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ICY BOX IB-180MS-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black vs TooQ TQDS-201B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black

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  • 8differ
  • 10identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

The TooQ TQDS-201B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black has 1 more storage drives supported than the ICY BOX IB-180MS-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black (2 vs 1). The ICY BOX IB-180MS-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black has 7 V more output voltage than the TooQ TQDS-201B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black (12 V vs 5 V). The TooQ TQDS-201B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black has 22 mm more width than the ICY BOX IB-180MS-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black (77 mm vs 55 mm). Storage media type: HDD, SSD on the ICY BOX IB-180MS-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black, SSD on the TooQ TQDS-201B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black. Storage drive interface: M.2, Serial ATA III on the ICY BOX IB-180MS-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black, PCI Express, Serial ATA on the TooQ TQDS-201B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black.

  • Storage media type
    • IB-180MS-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:HDD, SSD
    • TQDS-201B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:SSD
  • Storage drive interface
    • IB-180MS-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:M.2, Serial ATA III
    • TQDS-201B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:PCI Express, Serial ATA
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • IB-180MS-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:1
    • TQDS-201B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:2
  • Output voltage
    • IB-180MS-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:12 V
    • TQDS-201B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:5 V
  • Width
    • IB-180MS-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:55 mm
    • TQDS-201B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:77 mm
  • Depth
    • IB-180MS-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:113 mm
    • TQDS-201B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:77 mm
  • Weight
    • IB-180MS-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:45 g
    • TQDS-201B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:377 g
  • Package weight
    • IB-180MS-C31 USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:167 g
    • TQDS-201B storage drive docking station USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Black:408 g

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Comparison of IB-180MS-C31, TQDS-201B
35 specifications
Hard drive3 differ
Storage media typeDiffersHDD, SSDSSD
Storage drive interfaceDiffersM.2, Serial ATA IIIPCI Express, Serial ATA
Storage drive sizes supportedM.2M.2
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers12
Maximum storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 TB
Ports & interfacesidentical
Host interfaceUSB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-CUSB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C
Featuresidentical
Product colourBlackBlack
MaterialKnown for onePlasticUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rate10 Gbit/s10 Gbit/s
Plug and PlayYesYes
LED indicatorsYesYes
On/off switchYesYes
UASP supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Media duplication featureKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power1 differ
Output voltageDiffers12 V5 V
Output currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 A
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers55 mm77 mm
DepthDiffers113 mm77 mm
Height15 mm15 mm
WeightDiffers45 g377 g
Packaging data1 differ
Package weightDiffers167 g408 g
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source155 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source125 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source75 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
ManualYesYes
AC adapter includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for oneJMS581DLUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for oneTaiwanUnknown — not stated by the source
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84718000Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one40 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source

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