Packaging and Accessories

Unlike most Thermaltake boxes that are black with red highlights, this box is black, ALL black. The only red is in the stylized X that is used in its name. One thing is for certain; this package is not subtle and it is almost overly aggressive in its stark glossy black with bold white letters. This box is meant to stand out from the crowd and it does that with aplomb. Even if you think that this scheme is too over the top even for Thermaltake you have admit that there it is something in this bold assertiveness that bypasses your brain and talks directly to your lizard brain. Just by looking at the box your heart races and you can think of nothing else but taking it home to rip that sucker open to see what goodies it guards.

What makes this even more effective is the very size of it; unlike most hard drive enclosures this box is down right tiny. Maybe explains why it is so macho, after all it’s the little guys that you've got to watch out for! This box is not small per say but in comparison to a normal 3.5” hard drive enclosure it pretty petite. Even the scale of this box helps make you curious about what is inside and helps cast a alluring spell over even the most hardened tech geek.


Please don’t get us wrong, this small box isn’t just all bluff and show. It has an astounding amount of information on it and even shows the enclosure in action with not only 3.5” hard drives but 2.5” ones as well. With a simple perusal of the back of the box, you can readily decide if this device will fit your needs or whether you should resist its siren call and look elsewhere.


When you do open the box, you are greeted to packaging scheme which is so Spartan that it ironically leaves you with a very good first impression; or at least leaves you with the impression that this is one sturdy little spitfire. Instead of plastic clamshells or even form fitting Styrofoam protection, the BlacX is wrapped in a simple bubble wrap baggie. Heck it is not even secured inside the box, rather it is just laid in there loosely. As we said it does leave one with the impression that Thermaltake thinks it is built so strong that it doesn’t need any wimpy protection, almost as if it is an inanimate reincarnation of the old time goalies who were so tough they scorned face protection. The downside to this low level of protection is that, sturdy or not we would strongly recommend a secondary protective layer (such as another box filled with Styrofoam chips) for long distance shipping. After all, as even those old school goalies quickly learned, a hockey puck to the head is still a frickin’ hockey puck to the head regardless of how tough you think you are.


As expected the list of accessories is very sparse. You get a quick installation pamphlet, a USB cable, an external power adapter (but it is not the “brick” style, rather it is the oversize wall adapter style) with a long power cord and that is it. While the list may be on the short end of the spectrum all the included accessories are of a high quality and can be trusted to work right out of the box. This includes the USB cable which we have found to be usually the first casualty of any cost cutting procedure. Luckily, that is not the case here and it is a good cable that by its very inclusion helps reinforce the impression that this a good solid enclosure which should be trouble free for years to come.

Overall this unit leaves one with a very good first impression, maybe the macho black colour scheme is a little heavy on the aggressive side but no one can ever accuse Thermaltake of making false claims! This guy has “bad boy” written all over it; and it leaves you with the impression that this is going to be one lean mean fast transferin’ machine.