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ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black vs Sandberg USB 3.2 Cloner and Dock for M2 + NVMe + SATA

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  • 17specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 3identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The Sandberg USB 3.2 Cloner and Dock for M2 + NVMe + SATA has 1 more storage drives supported than the ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black (2 vs 1). The Sandberg USB 3.2 Cloner and Dock for M2 + NVMe + SATA has 5 Gbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black (10 Gbit/s vs 5 Gbit/s). The ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black has 34.9 mm more width than the Sandberg USB 3.2 Cloner and Dock for M2 + NVMe + SATA (59 mm vs 24.1 mm). Storage media type: HDD, SSD on the ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black, SSD on the Sandberg USB 3.2 Cloner and Dock for M2 + NVMe + SATA. Storage drive sizes supported: 2.5" on the ICY BOX IB-2501U3 Black, 2.5,3.5,M.2 on the Sandberg USB 3.2 Cloner and Dock for M2 + NVMe + SATA.

  • Storage media type
    • IB-2501U3 Black:HDD, SSD
    • USB 3.2 Cloner and Dock for M2 + NVMe + SATA:SSD
  • Storage drive sizes supported
    • IB-2501U3 Black:2.5"
    • USB 3.2 Cloner and Dock for M2 + NVMe + SATA:2.5,3.5,M.2
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • IB-2501U3 Black:1
    • USB 3.2 Cloner and Dock for M2 + NVMe + SATA:2
  • Maximum data transfer rate
    • IB-2501U3 Black:5 Gbit/s
    • USB 3.2 Cloner and Dock for M2 + NVMe + SATA:10 Gbit/s
  • LED indicators
    • IB-2501U3 Black:HDD, Power, SSD
    • USB 3.2 Cloner and Dock for M2 + NVMe + SATA:Data, Power
  • Mac operating systems supported
    • IB-2501U3 Black:Yes
    • USB 3.2 Cloner and Dock for M2 + NVMe + SATA:MacOS
  • Width
    • IB-2501U3 Black:59 mm
    • USB 3.2 Cloner and Dock for M2 + NVMe + SATA:24.1 mm
  • Depth
    • IB-2501U3 Black:94 mm
    • USB 3.2 Cloner and Dock for M2 + NVMe + SATA:44.3 mm

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IB-2501U3 Black

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Hard drive4 differ
Storage media typeDiffersHDD, SSDSSD
Storage drive interfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIISerial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers2.5"2.5,3.5,M.2
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers12
Ports & interfacesidentical
Host interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUSB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DC-in jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Features2 differ
Product colourBlackBlack
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers5 Gbit/s10 Gbit/s
LED indicatorsDiffersHDD, Power, SSDData, Power
MaterialKnown for onePlasticUnknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swapKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
UASP supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power plug typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceType C
Software2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac compatibilityYesYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersYesMacOS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers59 mm24.1 mm
DepthDiffers94 mm44.3 mm
HeightDiffers41 mm108.4 mm
WeightDiffers108 g100 g
Packaging data1 differ
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source169 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source55 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source135 mm
Package weightDiffers201 g120 g
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one46 x 103 x 204 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUSB
ManualYesYes
Other features1 differ
ChipsetDiffersJMS578JMS581D
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for oneChinaUnknown — not stated by the source
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84733080Unknown — not stated by the source

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