Comments on: Black Widow External USB Hard Drive Dock by Thermaltake http://thegadget411.com/2008/12/black-widow-usb-dock-thermaltake/ CES 2012 COVERAGE - Technology & Gadget Reviews Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://thegadget411.com/2008/12/black-widow-usb-dock-thermaltake/comment-page-1/#comment-632 John Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:25:00 +0000 http://thegadget411.com/?p=405#comment-632 Great idea. The eSATA connection would be a deal maker for me. It's much quicker for transfering larger file (Blu-ray movies, ISOs) Great idea. The eSATA connection would be a deal maker for me. It’s much quicker for transfering larger file (Blu-ray movies, ISOs)

]]> By: Roberto http://thegadget411.com/2008/12/black-widow-usb-dock-thermaltake/comment-page-1/#comment-486 Roberto Fri, 30 Apr 2010 05:28:37 +0000 http://thegadget411.com/?p=405#comment-486 Bought the Black Widow External USB Hard Drive Dock by Thermaltake.<br><br>I was able to mount my old PC's internal hard drive and see its contents but I can't do anything with them (files and folders). Can't open them or move them out of the HD where I can open them, etc. The message doesn't give any clues, just says "operation can't be performed" or something similar (now disconnected and back in its box).<br><br>I'm guesing the reason may be this was a shared PC (wife, son and myself), me being the administrator with an access password I don't even remember now.<br><br>Best Buy wants to charge 3 times the price of the dock to recover the data for me.<br><br>This can't be so hard?! If a good soul out there has the key or can help, please reply. Need to get back to work and complete my work portfolio (some material trapped within old hard drive).<br><br>Thank U Bought the Black Widow External USB Hard Drive Dock by Thermaltake.

I was able to mount my old PC's internal hard drive and see its contents but I can't do anything with them (files and folders). Can't open them or move them out of the HD where I can open them, etc. The message doesn't give any clues, just says “operation can't be performed” or something similar (now disconnected and back in its box).

I'm guesing the reason may be this was a shared PC (wife, son and myself), me being the administrator with an access password I don't even remember now.

Best Buy wants to charge 3 times the price of the dock to recover the data for me.

This can't be so hard?! If a good soul out there has the key or can help, please reply. Need to get back to work and complete my work portfolio (some material trapped within old hard drive).

Thank U

]]> By: Roberto http://thegadget411.com/2008/12/black-widow-usb-dock-thermaltake/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Roberto Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:28:37 +0000 http://thegadget411.com/?p=405#comment-478 Bought the Black Widow External USB Hard Drive Dock by Thermaltake.<br><br>I was able to mount my old PC's internal hard drive and see its contents but I can't do anything with them (files and folders). Can't open them or move them out of the HD where I can open them, etc. The message doesn't give any clues, just says "operation can't be performed" or something similar (now disconnected and back in its box).<br><br>I'm guesing the reason may be this was a shared PC (wife, son and myself), me being the administrator with an access password I don't even remember now.<br><br>Best Buy wants to charge 3 times the price of the dock to recover the data for me.<br><br>This can't be so hard?! If a good soul out there has the key or can help, please reply. Need to get back to work and complete my work portfolio (some material trapped within old hard drive).<br><br>Thank U Bought the Black Widow External USB Hard Drive Dock by Thermaltake.

I was able to mount my old PC's internal hard drive and see its contents but I can't do anything with them (files and folders). Can't open them or move them out of the HD where I can open them, etc. The message doesn't give any clues, just says “operation can't be performed” or something similar (now disconnected and back in its box).

I'm guesing the reason may be this was a shared PC (wife, son and myself), me being the administrator with an access password I don't even remember now.

Best Buy wants to charge 3 times the price of the dock to recover the data for me.

This can't be so hard?! If a good soul out there has the key or can help, please reply. Need to get back to work and complete my work portfolio (some material trapped within old hard drive).

Thank U

]]> By: Diesel http://thegadget411.com/2008/12/black-widow-usb-dock-thermaltake/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Diesel Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:42:58 +0000 http://thegadget411.com/?p=405#comment-20 I've actaully used one of thesequite a bit, we have them at work for when we need to transfer data from a customer's old PC to a new PC, and they're pretty good. There are other options out there, but the TT Black Widow is possikbly the best of the bunch. The only thing that I woulld have liked to have seen though, is the addition of EIDE rather than just SATA - but since this product is really geared more towards enthusiasts I am not surprised at the choice of SATA only, plus manfacturing costs for adding EIDE would have put this product into too high a price bracket to make it appeal. I’ve actaully used one of thesequite a bit, we have them at work for when we need to transfer data from a customer’s old PC to a new PC, and they’re pretty good.
There are other options out there, but the TT Black Widow is possikbly the best of the bunch.
The only thing that I woulld have liked to have seen though, is the addition of EIDE rather than just SATA – but since this product is really geared more towards enthusiasts I am not surprised at the choice of SATA only, plus manfacturing costs for adding EIDE would have put this product into too high a price bracket to make it appeal.

]]> By: DieselLives http://thegadget411.com/2008/12/black-widow-usb-dock-thermaltake/comment-page-1/#comment-544 DieselLives Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:42:00 +0000 http://thegadget411.com/?p=405#comment-544 I've actaully used one of thesequite a bit, we have them at work for when we need to transfer data from a customer's old PC to a new PC, and they're pretty good. There are other options out there, but the TT Black Widow is possikbly the best of the bunch. The only thing that I woulld have liked to have seen though, is the addition of EIDE rather than just SATA - but since this product is really geared more towards enthusiasts I am not surprised at the choice of SATA only, plus manfacturing costs for adding EIDE would have put this product into too high a price bracket to make it appeal. I’ve actaully used one of thesequite a bit, we have them at work for when we need to transfer data from a customer’s old PC to a new PC, and they’re pretty good.
There are other options out there, but the TT Black Widow is possikbly the best of the bunch.
The only thing that I woulld have liked to have seen though, is the addition of EIDE rather than just SATA – but since this product is really geared more towards enthusiasts I am not surprised at the choice of SATA only, plus manfacturing costs for adding EIDE would have put this product into too high a price bracket to make it appeal.

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