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Vantec NexStar TX 3 5 USB 3 0 Hard Drive Enclosure NST 328S3 BK
Last Updated: November 24, 2018 (Refresh Now)
7.5
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
702
Old Reviews
556
Unverified
57
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3
NUMBER OF USB PORTS
Yes
USB
Review Analysis - 89 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
USB
27hard drive, enclosures, drives, vantec, external
+85%
-15%
" ... Bought this to use with a 3.5" WD Blue HDD on my Xbox One. ... "
" ... Just put this hard drive enclosure on my xbox one s, and put a 10 tb Seagate Ironwood drive in. ... "
" ... My situation is that I have two 4 tb drives running in drive enclosures that were rated for 3 tb in size and 3.0 usb performance. ... Apparently, on drives larger than 2 tb, the Mac formats them slightly differently. ... "
" ... That said, it doesn't run overly hot in the kinds of workloads you'll put on an external drive. ... "
" ... It's metal, it's solid, and most importantly the USB 3.1 works great. ... "
" ... Works great I gave it to my friend to use a 1TB hard drive on his PS4. ... "
" ... I ordered this as a replacement for my Nextstar USB 2.0 I have. ... "
" ... Great enclosure for my backup drives. ... "
Ports
21enclosure, usb 3 0, sata, drive, vantec
+81%
-19%
" ... Installed a Western Digital Black 1tb that I had in a old USB 2.0 Rosewill enclosure. ... "
" ... Bought this to use with a 3.5" WD Blue HDD on my Xbox One. ... "
" ... Vantec 3.5" SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.1 Gen II Type-A HDD Enclosure (NST-370A31-BK) ... "
" ... I needed an external drive for network storage through my Netgear router. ... "
" ... I ordered this as a replacement for my Nextstar USB 2.0 I have. ... "
" ... It assembled fast, and the transfer rate using USB 3 ports on my PC is very fast. ... "
" ... • Works with Macmini6,2 (Previous enclosure that worked for years via FW800 failed to be recognized when connected via USB3 to this newer computer) ... "
" ... Had an older 3.5" hard drive and wanted to use it with my Xbox One. ... "
Memory
16hard drive, external, external hard drive, drives, western digital
+94%
-6%
" ... If you have a extra drive and want to use it for portable storage this works. ... "
" ... Just put this hard drive enclosure on my xbox one s, and put a 10 tb Seagate Ironwood drive in. ... "
" ... Great enclosure for my backup drives. ... "
" ... Well designed, easy to install hard drive. ... "
" ... I put a spare 2TB drive I had laying around and it worked perfectly. ... "
" ... Vantec External Desktop Drive Enclosures work great. ... "
" ... while its not a huge drive, it will make a really nice portable drive. ... "
" ... I have some now unused 4TB drives that need homes. ... "
Product Reliability
16drive, enclosures, drives, years, rosewill
+69%
-31%
" ... 24/7 for months now, no issues. ... "
" ... After nearly 2 months, I've had no problems with it. ... "
" ... I backed up one to the other (one was a backup of the other) and everything has been running smoothly since. ... "
" ... Worked fine when I plugged it in to test. ... "
" ... • Works with Macmini6,2 (Previous enclosure that worked for years via FW800 failed to be recognized when connected via USB3 to this newer computer) ... "
" ... works great, not one problem. ... "
" ... I bought two and they both worked perfectly. ... "
" ... All 3 have worked flawlessly! ... "
Build Quality
14enclosure, aluminum, tray, hard drive, easy to assemble
+64%
-36%
" ... We'll see if it remains rock solid, but so far so good. ... "
" ... Rubber feet are already installed, and one extra screw of each type is provided. ... "
" ... Nice looking product, solidly built. ... "
" ... Easy to assemble enclosure that includes all of the right screws and attaches the drive from the bottom instead of the side. ... "
" ... It's nice looking, sturdy and works well. ... "
" ... The hard drive is held in place by screws which I prefer to the tool-less which have to be stuffed with pieces of foam and what not to stop the hard drive from moving around. ... "
" ... I put a piece of electrical tape over the area where the light is to help, but since the light is actually recessed behind the front "grill" of the enclosure, some light still leaks out around the sides of the tape (and I don't want to cover anymore of the front for fear of blocking too much air flow). ... "
Device Compatibility
13windows, esata, windows 7, vantec, recognized
+69%
-31%
" ... I would not use this enclosure for a drive that was being worked really hard, but for most desktop uses it should be OK. All that said, I am happy with the two that I bought to use the eSATA connections into a laptop docking station. ... "
" ... Works good for xbox one ... "
" ... Bought this to use with a 3.5" WD Blue HDD on my Xbox One. ... "
" ... or another device. ... "
" ... I'm running on a Mac with OSX Sienna. ... "
" ... Had an older 3.5" hard drive and wanted to use it with my Xbox One. ... "
" ... Using it for a 3TB WD Green drive that I'm now using on my PS4 Pro and it works great. ... "
" ... Vantec External Desktop Drive Enclosures work great. ... "
Setup
12easy to assemble, enclosure, drive, vantec, snap
+100%
" ... excellent instructions in English, with all the necessary hardware and cables. ... Got everything set up and running in under ten minutes. ... "
" ... The enclosures were easy to assemble, and looked great. ... "
" ... Good product for the price, easy to install and use, there is not issue with this item, you can buy it ... "
" ... Installed correct, works on none of my systems. ... "
" ... Well designed, easy to install hard drive. ... "
" ... Easy to install - works well with USB and eSATA(though eSATA requires the machine to be restarted first before use) ... "
" ... I removed the actual harddrive from the old enclosure, and it was a snap to install in this one. ... "
Ease of Use
11easy to assemble, easy, drive, hard drive, enclosures
+100%
" ... The enclosures were easy to assemble, and looked great. ... "
" ... Good product for the price, easy to install and use, there is not issue with this item, you can buy it ... "
" ... Well designed, easy to install hard drive. ... "
" ... Easy and cheap upgrade. ... "
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Specifications
Connectivity
Number of USB ports: 3
USB: Yes
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