Nexstar3 HDD Enclosure
January 10, 2006Because my PC had blown up, I needed a way to retrieve the data from my hard drives and back them up safely. To that end, I purchased a Nexstar3 HDD Enclosure. I’d heard some good reviews on the Overclockers Forums and other places, so hopefully it would fulfill the hype.
Installing the hard drive was pretty easy - just plug in the IDE ribbon and the power cable, slide the harddisk into the case and away you go. WinXP immediately detects the new drive with no trouble and you’re all set. The transfer rate is okay - it took about 20 minutes to transfer 20-30GB on a USB2.0 connection.
The only minor annoyance with this enclosure is that it’s not very robust if you intend on regularly swapping harddisks on a regular basis. The faceplate is very easily bent, and getting the screws into the faceplate can be a tedious affair.
Apart from that, I think it was a good buy. I now have a portable backup facility that I can use on a regular basis.
