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ICY BOX IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black vs ICY BOX IB-121CL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black

25specifications compared
14differ
11identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The ICY BOX IB-121CL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black has 1 more storage drives supported than the ICY BOX IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black (2 vs 1). The ICY BOX IB-121CL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black has 5 Gbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the ICY BOX IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black (10 Gbit/s vs 5 Gbit/s). The ICY BOX IB-121CL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black has 11 mm more width than the ICY BOX IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black (140 mm vs 129 mm). Host interface: USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B on the ICY BOX IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C on the ICY BOX IB-121CL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black. LED indicators: HDD, Power on the ICY BOX IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black, HDD, Power, Progress on the ICY BOX IB-121CL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black.

Number of storage drives supported
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:1
- IB-121CL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black:2
Maximum data transfer rate
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:5 Gbit/s
- IB-121CL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black:10 Gbit/s
LED indicators
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:HDD, Power
- IB-121CL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black:HDD, Power, Progress
AC input voltage
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:100-240 V
- IB-121CL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black:100 - 240 V
Width
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:129 mm
- IB-121CL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black:140 mm
Depth
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:75 mm
- IB-121CL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black:125 mm
Height
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:55 mm
- IB-121CL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black:70 mm
Weight
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:403 g
- IB-121CL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black:635 g

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Comparison of IB-118U3-SPC, IB-121CL-C31
47 specifications	A ICY BOX IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black Model IB-118U3-SPC View product	B ICY BOX IB-121CL-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C Black Model IB-121CL-C31 View product
Hard drive2 differ
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	Serial ATA
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	1	2
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B	USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5 Gbit/s	10 Gbit/s
LED indicatorsDiffers	HDD, Power	HDD, Power, Progress
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
UASP supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC input voltageDiffers	100-240 V	100 - 240 V
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 A
Software2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	129 mm	140 mm
DepthDiffers	75 mm	125 mm
HeightDiffers	55 mm	70 mm
WeightDiffers	403 g	635 g
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85 mm
Package weightDiffers	957 g	1.17 kg
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	200 x 80 x 180 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	USB	USB Type-C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASM1352R + ASM1543
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE
Standard interfacesKnown for one	HDMI, USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	423.5 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	268 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	446 mm
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.9 kg
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 pc(s)

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