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HomeCablesI/O Device CablesKeyboard/Mouse Cables & AdaptersVantec NexStar 3 NST-360U2-BL 3.5-Inch IDE to USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Enclosure (Midnight Blue) |
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17 of 18 found the following review helpful:
 Nice enclosure Dec 01, 2006
By Nikon131
"Nikon131"
I got the Vantec enclosure to replace my old Macally enclosure. First the Vantec is a small case. I installed a Seagate 250gb HD into this and it is a snug fit. The black front panel slides out you lay your HD in the tray in, screw it, attach cables, attach LED connection and slide back in. ((When I first got this I slid this open real fast, but be careful the LED light connection was already hooked up, I nearly messed up the connectors.))
As I said the case is slim, the HD pretty much lays against the outer Metal case and the heat is dissapated this way, no fans in this case. The blue is a nice metallic blue, I don't know if it's mirrored, but it's nice. The logo you see is the where the blue LED is behind, which kind of sucks cause I don't like alot of obnoxious logos, but thats just me. ((You can disconnect the LED and not have the light on)) I have had this case for about two weeks and have found it to be very quiet, well there are no fans so it's really the sound of the HD.
The little stand clip is removable so you can lay it flat if you want. I read the reviews on this case at Newegg btw and went on the positive reviews there, this case got a 5 out of 5 with 99 reviews or so. (at the time of this review they had a better price on this case) USB 2.0 is quite fast. Not as fast as firewire, copying 50gb's of data took about 30 minutes. But after the inital back up, later synchronizing is easy. Of course this might be my HD.
I am quite happy with the case, form, and size. I wouldn't hesitate to get another one.
9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
Enabled me to get all the files off my old hard drives Apr 11, 2009
By Robert Moore
Over the years I've gotten a number of computers and gradually accumulated a stack of hard drives with files that I wanted to recover. For reasons I won't go into I had a substantial number of files stranded on various drives. Having gotten a new laptop I decided that it was time to gather up all my old files and then dispose of my unwieldy collection of drives.
I decided to get the Vantec NexStar for all my IDE hard drives (I will certainly get a SATA drive for an unused 500 GB hard drive that I will want to use for backup). I was delighted at how easy it was to use. You just put it in its container, hook up the cables and power supply, and start downloading. The disc came with a software disc, but my version of XP instantly detected each of the drives. Sadly, none of my hard drives are large enough to use as back up. Still, I have all my files back.
In short, it performed at advertised and definitely did the job.
38 of 50 found the following review helpful:
Nice drive but picture misleads Nov 29, 2005
By C. Myers
"pootboy"
Having dealt only with seriously ghetto enclosures prior to this one, it was nice to get a drive of quality heft and construction. Install was a snap, and I got no complains on performance. Only quibble I have is that the drive I got is a more subdued blue, almost navy-- not really very reflective-- I was all excited to get a vibrant shiny electric blue like in the picture, but it almost may as well be black unless the room's real brightly lit. Most people probably don't care about that kind of crap but my whole computer, mouse, and keyboard light up a vibrant blue and I thought it would go nicely. Ok yes I'm a geek, shut up.
8 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Power Supply Not Powerful Aug 24, 2009
By D. Perkins
Bought this External HD case from Compusa was cheaper their. This External HD Case said it can handle up to 1.5T so that's great! I have a 500G HD that needed a new case.
Hook it up to my 500G HD that I had and it worked great for a day. Super!
Next day my laptop wouldn't recognize the HD. I tested my usb that was fine. I then tested the actual HD in my desk top computer and everything was good, it recognized all the files on the HD. I put it back in the External Case and again nothing. I tested a 80 gig HD in the external HD case and it worked. I put back my 500 gig and nothing! hmm I took my old power supply cord from my other external HD case that I broke and Walla!! It worked! Bad power supply.
This external case would be ideal but the power supply that comes with it is an El Cheapo so I spent a day learning that lesson. I give it 2 stars because of the power supply so beware, if for some reason your computer doesn't recognize the HD you may want to try another power supply first.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Assembly warning, but great Drive Enclosure. Jul 29, 2009
By WMB
Three warning steps during assembly: 1) Watch out for the small wire and connector as you open the enclosure. It is the wiring for the indicator lamp. It could be easily ripped off if not careful. 2) The last two screws that you need for assembly, before you even put the disk in the enclosure see if the screws actually fit. If the screws do not go in the threading use some oil and work the threading prior to doing the full assembly (this will prevent you from stripping the screws). 3) As others have commented, the actual enclosure is very tight. The older 40 GByte disk that I installed barely fits.
Once assembled I did some drive testing. To my amazement there really was no heat issue at all. After working the drive for over 15 minutes I saw very little heat increase.
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