Product comparison · 2 storage drive docking stations

ACT M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2 vs ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black

13specifications compared
9differ
4identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The ACT M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2 has 5 Gbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black (10 Gbit/s vs 5 Gbit/s). The ACT M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2 has 1 mm more width than the ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black (60 mm vs 59 mm). The ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black has 34 mm more depth than the ACT M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2 (94 mm vs 60 mm). Storage media type: SSD on the ACT M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2, HDD, SSD on the ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black. Storage drive interface: M.2 on the ACT M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2, Serial ATA III on the ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black.

Storage media type
- M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2:SSD
- IB-2501U3 Black:HDD, SSD
Storage drive interface
- M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2:M.2
- IB-2501U3 Black:Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supported
- M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2:M.2
- IB-2501U3 Black:2.5"
Maximum data transfer rate
- M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2:10 Gbit/s
- IB-2501U3 Black:5 Gbit/s
LED indicators
- M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2:Yes
- IB-2501U3 Black:HDD, Power, SSD
Width
- M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2:60 mm
- IB-2501U3 Black:59 mm
Depth
- M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2:60 mm
- IB-2501U3 Black:94 mm
Height
- M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2:15 mm
- IB-2501U3 Black:41 mm

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Comparison of AC1501, IB-2501U3
32 specifications	A ACT M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2 Model AC1501 View product	B ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black Model IB-2501U3 View product
Hard drive3 differ
Storage media typeDiffers	SSD	HDD, SSD
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	M.2	Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers	M.2	2.5"
Number of storage drives supported	1	1
Features2 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
Material	Plastic	Plastic
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	10 Gbit/s	5 Gbit/s
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	HDD, Power, SSD
UASP support	Yes	Yes
Backup functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TRIM supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	60 mm	59 mm
DepthDiffers	60 mm	94 mm
HeightDiffers	15 mm	41 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	108 g
Packaging data1 differ
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	46 x 103 x 204 mm
Package weightDiffers	73 g	201 g
Package widthKnown for one	83 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	34 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	160 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JMS578
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080
Ports & interfacesidentical
Host interfaceKnown for one	USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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