Testseek.co.uk have collected 6 expert reviews of the Vantec NexStar Vault USB2 NST-V290S2 and the average rating is 89%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Vantec NexStar Vault USB2 NST-V290S2.
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6 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Compact and Portable, Automatic Installation, Plug and Play, Price, Keypad Access, Sleek design,
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I have to say the Vantec NexStar Vault performs it's job perfectly. The installation was seamless and the security works great. Everything was automatic and my computer had zero problems recognizing the drive. It works excellent as a storage unit but...
Slim, buspowered enclosure is a great performer, Attractive looks, Decent deterrent to casual data thieves
This isn’t a robust data security scheme, No flexibility in deciding the details of the partitioning, Vault reboots when changing modalities without waiting for the drive to be idle (may cause data loss if drive is in use when this happens)
The hardware trick of separating partitions to look like disparate physical devices is a nice middle ground between performance-costing encryption techniques and physically relocating your sensitive data. For example, a drive with two partitions would ...
The Vantec NexStar Vault is an interesting product designed for the person looking to have the best of both worlds; some public data for the family perhaps and some private data just for themselves. Throughout testing of the Vault, I encountered ze...
Keeps your data secure, Includes carrying case, Very easy to use, Decent performance
Partition size is not user configurable
The Vantec NexStar Vault is a great product, it’s nicely made and it’s extremely easy to use. The Vault comes with it’s own carrying case as well and it has decent performance overall.If you need an external enclosure for a spare hard dr...
Great performance, No external power connector needed, Easy installation, Includes carrying box, Private files are kept private, Autopartition feature, Functional keypad, Compact design
Mostly plastic construction, "Invalid" indicator could be better named
The Vantec NexStar Vault overall does what it sets out to do, is easy to use and offers no unwanted surprises. Aptly named, the Vault does indeed keep storage protected and away from prying eyes with its intuitive keypad and auto partitioning feature. ...
Published: 2009-11-12, Author: Chris , review by: tweaktown.com
The Vantec NexStar Vault gives users the ability to keep sensitive data secure at the hardware level. You would think that the cost of this feature would be more than what most consumers would be willing to pay, but we found the premium feature did...
