| Vantec P N:Nst-360U2-Bl 3.5 Nexstar Usb 2.0 External Hard Drive Enclosure Ide T | 
 enlarge | Brand: Vantec
Category: CE
List Price: $41.23
Buy New: $29.49
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 1477
Color: Midnight blue
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.4
Dimensions (in): 3.5 x 1.5 x 3.5
nv:Enclosure Type: 3.5"
Compatible Drives: 3.5" Hard Drives
Drive Interface: IDE
Enclosure Interface: USB 2.0
USB 2.0 Transfer Rate: 480 Mbps
Enclosure Material: Aluminum
MPN: NST-360U2-BL
Model: NST-360U2-BL
UPC: 844767012179
EAN: 0844767012179
ASIN: B0009HMT9Y
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Aluminum Casing Cools Down Your Hard Drive | | • | # Transfer Rates Up To 480Mbps w/ USB2.0 (12Mbps w/ USB1.1) | | • | Easily Add Storage To Any System With USB | | • | Hot-Swappable: Plug And Play Without Rebooting;Attractive Blue LED Indicates Power/HDD Activity | | • | Intel Pentium II 350 MHz-compatible or Mac G3 Processor & Greater;Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP or Mac OS 8.6 & Greater;For USB 2.0 Speeds, the System Must Support USB 2.0 Specifications |
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Product Description
Vantec Nexstar3 Mirror Finish External Hard Drive Enclosure Form and functionality collide with style in the NexStar 3 External Hard Drive Enclosure from Vantec. With its mirror finish, sleek curves and bold colors, the Vantec NexStar 3 stands out from the crowd. The sturdy drive cage protects your hard drive while the aluminum case effectively draws away the heat, protecting your drive from overheating. The NexStar 3 also utilizes USB 2.0, offering speeds up to 480Mbps, 40 times the speed of USB 1.1! But if you are using USB 1.1, the NexStar 3 is still an ideal way to store and transfer large amounts of data. Available in 4 vivid colors (Steel Grey, Onyx Black, Brilliant Red and Midnight Blue), the NexStar 3 lets you store your personal data in an enclosure that matches your style!
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 Runs cooler than I expected October 16, 2008
This enclosure is very nice looking. It was a little tricky to get together, but my 500GB drive runs surprising cool. I am happy with the enclosure and might buy another.
Vantec NexStar 3 Hardfile enclosure August 31, 2008
Easy to install with prior reviews regarding cables needing to be moved and compressed when adding to case. Up and running in less than 15 minutes. No problem with heat buildup listed in other reviews. Well worth the money and it looks sharp in blue.
 Exactly what I wanted! August 16, 2008
This HD enclosure is fantastic.. I would absolutely buy it again!
It was a snap to get hooked up and XP recognized the drive automatically. Once installed, my drive is in there securely and the whole thing feels very sturdy. The color is not quite as deep as I thought, but it is still pretty sleek-looking and shiny, plus there is an electric blue LED on the front panel that blinks when the drive is working.
As far as temperature goes, I've been really impressed so far. I ran my drive overnight and another time while I was away at work, and both times the case was just barely warm to the touch, not hot at all. My laptop gets hotter, by far.
All in all, a great buy! I highly recommend.
Worked right out of the box August 11, 2008
I pulled an older Maxtor 80 gig hard drive from an old desktop PC taking up space in my home office. Within minutes I had it installed in the Hard Drive enclosure, plugged into an electric outlet and the USB port of my laptop. I'm running Vista SP1 64 bit, which recogonized it immediately and gave me no fits of rage. After a re-format to rid the drive of old un-needed programs and documents, I was moving files. No case issues as some have talked about, no excessive heat, just pure ease of use. The case it's self is as I expected it to be and still have not cracked open the manual or driver disk. Life is good.
EXCELLENT product! July 27, 2008
I bought this Vantec hard drive enclosure shortly after the motherboard on our old XP tower failed. I wanted an economical way to get to the data on the undamaged hard drive. Set-up was extremely easy, you just slide the case open (watch out for the LED connector, which might be connected, mine was not), connect the hard drive, slide the case closed again and screw it shut. Hook in your power cord and your USB cable and you're ready to go. I was accessing the data on my old hard drive within minutes of opening the box. This unit works great with Vista, as it loads all of the drivers for you, you won't even need to load the driver CD. Heat hasn't been a problem yet, the aluminum case does a good job of dissipating the warmth generated by the hard drive's operation. Comes with a nice little stand and the blue color really stands out.
Update: Works great with the Mac OS as well. Hooked this baby up to my iMac and it recognized the drive immediately.
Highly recommended!
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