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Monday, October 13, 2008
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I'd have to say that the FX92
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Friday, August 29, 2008
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I really like the overall look and feel of the Nexstar MX. It's one of the best little drive enclosures I've used. I don't know if adding eSata is worth doubling the price from the previous version, but it does allow for much more than a doubling of speeds. I have been loading the MX on my PC using eSata, which takes very little time, then I access it on my laptop via USB 2.0, as my laptop does not have Sata, let alone eSata. Since I am not going to be transferring all the data off to my laptop at once, the USB 2.0 is fast enough for things like movies and even games.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
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Vantec's new coolers are named after their best selling cooler to date the Aeroflow 2. The new Aeroflow FX 92 and Aeroflow FX 120 are based on the ever popular tower design which all the top coolers share. Even with the similarities of these coolers they also had their differences. Whether it is size, number of heat pipes, number of fins or the number of fans it supports they all have characteristics that make them stand out from one another. The Aeroflow models boast the vastly becoming popular Heat-pipe Direct Touch Technology and a sweet white cooling fan. But is this enough for Vantec to become a real player in the air cooling market? We will put it up against the several other coolers to see where it ranks.
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Friday, August 15, 2008
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This External enclosure supports JBOD, Individual, Raid 0, and Raid 1 modes for effective storage management. It also has the Ability to accept two drives with a total capacity of 2TB.
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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Earlier in the year we got a chance to review the Vantec 400MX-S2 that boasts dual hard drive support but no raid but had JBOD capabilities. This was a pretty cool enclosure, one that is still around today acting as a backup storage device for this site. You can never have enough backups. But today we are going to review Vantec's newest MX enclosure entitled the 400MX-SR. I bet you can guess what is different about this one compared to the last model. Ok, give up? Raid! The new unit has Raid 1/0 as well as JBOD.
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Sunday, May 18, 2008
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Back in April, I reviewed Thermaltake's BlacX USB Hard Drive dock and heralded it as a step in the right direction, away from those boring hard drive enclosures out there. Although it was a cool concept, it lacked in the performance department due in part to the omission of something faster than your standard USB port. Vantec has come along with a new product called the NexStar eSata/USB Hard Drive Dock which sports not only lowly USB, but kicks up the performance with an eSATA port.
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Tuesday, May 13, 2008
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The problem with all earlier forms of removable media is capacity. Even a 16 or 32 gig flash drive can be a little small for some uses, and they are pretty expensive. Think about it, you can pick up a 500 gig HDD for the price of a 16 gig thumb drive, or a 750 gig for the price of a 32 gig thumb drive. For that matter, you could get a RaptorX for the price of the 32 gig flash drive. Today, we will be taking a look at the Vantec NexStar Hard Drive Dock, an external solution for simple swapping of hard drives.
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Tuesday, May 6, 2008
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Vantec has added another member to the NexStar 360 lineup. The 3i boasts some things that we have not seen from Vantec in their many ages in the industry. In the past year or so we have seen motherboards feature energy efficiency, now we have it in hard drive enclosures. The 3i has an integrated controller that can regulate power to the drive resulting in less power consumption, less noise and longer drive life. Adding the real reason why we buy hard drive enclosures, which is for data storage, the new Vantec housing may be worth taking a look at.
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Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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The Vantec NexStar Hard Drive Dock lived up to its promise. It provides a convenient method of connecting any SATA drive to your system so that you can easily access the data on it. Performance was up to par, but the real benefit is from the design. During disaster recovery, you need something that's straightforward and easy to use and won't add more trouble to your life. The NexStar Hard Drive Dock succeeds in this aspect.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2008
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Sure, you could back up that data onto a series of blank DVD discs, but those are only a few gigs in size. It doesn't take much to fill up a disc, so it's probably a better option to look at online storage or, alternatively, a reliable external hard drive, particularly one with loads of space. The NexStar MX external hard drive enclosure from Vantec sounds it fits the bill, because it houses two drives instead of just one. And each of these drives can be up to one terabyte in space, effectively giving you enough room to backup a full 2TB of photos, music, videos, documents, and whatever else you want to store. Most importantly, it looks great doing it too!
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Wednesday, December 5, 2007
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It just so happens as I was surfing for some good external storage options, Vantec came knocking with a new external storage enclosure. Vantec's NexStar storage solutions aren't new to the market. They have eight different NexStar revisions which includes one of their latest, the Vantec NexStar MX. The earlier models all had similar features such as USB 2.0 with backward compatibility, all aluminum housing, different sizes, and single drive connect ability. What they didn't have was a dual drive storage solution for the power users. Well, Vantec has answered the call! Allow me to give you a tour of the new Vantec NexStar MX Dual Storage Enclosure.
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Thursday, November 29, 2007
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Vantec has a unit that could easily fit these peoples' needs. The newly released Nexstar MX dual drive enclosure. Vantec is no stranger to building enclosures, so when they release a new one it will be good. The new MX holds two Serial ATA drives that connect to your PC simply through the USB port.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007
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The one thing that stands out about the EZ Swap EX enclosure is that it also comes with a caddy to will allow you to 'dock' it into your desktop tower with ease. It's almost like having an old school tape backup system, only that it's not tape, but a much faster hard drive. The EZ Swap EX supports both eSATA and USB 2.0 connections which is handy for transferring larger files between computers.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2007
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The Vantec NexStar3 External Hard Drive Enclosure arrived Technic3D. eSATA and USB for 3,5" see you in the following Review. We looks how good it is against other HDD Cases.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007
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The key selling point of the Vantec NBA-100U is that you can add 5.1 channel stereo surround sound to just about any computer with a USB connection. While it might not be a good solution for a desktop computer, especially since most have integrated 5.1 channel audio these days, it is a great investment for any laptop user looking for an audio upgrade.
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