Product comparison · 2 storage drive docking stations

ICY BOX IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black vs ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black

20specifications compared
12differ
8identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

The ICY BOX IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black has 70 mm more width than the ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black (129 mm vs 59 mm). The ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black has 19 mm more depth than the ICY BOX IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black (94 mm vs 75 mm). The ICY BOX IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black has 14 mm more height than the ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black (55 mm vs 41 mm). Storage drive sizes supported: 2.5,3.5" on the ICY BOX IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black, 2.5" on the ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black. Material: Aluminium, Plastic on the ICY BOX IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black, Plastic on the ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black.

Storage drive sizes supported
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:2.5,3.5"
- IB-2501U3 Black:2.5"
Material
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:Aluminium, Plastic
- IB-2501U3 Black:Plastic
LED indicators
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:HDD, Power
- IB-2501U3 Black:HDD, Power, SSD
Width
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:129 mm
- IB-2501U3 Black:59 mm
Depth
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:75 mm
- IB-2501U3 Black:94 mm
Height
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:55 mm
- IB-2501U3 Black:41 mm
Weight
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:403 g
- IB-2501U3 Black:108 g
Package dimensions (WxDxH)
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:200 x 80 x 180 mm
- IB-2501U3 Black:46 x 103 x 204 mm

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Comparison of IB-118U3-SPC, IB-2501U3
34 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-2501U3 Black Model IB-2501U3 View product
Hard drive2 differ
Storage media type	HDD, SSD	HDD, SSD
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers	2.5,3.5"	2.5"
Number of storage drives supported	1	1
Ports & interfacesidentical
Host interfaceKnown for one	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
MaterialDiffers	Aluminium, Plastic	Plastic
Maximum data transfer rate	5 Gbit/s	5 Gbit/s
Hot-swap	Yes	Yes
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
LED indicatorsDiffers	HDD, Power	HDD, Power, SSD
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
UASP support	Yes	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
Input currentKnown for one	1.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 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
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	129 mm	59 mm
DepthDiffers	75 mm	94 mm
HeightDiffers	55 mm	41 mm
WeightDiffers	403 g	108 g
Packaging data2 differ
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	200 x 80 x 180 mm	46 x 103 x 204 mm
Package weightDiffers	957 g	201 g
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manual	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	HDMI, USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	JMS578
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

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