Nexstar GX USB 3.0 Dual 2.5" SATA SSD/HDD RAID Enclosure, Black (NST-272S3-BK)

Jobs or Raid 1 or Raid 0, they all work perfectly! Easy to install, I put 2 500gb drives and am currently using them as Raid0, very fast drive...

Amazon did not email me asking me to leave a review on this product in return for discounts, which is the only reason I have ever left reviews previously. I came here on my own accord to praise this absolute miracle of a disk enclosure. This review will be pretty lengthy in order to tell the whole story of my adventure with this product, so bear with me. I recently purchased the dual drive RAID enclosure (type A, I believe.) First, some preamble. A couple years ago I decided to put a hybrid drive in my ps4 pro. It worked very well, and I also used an enclosure to use the original 1tb toshiba hdd that came in the console as external storage. Well recently, I decided it was time to update and purchased a 1tb ssd for an internal drive. Which left me with a conundrum (or so I thought.) Ps4 only let's you connect one external storage device to the console at a time, so what to do with the other drive? Then by some stroke of luck, I came across this device. I could combine two drives and have it recognized as one? On a playstation? I didnt believe it, but worst case scenario I could sell it to a more technologically inclined friend or hold onto it until I found some other use for it. Lo and behold with a few hours on google (the lengthy amount of time it took was entirely my own fault, as I'll explain in a moment) I managed to get a 1tb seagate firecuda and a 1tb toshiba hdd recognized as one drive (as well as formatted correctly for ps4 external storage.) In addition to working perfectly, this thing gets better read and write speeds through the ps4s usb 3.0 port than the firecuda did on the internal sata III connection and that's without utilizing the firecuda drives 8gb flash cache, which is what makes the firecuda sshd a faster drive than a lot of other 2.5 inch 5400 rpm hdds. The flash memory cache in an sshd resets once power stops going to the drive, and data is only added to the cache after that data has been accessed several times (I think I've read 5 times?) on the same power cycle. So once power stops being supplied to the sshd, it performs the same as any other 5400 rpm hdd until you can open something enough times to get data back into the flash memory. But enough about the firecuda, this enclosure is absolutely spectacular. So as I stated previously, it took me a long time to set this drive up, but this was ENTIRELY due to user error on my part. There are switches on the enclosure that let you choose between JBoD, RAID0, and RAID1, as well as a reset button. I wrongly assumed that disconnecting, flipping the switches to the desired configuration, and reconnecting the drive to my laptop while setting it up would make my computer recognize the drive in my chosen configuration. It took me a long time to figure this part out, but listen to me when I tell you; YOU CAN ONLY RECONFIGURE THE DRIVE BY PRESSING THE RESET BUTTON. NOT DISCONNECTING THE DRIVE. NOT EVEN REMOVING THE HARD DISKS/SSD DRIVES THEMSELVES FROM THE UNIT. YOU NEED TO USE THE RESET BUTTON PROVIDED TO YOU ON THE ENCLOSURE. That's right. I spent almost 2 hours on google just to find out that all I had to do was press a stinking button. Boy was I mad at myself once I finally tried pressing the button and noticed that my computer recognized it as a RAID0 drive pretty much instantly. In summation; Vantec Nexstar GX Enclosure: 10/10, runs faster on 5gbps usb 3.0 than either HDD inside of it does on 6gbps SATA III My own technological prowess(in this instance, at least): 0/10, I ignored the instructions and paid the price, taking almost 2 hours of google searching to realize that I just needed to press a button (which the instructions clearly state needs to be pressed *facepalm*)

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I connected 2 ssd drives, different sizes and they went in easily. Connected them to my smart TV, worked first-time! I'd worried about if they needed a power supply. It came with a US style 2 prong mains plug. Useless in the UK, I'd need an adaptor. But the tv's USB socket is powered so no need for an external power supply after all. Great! Super! This cheap setup replaces a non-functioning £200 media box connected to my TV. Very happy customer. Don't use the RAID facility.

What a premium enclosure. This enclosure is rock solid. I had my drive installed in seconds and I was able to run the drive just by plugging it into my USB without having to use the separate power cable. The device has two LED lights that show disk activity. On the back side it has air holes to disburse heat. it also has a clip on stand which is certainly a nice add-on. Anyone looking for an enclosure for 2.5 SATA drives will be VERY happy if they order one of these.