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 TooQ TQDS-100B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The TooQ TQDS-100B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) 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-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black has 69 mm more width than the TooQ TQDS-100B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black (129 mm vs 60 mm). The ICY BOX IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black has 15 mm more depth than the TooQ TQDS-100B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black (75 mm vs 60 mm). Storage media type: HDD, SSD on the ICY BOX IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black, SSD on the TooQ TQDS-100B storage drive docking station 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-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black, M.2 on the TooQ TQDS-100B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black.

Storage media type
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:HDD, SSD
- TQDS-100B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:SSD
Storage drive sizes supported
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:2.5,3.5"
- TQDS-100B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:M.2
Maximum data transfer rate
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:5 Gbit/s
- TQDS-100B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:10 Gbit/s
Width
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:129 mm
- TQDS-100B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:60 mm
Depth
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:75 mm
- TQDS-100B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:60 mm
Height
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:55 mm
- TQDS-100B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:15 mm
Weight
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:403 g
- TQDS-100B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:38 g
Package weight
- IB-118U3-SPC USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B Black:957 g
- TQDS-100B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:43 g

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Comparison of IB-118U3-SPC, TQDS-100B
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 TooQ TQDS-100B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black Model TQDS-100B View product
Hard drive3 differ
Storage media typeDiffers	HDD, SSD	SSD
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	PCI Express
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers	2.5,3.5"	M.2
Number of storage drives supported	1	1
Maximum storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 TB
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-B	USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C
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
Features1 differ
Product colour	Black	Black
MaterialKnown for one	Aluminium, Plastic	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5 Gbit/s	10 Gbit/s
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and Play	Yes	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	HDD, Power	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
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
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	129 mm	60 mm
DepthDiffers	75 mm	60 mm
HeightDiffers	55 mm	15 mm
WeightDiffers	403 g	38 g
Packaging data1 differ
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	200 x 80 x 180 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightDiffers	957 g	43 g
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	135 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	180 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 mm
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
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Standard interfacesKnown for one	HDMI, USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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