Product on Review: Thermaltake BlacX ST0005U USB and eSATA HDD Docking Station
Manufacturer: Thermaltake
MSRP: $64.99 USD
Street Price: $40 USD



Thermaltake has been involved in the computer hardware business for a very long time. Although they are better known for their power supplies, computer cases and CPU coolers, Thermaltake has made progress in their line-up of storage devices. Of their most recent storage devices is the BlacX hard drive docking station. With such a product, Thermaltake hopes to fill niche left between external hard drive enclosures and internal hot swap racks. Indeed, the BlacX integrates the two main features of these devices: the ease of use of hot swap racks, and the portability and accessibility of external enclosures.

As a dock, the BlacX’s selling point would be how it hard drives can be quickly accessed or removed. For those who have many hard drives on hand, this would seem to be the perfect product to juggle across their collection. The BlacX is even more attractive for those that troubleshoot and backup hard drives. Of the three models present in the BlacX series, the BlacX with USB 2.0 and eSATA support (product number ST0005U) will be examined in the following pages.



About Thermaltake:
We live in a world where most things seem to move at the speed of light. At Thermaltake, we feel the same way and that is exactly how Thermaltake conducts itself to deliver innovative, reliable and customer-centric solutions to the worldwide market.

Since the beginning of Thermaltake in 1999, it has been at the forefront of creating new and exciting products at a time where most computer users were provided little to no choices for components that may seem irrelevant, but in reality crucial to the performance of a PC.

Thermaltake Server Series solutions, with years of thermal experience and industry leadership, sets its goal on reforming total thermal management in server segment by formulating the perfect mixture of versatility, efficiency and thermal management with each respective server product category: Rackmount Chassis, Server Fixed & Redundant Power Supply and Server CPU Cooling Management Solutions.

With its comprehensive line of products available, it enables Thermaltake's core customers to enjoy a one-stop-shop experience, reduce product design-in evaluation period and most important of all, flawless integration process. Each of Thermaltake's strengths enables its customer to focus on their core business while taking advantage of the skills and efficiency of a single thermal management solution partner.