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Product: Thermaltake MAX 4 Active Cooling Hard Drive Enclosure
Date: November 7, 2007
Author: Greg Baden
Edited By: Ashley Donaldson
Provided By: Thermaltake
Pages: 1 2 3 4 5
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Introduction

The Thermaltake Max 4 Active Cooling Hard Drive Enclosure is different than other enclosures. It offers cooling with style. The silent 80mm fan illuminates the surface around it with blue LED's. While this enclosure may look cool it still serves its' purpose. This enclosure will keep your hard drive plenty cool when transferring data through either USB or eSATA. Let's see what else this enclosure has to offer.

Features

Including 80x80x15mm blue LED silent fan.
Supporting eSATA & USB2.0 interface - the best performance & convenience.
Application for 3.5" SATA HDD.
LED for power and disk activity.
Made by Aluminum body for thermal solution.
Easy stand.
Transfer speed up to 3Gbps(eSATA); 480Mbps(USB 2.0)
Vista Ready

Specifications

P/N: N0012USU
Case Type: 3.5" SATA HDD
Fan Type: 80x80x15mm Fan
Weight: 425g
Dimension: 215x134x30mm
Material: Aluminum & Plastic
Interface: SATA to eSATA , SATA to USB2.0
SATA compatibility: SATAII / SATAI
Transfer rate: Up to eSATA-3Gbps & USB2.0-480Mbps
Power Source :
- External Universal Switching Power Adapter (12 V 2.0A/5V 2.0A)
- UL, FCC, CE, CSA Certified
Accessories:
- eSATA external Cable
- USB2.0 Cable
- SATA to eSATA PCI bracket
- Power Adapter
- Foot Stand
Fan Dimension: 80x80x15mm
Current: 0.16A
Voltage: 12V
Fan Speed: 1500 RPM
Noise: 20 dBA

Packaging

The Max 4 comes packed in a retail box with plenty of information on it. Everything from features, to specifications, to appearance of the hard drive enclosure can be found on the box. The box is composed of thick, plastic coated cardboard so the product won't get damaged easily.


When we open up the box we find a multitude of items all neatly packed and organized:

- Max 4 enclosure
- Foot stand
- Power adapter & cable
- SATA to eSATA PCI bracket
- eSATA external cable
- USB 2.0 cable
- User's manual
- Diver CD


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