By: chillexistence (07-Sep-08)      Experience with product: 6 Months

Strengths:	Lazy mans access to internal hard drives. eSATA & USB.
Weaknesses:	The power cable is only 42" Long, extremely short.There is no cooling for the hard drive built in.

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The "hot swapping" is poorly designed, because when you safely remove the device from windows BlacX doesn't power the drive down, so if you don't use the on/off button on the BlacX and wait 30-60seconds for the drive to finish spinning you will damage the hard drive. The hard drive gets extremely hot, even when there's no activity, would have been nice if there was a fan built in underneath that blew air up. The price is a little steep for all that it's doing, but I guess your paying for the name, although can't say anything specular about that. I would buy another one of these simply because it makes swapping drives easy if used correctly, and buy another power supply else where that actually has a decent length to it, since it doesn't take the standard computer power cord. Would have been nice to also include FireWire as well, wonders if you can use both USB and eSATA at the same time...

By: joshuaajones (18-Aug-08)      Experience with product: 1 Month

Strengths:	eSATA and USB2.0 so it's quick.Ease of swapping drives.
Weaknesses:	NONE

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I had amassed 15 removable hard drive bays (some IDE/some SATA) and was getting tired of swapping them with their dedicated trays. This solution was perfect. Now, as I convert my 250GB IDE drives to the 1TB SATAs (trying to consolidate for travel purposes), I can quickly trade out drives so organizing all the data is simple. I recommend this drive dock to anyone that wants to add hard drive space without having to install it drive into a computer case or external enclosure. With this device, I can buy a drive and be using it within seconds of opening the box. It's great.

By: lpgmango (14-Aug-08)      Experience with product: 2 Days

Strengths:	eSATA and USB, 3.5" and 2.5" at the same time
Weaknesses:	none

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I have several 2.5 and 3.5 inch hard disk drives. And I used external enclosure before to switch the disks. But now with this charming gadget, I can change drives without any difficulty. Also the eSATA is much faster than USB.

By: shypnoy (01-Aug-08)      Experience with product: 3

Strengths:	Ability to swap drives while the unit is on. Accomodates both 3.5" and 2.5" SATA drives. Useful eject button.
Weaknesses:	Awkward location of power button.

Full User Summary
After several hard drive upgrades, I've amassed a collection of perfectly working drives, but no way to use them without springing cash for multiple external enclosures. But with this drive dock, I can swap between drives like giant thumbdrives. Great for making full backups. The power button is at the rear which is not where I'd expect it on a device that encourages hot swapping drives. The unit is a bit hefty, which I assume is to prevent the unit from tipping over when a drive is plugged in.

By: annon (27-Jul-08)      Experience with product: 7 Days

Strengths:	Pro: excellent, and fast, and easy to use.
Weaknesses:	Cons: None

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I just got for a week and I love it. This is easy installation I have ever done in my life. My son can put it together. This is fast and easy to use. Just like that. I love it. Thanks thermaltake