MX7414
Vantec
NexStar 3 3.5in Enclosure, USB2.0, Onyx Black
From 6 Customer Reviews
MX7414
Only$34.99
- SKU: MX7414
- ILC: 844767012193
- Part #: NST-360U2-BK
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Great Product
1/8/2010 11:57:22 AMClifford from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- - Easy to install
- Easy to use
- Drives do not over heat
- Durable - Weaknesses:
- - Vibrates alot
- Gets hot - Summary:
- I use two of these, one as a permanent drive and one to check drives I find (I have a lot) and I have never had it break down or have any issues (until I lost one power supply) the vibration on my desk and heat of the unit takes a bit to get used to.
Re: does not work with Vista, it works fine on all my OS's OpenBSD, Slackware Linux, Windows XP, Windows Vista Ult and Pro
Suitable for back-ups
4/17/2009 6:05:30 PMDave from Calgary NW writes:
- Strengths:
- Easy to install, although HD does fit a little tight, you likely want that to avoid vibrations at speed.
- Weaknesses:
- Seems to run hot
- Summary:
- I installed a 300Gb 5400rpm HDD I rescued from a messed up NAS inside this enclosure.
I now use it as a Time Machine back-up volume with a Mac connected via a Belkin powered USB hub. Seems to run fine with multi GB back-ups. That said the time the back-up takes doesn't impact my work much, so I haven't been keeping my eye on the throughput.
I'm a little worried about the heat it produces, but for 12mths use it seems OK so far.
Poor performance..or no performance
2/3/2009 6:22:34 AMPatrick from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- Looks nice
- Weaknesses:
- Does not work with Vista. The case fits very poorly. Makes a hell of racket. Taking it back today.
- Summary:
Bad
9/22/2008 4:03:33 PMCarl from Okotoks writes:
- Strengths:
- Nice looking.
- Weaknesses:
- Poor fitting into external enclosure. If you make changes you risk damaging the IDE cable and the power wires. I bought the first one and had to change it right away as it didn;t work. Memory X was good about it. The second one didn;t get much use over a 2 year period maybe 8 back-ups and all of a sudden the unit wasn;t recognized by the computer(s) I tried it on a few. Hard drive is fine as I installed it in a PC. USB cables were also fine and I tried different ones to see if that was the prob.
- Summary:
- Based on my experience, design is faulty and not a reliable unit. Really disappointed for a fairly simple piece of equipment.
Does the job and awesome it does!
4/26/2008 9:19:48 AMPeter from South Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- Tall, sturdy, also flat. :) . Light works well, Simple to plug, mobile for my laptop. Brought my old harddrives from my 2004 gateway back to life for storage purposes. Transfer is fast. (For ata + usb combo, not bad! ). Colour is decent.
- Weaknesses:
- It didn't come in pink... Hehe
Don't use on a usb hub, (goes super slow) However use with a single usb connnection at back of pc, or any laptop usb power usb plug. Then it'll work fine. :) - Summary:
- I likes it so much, i'm getting another today! (for my 2nd hd I have to bring back from the ole gateway from 2004). :)
Thanks mem exp!
Poor Performance
3/15/2008 3:06:36 AMTim from Strathmore writes:
- Strengths:
- Easy to configure
- Weaknesses:
- Poor performance. Used for 2- 500GB drives on a Imac 2 Ghz Core Duo with the transfer speed around 12 Mbps. Use a Firewire Capable External enclosure. Significantly faster
- Summary:
- -F stinks ....Go with firewire
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