Does this fit a 7mm, 9mm, or 12mm (or all three) thickness types of 2.5 drives?

The answers you have received are correct. This is designed for the 7mm and 9mm 2.5" drives that are 2TB or smaller. However, I can admit that without the outter case on (like John said) it will work with 12mm drives. I currently have 2x 5TB Seagates 12mm drives in mine. You just have to live with the drives showing. As for String Theory's answer, putting Firecuda SSHD's is a good idea only if you are using them as single drives or Raid 1. Raid 0 eliminates the use of the SSD caching system like indicated over on the Seagate website.

How many GB does it have?

To make sure what the topic is here, my comments are just about the Vantec enclosure and not about whatever drive + enclosure Vantec may sell. My drive, for what it's worth, though, and it doesn't matter, was a 225 GB HP drive pulled out of motherboard-fried HP laptop. I wanted to keep it because there was nothing wrong with it to hook as an external USB drive to either my desktop or a tablet.

Can this be powered by sata port?

Thanks for asking. This 2.5" drive enclosure (NST-266SU3-BK) has two external interfaces, eSATA or USB 3.0. If you are using USB 3.0 connection, the USB 3.0 cable will provide power to the drive, this called Bus-powered. If you are using eSATA, it comes with eSATA cable and a power cable to connect and get power via USB port. Here is a link to the QIG that shows the connection in step6 and step7. https://www.vantecusa.com/CKEdit/images/files/nst-266su3_qig_copy.pdf This is not an eSATAp device.

Has anyone converted their old ps4 hdd using this?

I just upgraded my ps4 hd to a 2tb and used this device to turn my original 500gig into an external for my WiiUWorked like a charm

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J**R

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...

2.11.2018

M**G

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.

14.12.2021

M**Y

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.

22.01.2026

M**Y

Works great but you can't just throw two drives in this and expect it to do the rest. Both drives must be formatted BEFORE installing in the enclosure and both drives must match if you wish to use RAID 0. I actually formatted one and forgot to format the other and the formatted one showed up while the other didn't. Solid performance in RAID 0 with two 256GB SSDs. Getting approx 400mb/s read and write. The enclosure is decent aesthetically. I believe it's aluminum and is about the size of a 3.5" HDD. Hopefully it holds up over the long term.

9.01.2021

P**G

I bought this to mount 2 X SSDs for a NAS based on the Raspberry Pi 4. Very handy for keeping the drives in one enclosure. The pre-drilled screw holes make it easy to mount in a standard 3.5" drive rack, or mount to other types of frames.

1.02.2021

ASIN	B074NM3ZXS
Are Batteries Included	No
Best Sellers Rank	#166,629 in Computers & Accessories ( See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories ) #724 in Enclosures
Compatible Devices	Desktop, Laptop, Personal Computer
Customer Reviews	3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars (288)
Data Transfer Rate	5000 Megabits Per Second
Date First Available	1 December 2017
Form Factor	2.5-inch
Global Trade Identification Number	00844767022710
Hard Disk Description	Solid State Drive
Hard Disk Form Factor	2.5 Inches
Hard Drive Interface	Raid
Item Dimensions LxWxH	13 x 8 x 2.5 Centimeters
Item Height	0.98 Inches
Item Weight	299 g
Item Width	3.15 Inches
Item model number	NST-272S3-BK
Max Number of Supported Devices	2
Memory Storage Capacity	2 TB
Product Dimensions	12.98 x 8 x 2.49 cm; 299.37 g
UPC	844767022710
Voltage	5 Volts

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

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