Besides the cardboard protection on the sides that we mentioned before, the drive is also wrapped in a transparent plastic bag:

Because the enclosure laterals are made of shiny black plastic, the manufacturer needed to protect these sides with transparent thin film:

Both sides of the product are designed the same and feature the Hitachi logo:

On the bottom, we can find some of the ventilation holes; the metallic grey body is made of plastic, not aluminum:

In the same area, we can see 4 small rubber feet, which also tell us that the product is meant to be sit vertically:

On the front, we can see the same metallic grey texture, along with the activity LED:

The back of the enclosure comes with additional ventilation holes:

Here there is also one sticker with the product serial number, the drive capacity, a Kensington lock, the USB 3.0 port and a DC-IN port:

After the product has been turned on, the frontal LED starts to light up and blinks according to the activity that is performed on the drive: