The second 5G unit recognized those hard drives and worked on the same two different Macs I tried with the first. I returned this unit in exchange for an identical replacement. My first 5G unit I received did not seem to recognize the hard drives I inserted when connected to either USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 ports on two different Macs. I own both the Thermaltake BlacX Duet (USB 2.0 and eSATA) as well as this newer Thermaltake BlacX Duet 5G (USB 3.0 only). Thanks to the latest update to Thermaltake's BlacX line, the BlacX 5G now utilizes USB 3.0 making it not only handy but fast as well. This minor setback is easily forgotten when you consider the speed increase you get in comparison to USB 2.0.Īt first glance a lot of people may not appreciate the usefulness of a hard drive dock, but when you have to access a friend or relatives drive to recover data they are a welcome piece of equipment. Really about the only minor knock on the BlacX 5G is the slightly reduced read performance when compared to a direct SATA connection. With the BlacX 5G they have now added USB 3.0 and SATA III to bring added bandwidth along with simplicity of USB. Thermaltake has continually updated the BlacX line to match with the changing storage technologies over the years. * Supports SATA III (6 Gb/s) Hard Drives with maximum speed up to 5.0 Gb/s (maximum theoretical speed offered by USB 3.0). * Trendy Docking Station Design maximizes Heat Dissipation & Exhaust. * Hot-Swap Capability for Rapid Multi HDDs Access & Exchange. * Supports 2.5' & 3.5' SATA I/II/3.0 & SSD Hard Drives up to 2 TB. * Plug & Play Installation - Ready to Work in seconds, No Software needed. * Premium Shielded USB 3.0 Cable - Corrosion Resistant Plating & Heavy Gauge Wires for Years of Reliable Use. * Backward-Compatible with USB 2.0 (Max: 480 Mbps) & 1.1 (Max: 12 Mbps). * Supports USB 3.0 SuperSpeed - Maximum Transfer Rate up to 5.0 Gbps.

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