Bruce Johnson has reviewed the Vantec Nexstar Nst-D100Su Hard Drive dock over at PVC. This is a sweet little solution that allows you to quickly and easily mount and unmount bare hard drives for use with editing and backups. Even before I read Bruce’s review, another editor friend recommended it. The D100Su sounds like handy little solution, and with both USB2 and eSATA connections available, what’s not to like? Amazon has it for $41.13 with free shipping.


One Response to “Handy Vantec Bare Hard Drive Dock”  

  1. 1 Joel Peregrine

    Great little units. The construction isn’t as solid as you’d think, but they work!

    QuickBench™ 3.0 Test Results
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    Test file created on Monday, October 13, 2008 at 3:32:01 PM
    Test Volume Name: 35 SATA 1000
    Test Volume Type: MacOS Extended
    Test Volume Size: 931.192 Gigabytes
    Test Volume Free Space: 930.958 Gigabytes
    Allow Write Cache Purges: Disabled
    Extended Test Results:
    Test Cycles: 1

    Ext. Xfer Size Extended Read Extended Write

    20 MBytes 79.846 MB/Sec 89.131 MB/Sec
    30 MBytes 75.876 MB/Sec 89.745 MB/Sec
    40 MBytes 76.379 MB/Sec 90.113 MB/Sec
    50 MBytes 77.359 MB/Sec 90.049 MB/Sec
    60 MBytes 73.893 MB/Sec 72.654 MB/Sec
    70 MBytes 74.407 MB/Sec 90.048 MB/Sec
    80 MBytes 75.239 MB/Sec 89.820 MB/Sec
    90 MBytes 70.534 MB/Sec 87.082 MB/Sec
    100 MBytes 76.582 MB/Sec 88.257 MB/Sec

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