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April 4, 2012 by Lawrence Lee
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Product
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MB082SP EZ-Fit Pro Dual 2.5" to 3.5" Drive Bracket |
MB882SP-1S-1B 2.5" to 3.5" SATA Drive Converter |
MB981U3-1SA 2.5"/3.5" USB 3.0 SATA Docking Station/IDE Adapter |
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Manufacturer
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Street Price
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US$15~$20 |
US$15~$20 |
US$45 |
Icy Dock is a company with a singular obsession for storage accessories. It seems that anything that can be done with a hard drive or solid state drive can be with one of Icy Dock's many products. Their catalogue consists of a myriad of single and multi-bay interface adapters, conversion brackets, and enclosures for 3.5" and 2.5" drives with a variety of interfaces (IDE/SATA/SAS). As accessories often have high profit margins, there are numerous cheap, generic alternatives to the Icy Dock products we're examining. While Icy Dock's products perform the same basic functions, they are easier to use, better featured and backed by a more solid brand name.
EZ-Fit Pro Dual 2.5" to 3.5" Drive Bracket (MB082SP)
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Package contents.
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Like all the products in our roundup, the EZ-Fit Pro Dual ships in fairly plain packaging. It's a simple metal frame that facilitates the mounting of a pair of 2.5" notebook drives, one atop the other, in a 3.5" bay. Drives are installed directly from the front without any tools thanks to a neat spring-loaded mounting scheme. Though it can be secured to an external drive bay, it's not well-suited for hotswapping as the lack of a SATA backplane means the cables at the back have to be attached/detached every time you change a drive.
Icy Dock EZ-Fit Pro Dual 2.5" to 3.5" Drive Bracket: Specifications (from the product
web page)
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| Model Number |
MB082SP |
| Color |
Black |
| Compatible Drive Type |
2.5" SATA/IDE HDD & SSD
HDD up to 9.5mm thickness in height |
Device Fit
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Internal 3.5" device bay |
| Support HDD Capacity |
No Limitation |
| Structure |
Metal |
| Dimension (L x W x H) |
146 x 102 x 25mm |
| Weight |
244g |
2.5" to 3.5" SATA Drive Converter (MB882SP-1S-1B)
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Package contents.
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Icy Dock's 2.5" to 3.5" SATA Drive Converter offers more limited functionality. Rather than an open mounting bracket, it's a plastic enclosure. The casing may make the drive quieter even though it lacks dampening material, but it doesn't offer any other practical benefit over the EZ Fit Pro Dual. It's not as versatile a product as it only takes a single drive and can't be used with IDE drives.
Icy Dock 2.5" to 3.5" SATA Drive Converter: Specifications (from the product
web page)
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| Item Number - White |
MB882SP-1S-1 |
| Item Number - Black |
MB882SP-1S-1B |
| External Interface |
SATA |
| Compatible Drive Type |
2.5" SATA I, II & III HDD & SSD (9.5mm) |
| Device Fit |
3.5" SATA hard drive bay |
| Transfer Rate |
Up to 6Gb/sec. |
| Support HDD Capacity |
No Limitation |
| Structure |
Plastic |
| Dimension (L x W x H) |
145 x 101 x 25 mm |
| Weight |
195.3 g |
2.5"/3.5" USB 3.0 SATA Docking Station / IDE Adapter (MB981U3-1SA)
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Package contents.
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Icy Dock's docking station is likely to be the most useful of these devices. It allows users to connect single drives, 2.5" or 3.5", to their system via USB 3.0 (or 2.0). Being an external solution, it is incredibly convenient for users who need to access data from bare drives on a routine basis. This particular model is actually two products in one as the interface adapter built into the bottom of the dock can be detached for IDE connectivity and/or to make it easier to transport. The USB cable is approximately 3' long while the power cable length is about 5'.
Icy Dock 2.5"/3.5" USB 3.0 SATA Docking Station/
IDE Adapter: Specifications (from the product
web page)
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| Model Number |
MB981U3-1SA |
| Color |
Black |
| Drive Fit |
2.5" / 3.5" SATA 1.5 / 3 / 6 Gbps hard drive or SSD
2.5" / 3.5" IDE hard drive |
| Connection Interface |
SuperSpeed USB 3.0 |
| Transfer Rate |
Up to 5 Gbps (depending on hard drive speed) |
| Structure |
Plastic |
| LED Indication |
Device Power & Drive Activity |
| LED Display Color |
Power: Amber; Drive Activity: Amber flashing |
| Power ON / Off |
Power Button |
| Dimension (L x W x H) |
150 x 79.7 x 92mm |
| Weight |
412g |
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