email I just sent Vantec:
Anyone have a different experience? This is not a happy surprise.
My NST-D100 I just got brand new does not run at SATA II speeds (3.0gbps). It is limited to SATA 1 speeds (1.5gbps).
I confirmed this using both HD Tach and HD Tune with a Western Digital 640GB SATA II drive.
Burst speeds were limited to under 150mb/s when the drive was in the dock using eSATA connection.
When the drive was plugged into the same SATA port on the motherboard without using the dock, the burst speeds shot up to 240mb/s, above the SATA I speed limit.
Vantec advertises this drive of being capable of SATA II speeds but I have found it is currently not.
What do you suggest?
Anyone have a different experience? This is not a happy surprise.