Icy Box or Vantec HDD enclosure

[Munish]

I've been looking to buy a hard drive enclosure. I've narrowed it down to
three (Icy Box USB 2.0 IB-360StUS-BL, Icy Box IB-351StUS-B and Vantec
NexStar 3 NST-360SU), just have a few questions before I choose.

Anyone know what is that little "button" just under the SATA connection for
on the Icy Box IB-360StUS-BL? I read somewhere that the new versions have a
option to turn off the blue light. Is that what the button is for?

Are the Icy box units eSATA compatible? It doesn't mention this anywhere, it
just states that they have SATA to USB 2.0 and SATA host interface. Is this
same as eSATA.

I was going to buy the Vantec NexStar 3 NST-360SU. This has everything I
want (SATA to eSATA & USB 2.0, for 3.5" HDD). But can't find anybody who
sells these here in the UK.

Thanks for the help

 

[Rod Speed]

I've been looking to buy a hard drive enclosure. I've narrowed it
down to three (Icy Box USB 2.0 IB-360StUS-BL, Icy Box IB-351StUS-B
and Vantec NexStar 3 NST-360SU), just have a few questions before I
choose.
Anyone know what is that little "button" just under the SATA
connection for on the Icy Box IB-360StUS-BL? I read somewhere that
the new versions have a option to turn off the blue light. Is that
what the button is for?
Are the Icy box units eSATA compatible? It doesn't mention this
anywhere, it just states that they have SATA to USB 2.0 and SATA host
interface. Is this same as eSATA.

Nope, that does USB2 on the cable. eSATA does eSATA on the cable.