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Ewent EW7014 storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black vs ICY BOX IB-4013MCL-C4 USB 4 Type-C Black

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  • 15specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 3identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

The ICY BOX IB-4013MCL-C4 USB 4 Type-C Black has 2 more storage drives supported than the Ewent EW7014 storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black (4 vs 2). The ICY BOX IB-4013MCL-C4 USB 4 Type-C Black has 35 Gbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the Ewent EW7014 storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black (40 Gbit/s vs 5 Gbit/s). The Ewent EW7014 storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black has 4 mm more width than the ICY BOX IB-4013MCL-C4 USB 4 Type-C Black (149 mm vs 145 mm). Storage media type: HDD, SSD on the Ewent EW7014 storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black, SSD on the ICY BOX IB-4013MCL-C4 USB 4 Type-C Black. Storage drive interface: Serial ATA III on the Ewent EW7014 storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black, PCI Express on the ICY BOX IB-4013MCL-C4 USB 4 Type-C Black.

  • Storage media type
    • EW7014 storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black:HDD, SSD
    • IB-4013MCL-C4 USB 4 Type-C Black:SSD
  • Storage drive interface
    • EW7014 storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black:Serial ATA III
    • IB-4013MCL-C4 USB 4 Type-C Black:PCI Express
  • Storage drive sizes supported
    • EW7014 storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black:2.5,3.5"
    • IB-4013MCL-C4 USB 4 Type-C Black:M.2
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • EW7014 storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black:2
    • IB-4013MCL-C4 USB 4 Type-C Black:4
  • Material
    • EW7014 storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black:ABS synthetics
    • IB-4013MCL-C4 USB 4 Type-C Black:Aluminium
  • Maximum data transfer rate
    • EW7014 storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black:5 Gbit/s
    • IB-4013MCL-C4 USB 4 Type-C Black:40 Gbit/s
  • Width
    • EW7014 storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black:149 mm
    • IB-4013MCL-C4 USB 4 Type-C Black:145 mm
  • Depth
    • EW7014 storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black:117 mm
    • IB-4013MCL-C4 USB 4 Type-C Black:145 mm

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Comparison of EW7014, IB-4013MCL-C4
29 specifications
Hard drive4 differ
Storage media typeDiffersHDD, SSDSSD
Storage drive interfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIIPCI Express
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers2.5,3.5"M.2
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers24
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffersUSB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-AUSB 4 Type-C
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Product colourBlackBlack
MaterialDiffersABS syntheticsAluminium
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers5 Gbit/s40 Gbit/s
Media duplication featureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
LED indicatorsYesYes
On/off switchYesYes
UASP supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 V
Input currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 A
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers149 mm145 mm
DepthDiffers117 mm145 mm
HeightDiffers61 mm30 mm
WeightDiffers389 g670 g
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers750 g1.5 kg
Package widthKnown for one205 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one75 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one167 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for oneBoxUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84718000
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 pc(s)

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