A little while ago I looked at the Thermaltake BlacX hard drive docking station, today I've got what might be considered an upgrade to that, the BlacX Duet, The main difference between the original and this version is that Duet can hold, and allow you access to two hard drives at once time. This make life much easier when transferring files between two drives. The Duet can handle both 2.5” and 3.5” SATA drives and features both USB and eSATA interfaces. So read on...

Product Name: Thermaltake BlacX Duet HDD Docking Station

Author: Kristofer Brozio

Sponsor: Thermaltake

Tech Specs,Features or the Basic Info:

BlacX Duet

Read & Write 2 Hard Drives simultaneously

Supports All 2.5” & 3.5” SATA Hard Drives up to 2TB (per slot)

Hot-Swap Capability for Rapid Multi HDDs Access & Exchange

* When utilizing eSATA interface, Port Multiplier feature is required on the host system’s eSATA

controller for two hard disk drives to be seen at the same time. All USB supports Port Multiplier function.

Supports eSATA Transfer Speed up to 3.0 Gbps

Supports USB 2.0 Transfer Speed up to 480 Mbps

Windows & Mac OS Compatible

Rapid Data Access & Exchange w/ Single eSATA or USB Cable Connection

Open docking station design maximizes heat dissipation

RoHS Compliance

SSG (Solid State Grip) Technology: Anti-Slippery Grasp Base

Specs:

Enclosure Interface: eSATA / USB 2.0

Transfer Rate: eSATA: up to 3Gbps / USB 2.0: up to 480Mbps

HDD Compatible: SATA I / SATA II

HDD Capacity: All 2.5” or 3.5” SATA HDD up to 2TB (per slot)

OS Compatible: Windows 7 / Vista / XP / 2003 / 2000 ; Mac 10.3 and later

Material: ABS Plastic

Power: Input: 100-240V / 50-60Hz ; Output: 12V / 2A

Dimension: 140 (W) 120.82 (D) x 69.49 (H) mm / 5.51 (W) x 4.76 (D) x 2.74 (H) in

Accessory:

-eSATA Cable

-USB 2.0 Cable

-Power Adapter

Weight: 3 lbs

Special Features:

* Copy & Transfer data between Hard Drives & Computers

* Hot-Swap Capability for Rapid Multi HDDs Access & Exchange

* Compact Docking Station Design maximizes Heat Dissipation & Exhaust

* Supports eSATA Transfer Speed up to 3Gbps