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Testseek.com have collected 34 expert reviews of the ThermalTake BlacX Duet Hard Drive Docking Station eSATA/USB2 ST0014U and the average rating is 92%. Scroll down and see all reviews for ThermalTake BlacX Duet Hard Drive Docking Station eSATA/USB2 ST0014U.
Award: Editor’s Choice December 2009
December 2009
 
(92%)
34 Reviews
Users
(83%)
19 Reviews
92 0 100 34

The editors liked

  • Works with both 2.5” and 3.5” drive
  • Decent speeds
  • Easy to use and well made
  • Read and write from two drives at once
  • Much easier than using an enclosure
  • Eject button
  • Solid buildquality
  • Two drive bays
  • Handsome design
  • ESATA and USB connectivity
  • December 8
  • 2009
  • Reviews
  • Storage
  • Comments
  • ThermalTake Blacx Duet Hard Drive Docking Station Review
  • Author
  • Colin Dean
  • Pages
  • Installation and Use
  • I tried out the Kingston SSDNow VSeries 128 GB Solid State Drive Bob reviewed a while ago to see how...
  • Great file transfer speeds
  • Dual hard drive slots
  • Small docking station foot print
  • Three Year Warranty
  • Simple
  • Toolfree setup
  • Compatible with all 2.5” and 3.5” drives up to 2GB
  • USB and eSATA connectivity
  • Ease of use
  • Dual SATA drive access
  • ESATA and USB support
  • Three year warranty
  • Solid construction
  • Good USB 2.0 performance
  • Good eSATA performance
  • Price
  • Plug and Play
  • No software
  • Dual interface included (USB 2.0 and eSATA)
  • Dual Docks
  • Multi HDD Access and Exchange
  • Easy to use
  • No set up required
  • Convenience of two hard drives
  • Supports 2.5" and 3.5" drives

The editors didn't like

  • None really
  • No independent power control for bays
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  • December 8
  • 2009
  • Reviews
  • Storage
  • Comments
  • Drives are subject to physical damage while docked
  • Not really portable
  • No real drive protection
  • Requires motherboard capable of SATA port multiplication
  • Dodgy power switch.
  • None
  • Silver

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  Published: 2009-12-29, review by: lanoc.org

  • The BlacX Duet demonstrates many of the qualities that a hard drive dock needs to stand out from the plethora of options on the market. It's simple to install, supports eSATA and USB 2.0, has dual ports capable 2.5" and 3.5" drives as well as an exten...

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  Published: 2009-12-16, review by: techwarelabs.com

  • Thermaltake has done a nice job with their redesign of the BlacX line. It’s not often that a company can take an innovative product and improve upon it successfully. The quick release buttons make it easy to swap out drives. The build feels sturdy...

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  Published: 2009-12-11, review by: Computerpoweruser.com

  • Abstract:  That’s what you get when you replace old HDDs with SSDs or swap out last year’s 500GB bar...

 
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  Published: 2009-12-08, review by: thinkcomputers.org

  • December 8, 2009, Reviews, Storage, Comments, ThermalTake Blacx Duet Hard Drive Docking Station Review, Author: Colin Dean, Pages:, Installation and Use, I tried out the Kingston SSDNow VSeries 128 GB Solid State Drive Bob reviewed a while ago to see how...
  • December 8, 2009, Reviews, Storage, Comments

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  Published: 2009-12-08, review by: ninjalane.com

  • Ease of use, Dual SATA drive access, eSATA and USB support
  • Not really portable, No real drive protection
  • The Thermaltake BlacX Duet is a high capacity update to the original BlacX allowing you to address 2 hard drives over the same connection and anyone having to deal with computer upgrades and repair will agree having access to 2 drives at once really h...

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  Published: 2009-11-25, Author: Joe , review by: legitreviews.com

  • The Thermaltake BlacX Duet offers the most flexibility available on a hard drive docking station with capacity for two drives and supporting both eSATA and USB 2.0 connections. With Thermaltake's reputation as well as pricing in the sweet-spot of the...

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  Published: 2009-11-24, review by: hardwaresecrets.com

  • BlacX Duet is an interesting option if you are looking for a hard disk drive enclosure where you can add and remove hard drives very quickly without the need of using tools and/or opening boxes and with the computer turned on.This new version solved th...

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  Published: 2009-11-19, review by: ocia.net

  • The biggest improvement Thermaltake could have made with the BlacX series is the inclusion of eSATA connectivity which we finally have in the Duet. This feature alone will no doubt make the dock more attractive to many users, myself included. For those...

 
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  Published: 2009-11-19, review by: tweaknews.net

  • Simple, toolfree setup, Compatible with all 2.5” and 3.5” drives up to 2GB, USB and eSATA connectivity
  • Drives are subject to physical damage while docked
  • The BlacX Duet is a very simple yet effective product for quickly accessing data on any two hard drives. And when I say any two drives, I mean it in a literal sense. The docking station supports all 2.5” and 3.5” SATA drives up to 2TB, so the chances...

 
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  Published: 2009-11-19, review by: bayreviews.com

  • I have used this Thermaltake BlacX Duet Hard Drive Docking Station to copy files between two drives and also to repair damaged drives. Instead of spending hours installing, booting and then copying or repairing data, i was able to accomplish the same ...

 
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