Vantec NexStar NST-D100S2 2.5-Inch/3.5-Inch SATA to USB 2.0 Hard Drive Dock (White)

by Vantec

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 7 x 3.5 inches ; 1.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001SPFZ9W
• Item model number: NST-D100S2
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 2, 2004

Product Description

The Vantec Nexstar Hard Drive Dock is a complete and easy way to add or swap hard drives to your computer. It gives you the flexibility of connecting any SATA I/II hard drive to your computer via USB 2.0 connection without opening up your computer case or installing into an enclosure. Simply just insert any 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SATA I/II hard drive into the NexStar Hard Drive Dock and you are read to transfer, copy, or backup files. Quick and easy, the Vantec Nexstar Hard Drive Dock is the perfect solution to access your hard drive in seconds.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Value, June 21, 2010

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Christopher Peden - See all my reviews
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Vantec makes great products and this is no different. Cheap, Easy to Use, and it works perfectly with my Mac.

5.0 out of 5 stars gets the job done, January 21, 2012

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P. Wells (Canton, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vantec NexStar NST-D100S2 2.5-Inch/3.5-Inch SATA to USB 2.0 Hard Drive Dock (White) (Personal Computers)

I've been wanting something like this for a while and finally picked up one, the Vantec unit is just USB 2.0 and speeds are what you would expect for USB 2.0. I have used multiple drives in this guy and it's worked flawlessly every time.

I will want an eSata or USB 3.0 unit but for my current needs this is perfectly acceptable. I have used it for wiping and formatting old drives being recycled and backing up my laptop, it's not blazing fast but fast enough. I have no complaints at all, the blue LED built into the power button is fairly bright and may annoy some but really that's all I can think of.

Installation is a snap, just plug it in, stick a sata drive in there, hit the power button and moments later you're accessing the drive. Easy

3.0 out of 5 stars Overpriced and shoddy manufacturing, September 22, 2011

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P. Jarvi "pj6000" (Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vantec NexStar NST-D100S2 2.5-Inch/3.5-Inch SATA to USB 2.0 Hard Drive Dock (White) (Personal Computers)

I wouldn't pay more than $15 for this, while it works perfectly fine it is nothing but a big block of plastic with the adapter mounted inside. There's a little door that holds laptop drives in place and is supposed to flip down when inserting desktop drives, but it was manufactured so poorly that it rubs against the sides causing it to fail to come up all the way after ejecting a drive.

I have no expectation for this to last more than a year, it's a terrible shame that every company is outsourcing to China when this is the kind of cr_p quality that we continue to get from there.

One other complaint, the cables stick straight out of the back of this dock making it impossible to place close to a wall.