
Furthermore, individually plastic-wrapped accessories seem to not have been necessary either, seeing as they were well secured in the box already.Thermaltake sent us one of their BlacX docking stations for review, now some are looking at it wondering why and the rest are saying YES!, I fall into the yes crowd. The plastic wrapping of the box was not necessary in terms of protecting the product. The size of the box is near perfect seeing as it fits the docking station and the accessories snugly without unused space. Overall, the usage of packing material of the Thermaltake BlacX is at a minimum. Link: Manual and documentation of the BlacX The user manual and the documentation of the BlacX are available for download on Thermaltake USA’s website: Some might have preferred if a SATA to eSATA bracket was included, but most modern motherboards now include an eSATA port on its rear I/O panel. The BlacX includes all the accessories you would need to fully enjoy the product. and a thick 26 AWG, 3 feet eSATA connector. some documentation on how to setup the BlacX Five accessories are included with the docking station: A minimum of Styrofoam is used in the packaging and its purpose is to simply separate the BlacX from the accessories. The BlacX HDD dock station and the other accessories are individually sealed in plastic. Opening the packaging is straight-forward asides from the plastic, a carton fold holds the top lid in place. It states that the package includes the hard drive dock itself, a USB connector, an eSATA connector, a manual and a power adapter. The right and left sides of the packaging retains the clean look of the overall package, with a simple logo of the product and a list of the package contents. In exception to supported hard drive capacities, this information is identical to what can be found on Thermaltake’s website. The back of the box describes the features and specifications of the BlacX in more detail, along with some images of how the product functions. Consequently, it seems as though the BlacX may be compatible with much larger hard drives than indicated. If you recall previously, Thermaltake’s website stated something different it mentioned support of SATA hard drives up to 2TB. Furthermore, the packaging indicates that the BlacX is limited to hard drives below 1TB. Such a long warranty period clearly shows that Thermaltake backs the quality of their product. The box states a long 3 year warranty with the product. The front of the box gives a nice image of the product, along with a quick enumeration of features, such as hard drive support, operating system support and supported connectors. The usage of colours and graphics are at a minimum, giving the product a professional look. The Thermaltake BlacX HDD docking station comes in a modest-sized black box wrapped in thin plastic.
