slots, UHS-II:64 mm
- IB-CR504-C31 card reader USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black:95 mm
Weight
- CRE-S3C Aluminum high-speed USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 memory card reader. 3 slots, UHS-II:53 g
- IB-CR504-C31 card reader USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black:115 g
Package weight
- CRE-S3C Aluminum high-speed USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 memory card reader. 3 slots, UHS-II:98 g
- IB-CR504-C31 card reader USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black:215 g

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Comparison of CRE-S3C, IB-CR504-C31
36 specifications	A Axagon CRE-S3C Aluminum high-speed USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 memory card reader. 3 slots, UHS-II Model CRE-S3C View product	B ICY BOX IB-CR504-C31 card reader USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black Model IB-CR504-C31 View product
Performance5 differ
Compatible memory cardsDiffers	CF, MMC, MMC Mobile, MicroSD (TransFlash), MicroSDHC, MicroSDXC, MiniSD, MiniSDHC, RS-MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC	CFexpress, SD
Number of memory card slotsDiffers	3	2
Data transfer rateDiffers	5000 Mbit/s	10000 Mbit/s
Product colourDiffers	Grey	Black
Housing materialDiffers	Aluminium	Aluminium, Plastic
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C	USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
DepthDiffers	64 mm	95 mm
Cable lengthKnown for one	0.15 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	53 g	115 g
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one	120 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	25 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	180 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightDiffers	98 g	215 g
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	USB Type-C	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mobile operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 11 / 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 (32-Bit, 64-Bit) Windows Server2016 / 2012 / 2008 (32-Bit, 64-Bit) Mac OS X 10.x and higher Linux kernel 2.4.x and higher	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	CE, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Warranty periodKnown for one	3 year(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Taiwan
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84718000
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 pc(s)

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Axagon CRE-S3C Aluminum high-speed USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 memory card reader. 3 slots, UHS-II vs ICY BOX IB-CR504-C31 card reader USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black

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