Introduction

External hard drive enclosures have been out for some time now. Vantec has been at the forefront with their NexStar series of drive enclosures. The NexStar series includes 2.5”, 3.5”, and 5.25” enclosures, totaling 18 models. Today we will be taking a look at the newest version of the NexStar, the NexStar 3 3.5” drive enclosure. This version of the enclosure features an eSATA interface instead of the firewire. Now let’s see what this enclosure is all about.

First Looks

The enclosure comes in a very colorful retail box. The back of the box has the features and specifications so you know what you are buying.

Opening up the box we can see that everything is nicely packed inside. The enclosure has Styrofoam around it for extra protection. Getting everything out of the box we have the following items: The drive enclosure, USB cable, eSATA cable, SATA to eSATA bracket, power cable, vertical stand, driver CD, and instructions.

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