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ICY BOX IB-1233CL-CR USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black vs ICY BOX IB-2502CL-U3 Black

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  • 13differ
  • 7identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

The ICY BOX IB-2502CL-U3 Black has 1 Gbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the ICY BOX IB-1233CL-CR USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black (6 Gbit/s vs 5 Gbit/s). The ICY BOX IB-1233CL-CR USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black has 7 V more output voltage than the ICY BOX IB-2502CL-U3 Black (12 V vs 5 V). The ICY BOX IB-2502CL-U3 Black has 78 mm more width than the ICY BOX IB-1233CL-CR USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black (93 mm vs 15 mm). Storage drive interface: Serial ATA on the ICY BOX IB-1233CL-CR USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black, Serial ATA III on the ICY BOX IB-2502CL-U3 Black. Storage drive sizes supported: 2.5,3.5" on the ICY BOX IB-1233CL-CR USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black, 2.5" on the ICY BOX IB-2502CL-U3 Black.

  • Storage drive interface
    • IB-1233CL-CR USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black:Serial ATA
    • IB-2502CL-U3 Black:Serial ATA III
  • Storage drive sizes supported
    • IB-1233CL-CR USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black:2.5,3.5"
    • IB-2502CL-U3 Black:2.5"
  • Maximum data transfer rate
    • IB-1233CL-CR USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black:5 Gbit/s
    • IB-2502CL-U3 Black:6 Gbit/s
  • LED indicators
    • IB-1233CL-CR USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black:Yes
    • IB-2502CL-U3 Black:Activity, Power
  • Output voltage
    • IB-1233CL-CR USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black:12 V
    • IB-2502CL-U3 Black:5 V
  • Width
    • IB-1233CL-CR USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black:15 mm
    • IB-2502CL-U3 Black:93 mm
  • Depth
    • IB-1233CL-CR USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black:110 mm
    • IB-2502CL-U3 Black:87 mm
  • Height
    • IB-1233CL-CR USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A Black:62 mm
    • IB-2502CL-U3 Black:43 mm

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Comparison of IB-1233CL-CR, IB-2502CL-U3
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IB-2502CL-U3 Black

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Hard drive2 differ
Storage media typeHDD, SSDHDD, SSD
Storage drive interfaceDiffersSerial ATASerial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers2.5,3.5"2.5"
Number of storage drives supported22
Features2 differ
Product colourBlackBlack
MaterialKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePlastic
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers5 Gbit/s6 Gbit/s
Hot-swapKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Plug and PlayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
LED indicatorsDiffersYesActivity, Power
On/off switchYesYes
UASP supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Card reader integratedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneCF, SDUnknown — not stated by the source
Media duplication featureKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 - 60 Hz
Output voltageDiffers12 V5 V
Output currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 A
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedYesYes
Mac compatibilityYesYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers15 mm93 mm
DepthDiffers110 mm87 mm
HeightDiffers62 mm43 mm
WeightDiffers425 g150 g
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source200 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source105 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source45 mm
Package weightDiffers833 g325 g
Other features1 differ
ChipsetDiffersGL3523+ASM1156+GL3233JMS561
Logistics data2 differ
Country of originChinaChina
Harmonized System (HS) codeDiffers8471800084733080
Master (outer) case widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source420 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source255 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source440 mm
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 kg
Products per master (outer) caseDiffers20 pc(s)40 pc(s)
Ports & interfacesidentical
Host interfaceKnown for oneUSB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-AUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUSB Type-A to USB Type-BUnknown — not stated by the source

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