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ICY BOX IB-2812CL-U3 USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type micro-B Black vs Sandberg USB 3.2 Dock for M.2+NVMe SSD

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  • 18specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 5identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

The ICY BOX IB-2812CL-U3 USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type micro-B Black has 1 more storage drives supported than the Sandberg USB 3.2 Dock for M.2+NVMe SSD (2 vs 1). The Sandberg USB 3.2 Dock for M.2+NVMe SSD has 5 Gbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the ICY BOX IB-2812CL-U3 USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type micro-B Black (10 Gbit/s vs 5 Gbit/s). The ICY BOX IB-2812CL-U3 USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type micro-B Black has 58 mm more width than the Sandberg USB 3.2 Dock for M.2+NVMe SSD (85 mm vs 27 mm). Host interface: USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type micro-B on the ICY BOX IB-2812CL-U3 USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type micro-B Black, USB Type-C on the Sandberg USB 3.2 Dock for M.2+NVMe SSD. Windows operating systems supported: Yes on the ICY BOX IB-2812CL-U3 USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type micro-B Black, Windows 10, Windows 11 on the Sandberg USB 3.2 Dock for M.2+NVMe SSD.

  • Number of storage drives supported
    • IB-2812CL-U3 USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type micro-B Black:2
    • USB 3.2 Dock for M.2+NVMe SSD:1
  • Maximum data transfer rate
    • IB-2812CL-U3 USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type micro-B Black:5 Gbit/s
    • USB 3.2 Dock for M.2+NVMe SSD:10 Gbit/s
  • Windows operating systems supported
    • IB-2812CL-U3 USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type micro-B Black:Yes
    • USB 3.2 Dock for M.2+NVMe SSD:Windows 10, Windows 11
  • Mac operating systems supported
    • IB-2812CL-U3 USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type micro-B Black:Yes
    • USB 3.2 Dock for M.2+NVMe SSD:MacOS
  • Width
    • IB-2812CL-U3 USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type micro-B Black:85 mm
    • USB 3.2 Dock for M.2+NVMe SSD:27 mm
  • Depth
    • IB-2812CL-U3 USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type micro-B Black:120 mm
    • USB 3.2 Dock for M.2+NVMe SSD:12 mm
  • Height
    • IB-2812CL-U3 USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type micro-B Black:15 mm
    • USB 3.2 Dock for M.2+NVMe SSD:71 mm
  • Weight
    • IB-2812CL-U3 USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type micro-B Black:112 g
    • USB 3.2 Dock for M.2+NVMe SSD:38 g

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36 specifications
Hard drive1 differ
Storage media typeSSDSSD
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizes supportedM.2M.2
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers21
Maximum storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 TB
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffersUSB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type micro-BUSB Type-C
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Product colourBlackBlack
MaterialKnown for oneAluminium, PlasticUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers5 Gbit/s10 Gbit/s
Plug and PlayYesYes
LED indicatorsYesYes
UASP supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Software2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 10, Windows 11
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersYesMacOS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers85 mm27 mm
DepthDiffers120 mm12 mm
HeightDiffers15 mm71 mm
WeightDiffers112 g38 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers105 mm82 mm
Package depthDiffers25 mm23 mm
Package heightDiffers200 mm164 mm
Package weightDiffers212 g67 g
Package typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHanging box
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUSBUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for oneChinaUnknown — not stated by the source
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84733080Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one445 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one300 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one340 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one13.1 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one60 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRTL9210B

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