About the Company:
Since this is the first review item from
CoolMax, how about a bit of background information on the company?
CoolMax USA is the US branch of a company that finds its headquarters in Taiwan and its factory in China. The company was founded in 1992, and was initially focused on producing AC and DC cooling fans for electrical and industrial applications. And for a bit more on their development, here is a quote for the CoolMax USA website:
As with many companies, the focus of the company soon diversified as technological advancements created new and exciting opportunities. The challenge of providing computer users with only the best that the industry could offer opened us to a whole new horizon of opportunities in product innovations. Thus, we were able to branch out into other fields. Our major product line includes External Enclosures for hard drives, CD Rom/DVD drives, Power Supplies, Cables and Case Mods. Today, our company has since grown tremendously to emerge as one of the industry's leading computer components manufacturer. We remain continuously focused on providing the best value in the marketplace for our products and services. And as the saying goes: "Successful companies need to continually re-invent themselves." - we agree 100%.
Packaging:
The
CoolMax CTG-1000 comes packaged in a standard white cardboard box with a green leaf on the front. Other than the brand and model, the other markings indicate that it is certified RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) Green, and supports dual core processors. The back of the box provides you detailed specifications on a range of power supplies from the 750W model to the 1000W model. The other information on the back gives you a highlight of some of the other features.
The side panel provides a statement on RoHS compliance, as well as a hazardous chemical substance list, which is useful for disposal.
In the below left image you can see how the power supply is packaged when you open the box. It is packaged inside another box, surrounded by foam blocks. The extra white box is where the power cable is stored. Removing the foam blocks you can see the second box that actually contains the power supply. It is almost a twin of the outer box and the only difference is that on the front it lists a few additional specifications, of particular interest is that the power supply is ready for SLI/Cross-Fire.
Opening this inner box finally reveals the power supply which is wrapped in a bubble bag with the cables neatly tied to the side.
