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Hardware Interface	IDE, USB 2.0
Brand	Vantec
Color	Black
Hardware Platform	PC, Mac
Data Transfer Rate	480 Megabytes Per Second

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Product Type - Hard Drive Enclosure
Product Material - N/A
Passive Heat Sink
FTP and SMB Server
The NexStar LX can also be used as a typical enclosure where a network is not available

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Capacity meets flexibility with the NexStar LX from Vantec. Transforming any standard IDE hard drive into a NAS (Network Attached Storage) device, your files become easy to store and even easier to share. Now you can access movies, music, and photos from your entire network as well as from anywhere on the internet. With its USB port, the NexStar LX can also be used as a typical enclosure where a network is not available. No matter where you are, the NexStar LX will keep your data within reach.

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Brand

‎Vantec

Item model number

‎NST-375LX-BK

Hardware Platform

‎PC, Mac

Item Weight

‎2.7 pounds

Product Dimensions

‎6.54 x 6.54 x 1.5 inches

Item Dimensions LxWxH

‎6.54 x 6.54 x 1.5 inches

Color

‎Black

Hard Drive Interface

‎USB

Manufacturer

‎Vantec Thermal Technologies

ASIN

‎B000HKM24K

Is Discontinued By Manufacturer

‎No

Date First Available

‎April 2, 2004

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3.3 out of 5 stars

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Amazon.com Return Policy:You may return any new computer purchased from Amazon.com that is "dead on arrival," arrives in damaged condition, or is still in unopened boxes, for a full refund within 30 days of purchase. Amazon.com reserves the right to test "dead on arrival" returns and impose a customer fee equal to 15 percent of the product sales price if the customer misrepresents the condition of the product. Any returned computer that is damaged through customer misuse, is missing parts, or is in unsellable condition due to customer tampering will result in the customer being charged a higher restocking fee based on the condition of the product. Amazon.com will not accept returns of any desktop or notebook computer more than 30 days after you receive the shipment. New, used, and refurbished products purchased from Marketplace vendors are subject to the returns policy of the individual vendor.

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Don't buy this

Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2007

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Manual is incorrect regarding how the network configuration is setup. It's DHCP out of the box, not a fixed 169.xxx.xxx.xxx address.

It uses an obsolete filesystem, FAT32, that has many limitations regardling file and partition sizes.

You must update the firmware to Basic-46 for this to work on the network.

Minor point, this is the first device I've seen that defaults its time to the Beijing timezone.

It makes a good USB enclosure, but you can get one of those for a third the price of this.

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W. Romines

Seems to work well

Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2008

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I just set this up with a 160GB HD (probably switch to a 250GB later). Took about 1 hour start to finish, that includes taking the drive out of the old computer and reinstalling. This is set up on a home network with static IP's, 1 XP machine, and 1 Vista Machine. Yes this works with Vista, you just have to know what to do. Although I never did get it to show up in the network folders, but no big deal I just mapped it to both computers.

To get this to work with Vista I had to map the drive by going to "Computer" right clicking and selecting "Add A Network Location", click "Next", then choose "Choose A Custom Network Location" and click "Next". Enter the IP address or the name of your HD (example: \\storage\public), then click "Next". Now your drive will show up as a folder in "Computer".

This is as far as I have gotten so far, but everything seems to be working just fine. As far as speed, it's not gonna be blazing fast if your used to USB 2.0, But it should get the job done. I will post back if I have any problems.

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D. M. B.

EASY install/set up, GOOD docs, works right out of the box

Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2006

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The system where I store backups and archives failed. I needed SOME way to access the data on the 300GB drive that was there. Did not have time or inclination to troubleshoot the system, so elected to try Nexstar LX external enclosure. In use for about a week now.

Installation - could not have been easier. Manual is comprehensive and includes photos that could be better, but are adequate. Includes screenshots of software setup with explanation of each screen. Step-by-step was good and complete. Nothing missed, nothing left to question. Space inside the enclosure is TIGHT. But, there is enough room to install the drive and route the cables. One photo illustrates exactly how to fold the data ribbon so it fits snugly and neatly.

Functionality - GOOD thing: Includes a USB 2.0 port so you can use it like a normal USB external drive. Plugged it in, powered it up (ext power supply) using the (another good thing) power switch. Stood right up under WinXP Pro SP2 WITH NTFS formatting. So I was able to grab critical backups and data and temporarily move them to a drive on my system. Beyond Compare ([...] great here. When that was complete, used the tray icon to remove the drive and power down. Removed USB cable and installed network cable. NOTE: While powered down, I made a point of entering the NexStar LX MAC address in my router MAC Address Filter table. This IS NOT covered in the docs. So if you have any peculiar network settings, like this, the docs do not address them.

When I turned on the drive, I followed the instructions to open a web browser page and enter \\storage on the url address line. Opened up the login dialog box for the configuration pages. Not really much to do here. I DID try exiting after I completed to see if it would recognize the NTFS formatting. It would not. So I had to re-enter the NexStar config utility and format the drive. Took a couple of SECONDS for a 300GB drive so guessing it was a "quick" reformat. I used the included SMB Server screen to create folders. Again, could not have been easier. Just to experiment, I password protected one. Still VERY easy.

USE - With folders created I was ready to start using the network to copy/move files to the NexStar LX drive. I set up shares on the systems on my network to use the folders on the NexStar. Easy, worked very well. I used Beyond Compare to copy files from folders on my internal drive over to the Nexstar and to check that everything is the "same".

I'm pretty much ready to settle down to normal use. In fact I manually did weekly backups on a work notebook last night and it was like using a shared drive in my desktop for the backups. The folders were recognized, backups moved along swiftly and everything worked as advertised.

NOTES - When I was using the USB connection, the fan was so loud, I was sure I would need hearing protection to be in the same rooom with it. I'd read about this in other reviews. I removed the cover to see if that would help. It did not. Of course, I had to move the case around to change from USB to Network cables connection. After I did that, it's been whisper quiet. The case is plastic. I was a little leary of this. But it's sturdy and not really "chintsy". VERY nice finish (I have a black case). I wonder if I did not shift something around when I moved the case to unplug USB and connect CatV that may have been rubbing the fan. Now it is no louder than the SimpleTech USB drive next to it.

If it continues to perform as it is now, I'll be very happy with the solution.

Addendum: 03 Nov 06 - I originally wrote this on 26 Aug 06. Since then, the NexStar LX has performed FLAWLESSLY. AND, it's very quiet. I left the default setting to let the drive sleep when not in use. So when I first access the drive there is a momentary delay while it spins up. Once it does, it runs just fine. I am backing up several different categories of files (my shareware library, MP3s, images, etc) almost every night of the week with Cobian. This is the combination I dreamt about. I could not be more pleased. I could not recommend it higher.

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xyzzy

Not worth your time or money

Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2007

This was the first device I tried in my quest to find an inexpensive network-attached device for home use. Unfortunately, if I knew how much trouble this device was going to be, I would rather that someone have told me to just flush $70 down the drain and avoid this product altogether. Why? If time is money, I can assure you that the total cost of this device in troubleshooting time has run me into several hundreds of dollars, and that's in addition to the $7o I paid for the device.

Most annoying about this device is, in network-attached mode, I can create directories on the \\storage\public network share (Windows networking or Samba), but I cannot delete the directories. The only way I eventually was able to delete the directories is by logging in through the FTP interface. That's just not a viable long-term solution.

I've also had issues with the device disappearing off the network, if large amounts of data was being written to it.

In order to support a network-attached mode (i.e. not attached directly to a computer), the drive must be formatted as a FAT32 drive. Unfortunately, the maximum file size on a FAT32 drive is 4 GB.

Lastly, I have found that this drive's USB interface does not work well under Linux 2.6 kernels. It does seem to work OK in direct-attached mode when connected to Windows XP.

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