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Vantec 3.5" SATA 6 Gb/s to USB 3.1 Gen II Type-A HDD Enclosure (NST-370A31-BK)

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 3,627 ratings
NexStar 3.1 - USB 3.1
Hard Drive Enclosure
Hardware Interface USB 3.0
Brand Vantec
Color black
Item Dimensions LxWxH 8 x 3 x 7 inches
Material Aluminum

About this item

  • USB Type-B to Type-A
  • 3.5" USB 3.1 External Enclosure
  • SATA I/II/III Hard Drive
  • Flexibility to put your own hard drive. (Hard drive not included in package)

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USB 3.1, SATA, 3.5", 2.5", SATA, External Hard Drive Enclosure, UASP, 6Gbps

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NST-370A31-BK

The NST-370A31-BK enclosure is one enclosure that will stand tall in performance. It is design with the latest GEN II USB 3.1 chipset to be very fast when linked to your SATA III HDD using the latest UASP protocol to shuttle data around in high speed. This NexStar follow the tradition of using the latest Aluminum Casing designs to protect the Hard Drive and effectively draws the heat away from the drive. Couple it with USB 3.1 technology and Type-A interface to give you an establish platform that is widely available with unsurpassed performance. This NST-370A31-BK enclosure offers good design, speed and functionality.

USB 3.1, SATA, 3.5", 2.5", SATA, External Hard Drive Enclosure, UASP, 6Gbps

Specifications:

Model: NST-370A31-BK

Device Support: SATA I/II/III Hard Drive

Device Size: 3.5"

Internal Interface: SATA; External Interface: USB Type-B

Interface Cable: USB Type-B to Type-A (Type-A is Compatible with USB 3.0 and USB 2.0)

HDD Capacity: 16TB

Power Supply: AC Adapter, Output: 12VDC, 2A

Material: Aluminum/Plastic

Dimension: 191.5 x 115.4 x 32 mm

USB Cable Length: 914mm (36 inches)

System Requirements: Microsoft Windows Vista/7/8/8.1/10, Mac OS X v10.6 and Up, Linux kernel with USB 3.1 support USB 3.1 or 3.0 or 2.0 Equipped System For USB 3.1 Speeds, the System Must Support USB 3.1 Specification

What's included: USB 3.1 External Enclosure, USB cable, AC Adapter, Installation Guide, Installation Screws

Simple Installation

USB 3.1, SATA, 3.5", 2.5", SATA, External Hard Drive Enclosure, UASP, 6Gbps

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Product Description

The NST-370A31-BK enclosure is one enclosure that will stand tall in performance. It is design with the latest GEN II USB 3.1 chipset to be very fast when linked to your SATA III HDD using the latest UASP protocol to shuttle data around in high speed. This NexStar follow the tradition of using the latest Aluminum Casing designs to protect the Hard Drive and effectively draws the heat away from the drive. Couple it with USB 3.1 technology and Type-A interface to give you an establish platform that is widely available with unsurpassed performance. This NST-370A31-BK enclosure offers good design, speed and functionality.

What's in the box

  • 3.5" USB 3.1 External Enclosure, USB cable, AC Adapter, Installation Guide, Installation Screws

    • Product guides and documents

    User Guide (PDF)
    FAQ (PDF)

    Customer reviews

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    DANIEL SERRANO
    5.0 out of 5 stars Works great with HP Server SATA Disk
    Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 27, 2023
    Style: NexStar 3.1 - USB 3.1Pattern Name: Hard Drive EnclosureVerified Purchase
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    SBH
    5.0 out of 5 stars Comparison Review of Two Affordable Drive Enclosures
    Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 9, 2010
    Style: NexStar CX - USB 2.0Pattern Name: Hard Drive EnclosureVerified Purchase
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    TorqueThrills
    4.0 out of 5 stars It works great, but the plastic pieces are fragile
    Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 25, 2023
    Style: NexStar TX - USB 3.0 (Updated version)Pattern Name: Hard Drive EnclosureVerified Purchase
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    Tom V. Stimson
    5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome housing for internal HD
    Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 18, 2023
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    Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hard Drive Enclosure
    Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 6, 2023
    Style: NexStar TX - USB 3.0 (Updated version)Pattern Name: Hard Drive EnclosureVerified Purchase
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    John L
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very good case
    Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 10, 2023
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    DVJLuna
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great External Case For SSD or HDD!
    Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 30, 2021
    Style: NexStar TX - USB 3.0 (Updated version)Pattern Name: Hard Drive EnclosureVerified Purchase
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    DVJLuna
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great External Case For SSD or HDD!
    Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 30, 2021
    A few years back I purchased a 2 TB Seagate External HDD and the store where I got it from had them at a REDICULOUSLY cheep price. There was no question about it that I needed to get one whereas you could never have enough HDD space for all your files, folders, music, pictures, etc etc. I am a big fan of the Seagate products whereas they are usually good quality and hold up well. EXCEPT for this external HDD. the power connection port was of poor build quality and it was to a point where I would have to jiggle and fenagle around the power cable to finally make a good connection to power on the HDD. Sometimes I would get it to turn on and the without warning shut off, sometimes right in the middle of saving a file or trying to load a file or work project. Quite honestly it was becoming a huge nuisance for me. I was confident that the HDD enclosed in this external drive was in good shape and it would work if I was to mount the drive into my computer case or mount it into a new external enclosure. I decided to go with the external enclosure route to allow me to take the drive with me to my friend's house if I decided to do some file sharing/swapping to that effect.

    Here comes the review.

    I have used NexStar enclosures in the past with 2.5 HDD's that I have extracted out of dead laptop computers that I have owned and beyond pleased how good the quality of those enclosures provide. This enclosure does carry over with the overall build quality. But does lack in a very small capacity. Let me explain. The main structure of the enclosure is made from aluminum which gives it the good build quality but the end caps are made from plastic. My older models, the end caps were also made from aluminum making it a solid build. You need to take care and be mindful when closing up this enclosure not to over tighten the screws that are supplied and potentially strip out the screw mounts or possibly crack the end caps. This enclosure comes with everything you need to mount a sata HDD or SSD plus the power cord to supply the power to the enclosure. It also comes with a USB cable that supports USB 3.0 for fast transfer rates. Lastly it is one of those plug and play so your Windows based or Mac based computer will recognize it quickly. No need to install special drivers to use this enclosure.

    If there is any cons I can find with this case, is the endcaps being constructed of plastic composite.

    Final Thoughts: This is a really great enclosure to mount an HDD or an SSD to give you an external storage drive. I would recommend this to anyone needing to reuse or simple place a new drive onto your computer.
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    Lucas
    4.0 out of 5 stars Wish I'd seen that it didn't come with Australian power plug
    Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on August 24, 2021
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    George Dowler
    5.0 out of 5 stars I inserted a 2TB Western Digital AV-GP HDD into the Nexstar case and it works wonderfully well. It was much easier than wrapping
    Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 3, 2014
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    Matthew Vella
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent HDD Enclosure.
    Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on May 18, 2021
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    Darrell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great product, recommended.
    Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 10, 2016
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    Daniel Prasad
    4.0 out of 5 stars Vantec 3.1 gen 2 Enclosure
    Reviewed in Australia 🇦🇺 on April 13, 2021
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