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Thermaltake's Blacx Hd Dock Reviewed |
 May 5 2008, 09:30 PM
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 OCC's Water Boy  Posts: 898 Joined: 27-March 07 From: Chicago Member No.: 20,337  |
Hey guys,
Check out OCC's review of the Thermaltake BlacX Hard Drive Docking Station - looks like a great way to hot-swap hard drives on the fly! 
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May 5 2008, 09:43 PM
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 OCC Boss  Posts: 27,161 Joined: 27-April 02 From: Canada Member No.: 521 |
Not bad for $35 I think I will be getting one for sure now
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May 6 2008, 07:46 AM
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 .:!!MEAT!!:. Posts: 1,604 Joined: 15-December 04 From: West London, UK Member No.: 14,164 |
How can a Pro be "Very Quiet" in operation?
 Surely that lies with what drive you put in it? Just looks half-baked to me. No eSATA completely kills this for me. Who wants to transfer stuff at a chumpy 480Mbps max? Good review, but no thanks.
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May 6 2008, 07:55 AM
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 Day of the Testicle Posts: 7,303 Joined: 10-June 04 From: Liverpool, UK Member No.: 10,582 |
QUOTE (xPETEZx @ May 6 2008, 04:46 PM)  How can a Pro be "Very Quiet" in operation? Surely that lies with what drive you put in it? That means that NO fan is required to cool the unit, unlike MOST full-size external hard disk enclosures that have awful 30mm fans whining about inside them. Even those that don't use fans for cooling can be quite loud, due to the craftsmanship of the item (does it rattle?) or that the enclosure vibrates too much (very annoying indeed). I imagine that a future revision will include eSATA for sure. --------------------  :: X-Fi Xtreme Music [hardnrg Hotrodded] :: 40" Samsung A686 :: Yamaha AX-300 :: :: Little Dot MK III Valve Amp :: Sennheiser HD 595 :: Dell Studio 17 :: Tannoy M3 :: :: For Everything, A Reason :: |
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May 6 2008, 07:59 AM
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OCC Boss Posts: 27,161 Joined: 27-April 02 From: Canada Member No.: 521 |
For $35 I can see why esata might not be included
I had a older dock that I used to use that stupid thing was loud it had annoying hum to it, the thing was annoying. -------------------- Main Rig
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May 6 2008, 08:15 AM
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.:!!MEAT!!:. Posts: 1,604 Joined: 15-December 04 From: West London, UK Member No.: 14,164 |
Hmm, sounds like everyone has had a much worse eXternal enclosure experiance than me.
 I have had my Vantec NexStar 3 for over a year now, and its quiet (no fan) has eSATA & USB, and cost me £17.00 delivered as new from eBay. Guess I have been spoilt! 
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May 6 2008, 09:20 AM
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OCC Boss Posts: 27,161 Joined: 27-April 02 From: Canada Member No.: 521 |
$17 sure rub it in
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May 6 2008, 12:17 PM
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Day of the Testicle Posts: 7,303 Joined: 10-June 04 From: Liverpool, UK Member No.: 10,582 |
QUOTE (xPETEZx @ May 6 2008, 05:15 PM) Hmm, sounds like everyone has had a much worse eXternal enclosure experiance than me. I have had my Vantec NexStar 3 for over a year now, and its quiet (no fan) has eSATA & USB, and cost me £17.00 delivered as new from eBay. Guess I have been spoilt! Agreed, that for the price, that's not bad. I have an Akasa 'Integral' which is silent and aluminium etc ... but as with yours too ... you can't just press a button and eject the hard disk and plug another one in to the dock - you'd need separate enclosures  It's a unique selling point. -------------------- :: X-Fi Xtreme Music [hardnrg Hotrodded] :: 40" Samsung A686 :: Yamaha AX-300 :: :: Little Dot MK III Valve Amp :: Sennheiser HD 595 :: Dell Studio 17 :: Tannoy M3 :: :: For Everything, A Reason :: |
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May 6 2008, 03:50 PM
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 King of the Autobahn  Posts: 9,851 Joined: 4-November 05 From: Hannover, Germany Member No.: 17,834 |
QUOTE (bosco @ May 6 2008, 07:20 PM) $17 sure rub it in Not exactly, more like 35$ It's UK pounds
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May 7 2008, 10:52 AM
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OCC Boss Posts: 27,161 Joined: 27-April 02 From: Canada Member No.: 521 |
Mine arrived this morning this thing is sweet.
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May 7 2008, 11:55 AM
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 OCC AMD Reviewer Posts: 1,623 Joined: 21-May 07 From: Queen Creek, AZ Member No.: 21,421 |
I have mine hooked up to a USB hub for quick access.
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May 10 2008, 10:25 AM
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 Member Posts: 471 Joined: 24-April 04 From: Pearland, Tx Member No.: 9,745 |
Adding like a smoke plastic ventilated cover and E-sata should make it a must have
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