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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
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
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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