The X2-RAID shares the same basic design as HornetTek's other dual bay 3.5-inch enclosure, the X2-JBOD. The enclosure measures 191.85mm x 128mm x 75.2mm and weighs in at 4.3 lbs without any hard drives. While the ends of the X2-RAID are made of ABS plastic, the body is constructed of brushed aluminum. HornetTek probably could have shed some weight by using plastic throughout, but the brushed aluminum looks great and helps to keep the drives inside cool.
Along the front of the X2-RAID you can see a series of LED indicators. The round LED on top lights up blue when the unit is powered on and the two below it light up green to show disk activity as well as the status of the RAID array.
The rear of the X2-RAID is pretty straight forward. The enclosure has a 50mm fan that can be turned on or off using a small switch. Below the fan there is an eSATA port, USB port, DC power connection and the main power switch.
