news 28 Posted October 20, 2008 Everything USB is pleased to announce our Thermaltake BlacX SE USB Hard Drive Dock review. Many households go through numerous generations of internal computer hard drives ranging from 2.5" laptop to 3.5" desktop / server class hard drives in a futile attempt to remain up-to-date with storage requirements, but what do you do when you quickly need to retrieve your photos or documents you filed away on that old 80GB hard drive? Enter the Thermaltake BlacX SE USB hard drive dock for SATA hard drives. http://www.everythingusb.com/thermaltake-blacx-se-usb-hard-drive-dock-15530.html Verdict: The Thermaltake BlacX SE is an average performer in the USB mass storage class of devices with a great build quality. While we can easily recommend the Thermaltake BlacX SE to anyone serious about backing up their photos, music, documents, we are also excitedly looking forward to an eSATA version to increase performance and to help future-proof the design. The Good: + Solid build quality + Protective hard drive cage + Supports 2.5" & 3.5" SATA HDDs up to 1TB + Hot-swap hard drive support + Power button to reduce power consumption when not in use + An integrated 4-port USB hub The Bad: - Average performer - Short USB cable and power cable - Half exposed drive electronics - Only 2A DC power supply - No eSATA port - Large footprint on desk when open or closed Regards, Ian Chiu Managing Editor, Everything USB http://www.everythingusb.com/ Share this post Link to post
