The VANTEC NST-250U2 external enclosure is designed to make your internal hard drive portable. You have the option of converting virtually any 2.5" IDE hard drive into an easy-to-carry hard drive, to be used with any system with a USB port. The enclosure is equipped with a USB 2.0 port and provides ideal storage capacity and ultra fast speeds for transferring extremely large data files and is backward compatible with USB 1.1.
The enclosure's Hot-Swappable and Plug and Play capabilities add convenience and mobility by making backing up large files fast and easy. The enclosure features an aluminum casing which acts as a cool surface as a heatsink. It also offers protection against vibration for reducing noise generated by the hard drive. The package includes a USB Cable and bag. This is a compact little case for extreme portability and solid protection of your data.
Supports 2.5-inch Hard DrivesThe VANTEC NST-250U2 provides broad compatibility with standard 2.5-inch 9.5mm IDE hard drives to enable capacities of up to 160 GB or more!
Aluminum Alloy BodyThe solid aluminum alloy body delivers excellent heat dissipation and tough, reliable hard drive protection.
USB 2.0 InterfaceThe USB 2.0 interface enables high data transfer speeds of up to 480Mbps so you save time while copying or moving data. Support for plug-and-play significantly decreases the need for driver installations (Windows 2000/XP or above editions of OS).
Pros: Very easy to setup, no software needed in XP, and as far as drive assembly I am very pleased. The drive plugs into the USB converter and slides into the case, two screws hold the USB converter and drive in place.
Cons: Case that comes with the drive is a little bit cheesy but it works fine. Also I wish that the screws that came with the unit where a little bit bigger as well as the holes not stripping out :(. Not major problems though just minor ones that could be fixed in the next version.
Overall Review: I spent a long time looking at different models and brands and got a lot of mixed reviews on almost all of the brands and models I looked at. I have bought a couple Vantec things in past and have always been happy with them so I gave their enclosure shot. Overall I am very pleased with this unit I have been using it for a couple months now with no problems. I would definitely get this again and wish I would have bought this unit in the beginning instead of spending weeks looking at various models. Highly Recommended.