Smaller 2.5-inch hard drives have become very popular because of the introduction of solid state drives a few years ago. Since then the drives have come down in price and many people are purchasing their first solid state drive. Many cases do not have a spot to mount a 2.5-inch hard drive, although some new cases do a good amount do not. For this reason Thermaltake has come out with the Max 4 hard drive rack. It supports 2 2.5-inch SATA drives and features tool-free hard drive installation. Let’s take a look at the Max 4 and see it is perfect for your new solid state drive!
Special thanks to Thermaltake for providing us with the Max 4 2.5-inch Hard Drive Rack to review.
Features
– Supports dual 2.5” SATA hard drive.
– Fully supports hot-swap and hot-plug.
– Tool-free for easy HDD installation.
– Fits in standard 3.5” drive bay.
– Up to 3Gbps transfer speeds.
Specifications
| Enclosure Interface | SATA to SATA |
| Transfer Rate | 3.0 Gbps |
| HDD Compatible | SATA I SATA II |
| HDD Capacity | Standard 2.5″ SATA & SSD Hard Drive Disks |
| OS Compatible | Windows Vista / XP / 2003 / 2000 / NT / 98 / 95 Mac 10.3 and later |
| Material | Stainless & Plastic |
| Power | 4-pin Molex Power Connector |
| Dimension | 133 (L) x 101 (W) x 24 (H) mm 5.24 (L) x 3.98 (W) x 0.94 (H) in |
| Accessory | SATA & Power Management Cable |
| Fan | N/A |
| Weight | 276 g |
| Special Features | -Fully supports hot-swap and hot-plug -Tool-free for easy HDD installation |
Packaging
The Max 4 hard drive rack comes in a small retail box that has a picture of the device on the front and a list of specifications on the side.
Opening the box everything inside is nicely organized. Inside you will find the Max 4 device, 2 SATA cables, 2 power cables, and instructions.