Product comparison · 2 storage drive docking stations

ICY BOX IB-1121-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Anthracite, Black vs ICY BOX IB-1612MCL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black

20specifications compared
13differ
7identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The ICY BOX IB-1612MCL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black has 1 more storage drives supported than the ICY BOX IB-1121-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Anthracite, Black (2 vs 1). The ICY BOX IB-1612MCL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black has 4 Gbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the ICY BOX IB-1121-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Anthracite, Black (10 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The ICY BOX IB-1121-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Anthracite, Black has 55 mm more depth than the ICY BOX IB-1612MCL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black (130 mm vs 75 mm). Storage media type: HDD on the ICY BOX IB-1121-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Anthracite, Black, SSD on the ICY BOX IB-1612MCL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black. Storage drive sizes supported: 2.5,3.5" on the ICY BOX IB-1121-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Anthracite, Black, M.2 on the ICY BOX IB-1612MCL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black.

Storage media type
- IB-1121-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Anthracite, Black:HDD
- IB-1612MCL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:SSD
Storage drive sizes supported
- IB-1121-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Anthracite, Black:2.5,3.5"
- IB-1612MCL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:M.2
Number of storage drives supported
- IB-1121-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Anthracite, Black:1
- IB-1612MCL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:2
Product colour
- IB-1121-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Anthracite, Black:Anthracite, Black
- IB-1612MCL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:Black
Maximum data transfer rate
- IB-1121-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Anthracite, Black:6 Gbit/s
- IB-1612MCL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:10 Gbit/s
LED indicators
- IB-1121-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Anthracite, Black:Activity, Power
- IB-1612MCL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:Yes
Depth
- IB-1121-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Anthracite, Black:130 mm
- IB-1612MCL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:75 mm
Height
- IB-1121-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Anthracite, Black:57 mm
- IB-1612MCL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:15 mm

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Comparison of IB-1121-C31, IB-1612MCL-C31
45 specifications	A ICY BOX IB-1121-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Anthracite, Black Model IB-1121-C31 View product	B ICY BOX IB-1612MCL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black Model IB-1612MCL-C31 View product
Hard drive3 differ
Storage media typeDiffers	HDD	SSD
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers	2.5,3.5"	M.2
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	1	2
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C	USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Product colourDiffers	Anthracite, Black	Black
MaterialDiffers	Plastic	Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	6 Gbit/s	10 Gbit/s
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsDiffers	Activity, Power	Yes
UASP supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Media duplication featureKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 A
Softwareidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	130 mm	75 mm
HeightDiffers	57 mm	15 mm
WeightDiffers	250 g	95 g
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one	125 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	60 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	230 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightDiffers	600 g	302 g
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	USB Type-C to USB Type-C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	ASM235CM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	CE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics data1 differ
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	506 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	355 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	270 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one	12 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseDiffers	20 pc(s)	40 pc(s)

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