Pretty good | Vantec NexStar TX 2.5-Inch SATA to USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Enclosure

Very nice low cost hard drive enclosure | Vantec NexStar TX 2.5-Inch SATA to USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Enclosure

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	• Vantec NexStar TX 2.5-Inch SATA to USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Enclosure Vantec USA Vantec USA average customer review:based on 3 reviews view larger image
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Not much to say about hard drive enclosures. This one works well and it is cheap. Very slim design, looks nice, easy to install and the fact that it's aluminum means no fans are necessary. The aluminum casing keeps the drive cool at all times. I used a 7200rpm drive in the enclosure to transfer a large amount of files and the enclosure never heated up at all.

Also included was a little screwdriver, 4 screws to secure the drive and a nice vinyl pouch to store the enclosure in. The included USB cable utilizes a Y-type end adapter (2 USB-A connections opposite the mini-USB plug), this is so that the drive may draw extra power from the device you're connecting it to. I just use one of the USB plugs and it works fine on my laptop.

One issue to address is the fact that this enclosure was meant to also work for slightly "taller" 2.5-inch drives, so normal drives will not fit so securely inside. You can hear the drive rattling inside if you shake it. This is easily remedied by simply folding up a piece of paper and wedging it in the small space between the drive and the enclosure. This won't affect performance or harm the drive at all, and will completely fix that (minor) issue.

Overall a fantastic enclosure, especially for the price.

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Pretty good

So far the enclosure has served its purpose in cloning a laptop hard drive to a new 7200 rpm Hitachi. The enclosure itself is well machined, compact and sturdy, but as other reviewers pointed out, the drive rattles a bit inside it. On the other hand, this was the case with another enclosure I used to have, so I suppose it's not unusual. I fixed it by inserting a piece of paper together with the drive. My only grievance is that it arrived with a neat little screwdriver, but without the screws, so I could only use it in a very stationary way, because I couldn't fix the drive inside it. It came with a little plastic sachet, which was obviously supposed to contain the screws, but it didn't. These little things proved more difficut to find than I expected, at least where I live.

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Very nice low cost hard drive enclosure

First let me explain why I needed this product. I had a 3 year old laptop which stopped working and was out of warranty, so I went and got a repair estimate for the laptop which turned out to be much higher than I'd expected. I decided to part it out but kept the hard drive because it was fully functional and had ample space which would be ideal as a portable USB HDD. I didn't own any portable HDDs but have always considered getting one for transferring large DVD movie files. I searched around for a quality aluminum enclosure that didn't break the bank which is where this Vantec comes in.

When looking for an enclosure for the hard drive I decided to go with Vantec because they have a good reputation for external enclosures. I own one of their DVD drive enclosures and have been very happy with it. I used it as a portable DVD burner. When I went looking for a hard drive enclosure I wanted something simple but of good quality and low cost so I ended up with this Vantec model which fit the bill perfectly.

This model is simple..very simple. It has a single green power/activity LED and one mini USB jack. The exterior desgn is very nice and the enclosure itself is made of aluminum so it helps cool the hard drive inside. The enclosure comes with a USB Y cable that has two fullsize USB jacks but for my use I only needed to plug in one. If you're using a power hungry highspeed HDD then you may need to use two USB ports to power it. Assembly was equally simple with only two screws. A small screwdriver is also included.

One thing to note is that my HDD slightly rattled inside the enclosure. It wasn't a deal breaker but I didn't like the rattle so I came up with a simple fix by sticking 4 very thin double sided pieces of foam tape on the 4 corners of the HD inside of the enclosure. This cured the rattle. The tape I used was about 1 - 1.5mm thick and I only peeled off one side of the tape in order to stick it onto the HD. I left the other side covered so it wouldn't stick to the inside of the HD enclosure.

After assembly I plugged it into my computer and started transferring about 75GBs of data without any problems. The HD stayed very cool and the transfer was very fast. All in all I'm very happy with this product and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for something that is simple, low cost, stylish, of good quality and performance.

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Vantec NexStar TX 2.5" SATA to USB 2.0 External Hard Drive Enclosure