As technology continues to advance, we’ve seen the prices drop on many different devices and components along with the size and speed of these devices increase as well. The desire for portability has increased greatly, leaving the gap between what was once just for desktop computing and not for laptops, little more than the restrictions of developing a suitable external video card. So when the average gamer finds themselves wondering how best to share his or her 1TB worth of games, movies, and music (all attained legally of course) with friends or even another computer, the previous options where limited to network sharing or transferring through an external hard drive.
Taking the concept of an external hard drive but keeping the versatility of putting that drive back into your computer has been something we geeks have sought after for quite some time. Luckily, the Thermaltake BlacX has the entire situation covered.
In the fashion of a Sega Genesis, the BlacX allows you to top load any 2.5” or 3.5” SATA hard drive up to 1TB of storage. Then by simply plugging this bad larry into whichever system you choose it’s USB connection, you’ll be good to go. The BlacX was made specifically to be used across all operating systems, so it has no operating based restrictions, and considering it can transfer at speeds up to 480mbps, you won’t be doing to shabby on sharing all that media.
The hot-swapping action of the BlacX allows you to easily switch out which drive you’re utilizing without any problems. The devices was designed to optimally handle heat dispersion, preventing you from damaging your SATA drives.
From an IT standpoint, this device is excellent, if of course your client is utilizing SATA drives. The ability to easily plug their drive in and access it on your laptop for diagnostics if they are experiencing issues is very useful. Also, consider the cost of many of the tools that you’ve been using in your bag of computer related tricks. The BlacX costs $59.99, which is less than many permanent hard drive enclosures not to mention that it’s a Thermaltake product.
If this device was capable of handling IDE drives as well, it would be an absolute must have. But unfortunately, not everyone has switched over to SATA hard drive yet. For those of you with a need or desire for a device like this, you’ll be hard pressed to find something better.
The ThermalTake BlacX was provided by ThermalTakeUSA.com for review.
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