Product comparison · 2 storage drive docking stations

ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black vs Lindy USB 3.1 Gen 2 Docking and Clone Station

11specifications compared
7differ
4identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The Lindy USB 3.1 Gen 2 Docking and Clone Station has 1 more storage drives supported than the ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black (2 vs 1). The Lindy USB 3.1 Gen 2 Docking and Clone Station has 5 Gbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black (10 Gbit/s vs 5 Gbit/s). The Lindy USB 3.1 Gen 2 Docking and Clone Station has 692 g more weight than the ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black (800 g vs 108 g). Product colour: Black on the ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black, Aluminium on the Lindy USB 3.1 Gen 2 Docking and Clone Station. Material: Plastic on the ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black, Aluminium on the Lindy USB 3.1 Gen 2 Docking and Clone Station.

Number of storage drives supported
- IB-2501U3 Black:1
- USB 3.1 Gen 2 Docking and Clone Station:2
Product colour
- IB-2501U3 Black:Black
- USB 3.1 Gen 2 Docking and Clone Station:Aluminium
Material
- IB-2501U3 Black:Plastic
- USB 3.1 Gen 2 Docking and Clone Station:Aluminium
Maximum data transfer rate
- IB-2501U3 Black:5 Gbit/s
- USB 3.1 Gen 2 Docking and Clone Station:10 Gbit/s
LED indicators
- IB-2501U3 Black:HDD, Power, SSD
- USB 3.1 Gen 2 Docking and Clone Station:Activity, HDD, Power
Weight
- IB-2501U3 Black:108 g
- USB 3.1 Gen 2 Docking and Clone Station:800 g

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Comparison of IB-2501U3, 43231
32 specifications	A ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black Model IB-2501U3 View product	B Lindy USB 3.1 Gen 2 Docking and Clone Station Model 43231 View product
Hard drive2 differ
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial ATA III	Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	1	2
Features4 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Aluminium
MaterialDiffers	Plastic	Aluminium
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	5 Gbit/s	10 Gbit/s
Hot-swapKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsDiffers	HDD, Power, SSD	Activity, HDD, Power
UASP supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthKnown for one	59 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	94 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	41 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	108 g	800 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	46 x 103 x 204 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	201 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB
Included power plug typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AU, EU, GB, UK
Other featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	JMS578	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for one	China	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Host interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 A

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