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"
Features2 differ
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
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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