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ACT M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2 vs ICY BOX IB-2502CL-U3 Black

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 4identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

The ICY BOX IB-2502CL-U3 Black has 1 more storage drives supported than the ACT M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2 (2 vs 1). The ACT M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2 has 4 Gbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the ICY BOX IB-2502CL-U3 Black (10 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The ICY BOX IB-2502CL-U3 Black has 33 mm more width than the ACT M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2 (93 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-2502CL-U3 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-2502CL-U3 Black.

  • Storage media type
    • M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2:SSD
    • IB-2502CL-U3 Black:HDD, SSD
  • Storage drive interface
    • M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2:M.2
    • IB-2502CL-U3 Black:Serial ATA III
  • Storage drive sizes supported
    • M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2:M.2
    • IB-2502CL-U3 Black:2.5"
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2:1
    • IB-2502CL-U3 Black:2
  • Maximum data transfer rate
    • M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2:10 Gbit/s
    • IB-2502CL-U3 Black:6 Gbit/s
  • LED indicators
    • M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2:Yes
    • IB-2502CL-U3 Black:Activity, Power
  • Width
    • M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2:60 mm
    • IB-2502CL-U3 Black:93 mm
  • Depth
    • M.2 NVMe/PCIe SSD docking station, USB-C 3.2 Gen2:60 mm
    • IB-2502CL-U3 Black:87 mm

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Comparison of AC1501, IB-2502CL-U3
38 specifications
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ICY BOX

IB-2502CL-U3 Black

Model IB-2502CL-U3

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Hard drive4 differ
Storage media typeDiffersSSDHDD, SSD
Storage drive interfaceDiffersM.2Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffersM.22.5"
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers12
Features2 differ
Product colourBlackBlack
MaterialPlasticPlastic
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers10 Gbit/s6 Gbit/s
Hot-swapKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Plug and PlayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
LED indicatorsDiffersYesActivity, Power
On/off switchYesYes
UASP supportYesYes
Backup functionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
TRIM supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 - 60 Hz
Output voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 V
Output currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 A
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers60 mm93 mm
DepthDiffers60 mm87 mm
HeightDiffers15 mm43 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source150 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers83 mm200 mm
Package depthDiffers34 mm105 mm
Package heightDiffers160 mm45 mm
Package weightDiffers73 g325 g
Package typeKnown for oneBoxUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceJMS561
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceChina
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84733080
Master (outer) case widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source420 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source255 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source440 mm
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 kg
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source40 pc(s)
Ports & interfacesidentical
Host interfaceKnown for oneUSB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-CUnknown — not stated by the source

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