• Reviews around work (3.64 of 5)

    Vantec USA NexStar CX 2.5-Inch SATA to USB 3.0 External Hard Drive Enclosure (NST-200S3-BK)

    • My little drive is still working just fine in it after about a year of almost daily operation
    • , thats why my ps3 failed to format it, this works
    • I love this, is a excellent item and very easy for use, low price, work very good with my laptop
    • the cheaper one works great.
    • This one works flawlessly, doesn't break the bank and feels solidly built.
    • This one is a bargain and works really well
    • It is working great so far
    • Painless install that works.
    • OTOH, this is a dirt cheap option that works.
    • This worked perfect for me
    • Worked great for 10-15 'plug-ins' however the flat-style usb 3.0 connector on the unit itself became stiff/stopped working
    • I've bought 2 of them and they both have worked well.
    • Well designed, attractive, compact and the light works well
    • This Enclosure is nothing special it is functional works well, but does not really hold the HD in place that nice
    • This works really well.
    • This works, HD can rattle around inside of enclosure, so I would not recommend moving around a whole lot with it.
    • It might have been the circuitry, or the power cord, but it's not worth my while to figure it out--I simply purchased the Vantec TX for eight bucks (including shipping) on Amazon, and it's working well so far.
    • All worked perfect and still do.
    • The screwdriver is almost useless but everything else in the product works well.
    • Less than $10 lets my old laptop's internal Hard Drive become my new laptop's external Hard Drive - works flawlessly.
    • [6 months later review]Moved from good to great and from 3* to 4*.The enclosure is working great with no issues
    • These cases are solid and the internal components work great
    • It was ready to go the moment I plugged it in, and has been working great for me so far!
    • This worked really well and was easy to configure
    • Great, works as expected
    • His worked extremely well and i couldnt believe it was only $10
    • Product works great, easy to put together and insert my old hard drive...recovered my important information quickly and cost efficient
    • This was working great until I dropped it
    • Update: Not long after publishing this review I received a full refund for this order via amazon.com which proves that it's important to check immediately if your order works and to write and read reviews ... something I wish I had done before I ordered the "HITACHI External 2TB Hard
    • This new enclosure works well enough when connected to my computer running either Windows 7 or MacOSX, however it fails to be recognized when connected to my DVD player
    • this worked great to retrieve problematic laptop hard drive files.for quick use I didn't even need to slide the drive into the enclosure... just attached the pin device.price great.
    • the cheaper one works great.
    • Two work fine, one doesn't
    • Great works as expected transfers via USB at about 100+
    • This is very sturdily built, and the chipset works well with my laptop.
    • I had some difficulty getting the hard drive in but other wise works as advertised.
    • Could not get any computer to recognize a couple different drives that are in perfect working condition
    • Looks nice, works with Macbook Pro Mountain Lion OSX.I had to force the end pretty hard to fit, and only one of the split usb end worked with my Mac (the other must be for an auxilary drive), but it looks good and works for my little 500 gb hybrid hard drive
    • Seems to be working perfectly well, although I get the impression that they really expected the drive mechanisms to be a bit shorter (end-to-end
    • The cable works very well on all of my systems; the Y-cable is a nice touch to help speeds things along
    • I had an external enclosure from another company fail and mislead me into believing the drive had failed, but this one is great: runs cool, fast interface, works.
    • Very handy/works every time
    • Being able to retrieve files from a working hard drive was all I expected and was worth the 8 bucks well enough, but the fact that I was able to get my files off of a drive that I thought was dead is incredible.
    • This worked so well I am buying a second one.
    • This USB hard drive case is made from well built aluminum and worked perfect out of the box with my old SATA drive that I removed from my MacBook Pro.
    • A bargain that works
    • After some time putting it together the hard drive works fine
    • My portable hard drive quit working
    • Very good price drive easy to install works great.
    • The hard drives work properly in an computer and the access to the information is fast.
    • Was expecting something cheap-o, but this is really nice
    • However, data transfers fail with I/O errors
    • Attractive design, plain and unobtrusive o