MY EXTERNAL FLOPPY DRIVE BROKE AFTER 2 YEARS & 8 MONTHS. I GOT IT FROM WALMART SO I ORDERED ANOTHER FROM THEM. I GOT IT IN 3 DAYS, BUT MY COMPUTER DIDN'T RECOGNIZE IT AS A DRIVE. I TOOK IT BACK, & ORDERED THIS FROM DX. IT TOOK 3 WEEKS TO GET IT, & I HAD TO DRIVE TO THE POST OFFICE TO SIGN FOR IT.... MY EXTERNAL FLOPPY DRIVE BROKE AFTER 2 YEARS & 8 MONTHS. I GOT IT FROM WALMART SO I ORDERED ANOTHER FROM THEM. I GOT IT IN 3 DAYS, BUT MY COMPUTER DIDN'T RECOGNIZE IT AS A DRIVE. I TOOK IT BACK, & ORDERED THIS FROM DX. IT TOOK 3 WEEKS TO GET IT, & I HAD TO DRIVE TO THE POST OFFICE TO SIGN FOR IT. ALL THE REVIEWS WERE GOOD, SO I THOUGHT I'D TAKE A CHANCE. I'M GLAD I DIDN'T "NEED" THE UNIT FOR A BUSINESS. IF I HAVE TO RETURN THIS, IT WOULD BE A WASTE OF TIME. THE UNIT COST $13.88, PLUS POSTAGE TO RETURN IT. I'LL JUST TRASH IT, & CHALK IT UP TO EXPERIENCE. LIKE I SAID IN THE TITLE "PRODUCT OK, DELIVERY SUX". I'LL GO BACK TO WALMART, BECAUSE I COULD HAVE GOTTEN 7 OF THESE UNITS IN AS LONG AS IT TOOK TO GET THIS 1. Read more

Reads 3.5"diskettes (even old ones from the 90's) Great if you need a diskette drive, but you can't connect a FDD because your motherboard does not have a FDD controller. USB powered Windows 8.1 did not need drivers Also detected on my NAS Slim design(can easily be tucked away somewhere) is... Reads 3.5"diskettes (even old ones from the 90's) Great if you need a diskette drive, but you can't connect a FDD because your motherboard does not have a FDD controller. USB powered Windows 8.1 did not need drivers Also detected on my NAS Slim design(can easily be tucked away somewhere) Diskettes can't contain much data, this technology is kinda obsolete Might not read everything (not sure error correction is as good) Provided cable might be a little short Not very cheap compared to a thumb drive I bought another drive somewhere else and looks similar to this one. The brand is a gembird. It reads some, but very intermittend and not reliable. It might've beeen broken though. This drive just worked perfectly (with the same media). I highly recommend this drive. Absolutely satisfied. The short cable is even a plus for me! Read more

Cheaper than local retail shops. Well-built, light & compact. Plug-&-play, no additional installation or drivers needed even though they did provide a CD. No external power needed. USB device, does take up your internal drive bays and can use for multiple devices, PCs, notebooks, etc Old... Cheaper than local retail shops. Well-built, light & compact. Plug-&-play, no additional installation or drivers needed even though they did provide a CD. No external power needed. USB device, does take up your internal drive bays and can use for multiple devices, PCs, notebooks, etc Old technology, but if you still need to use floppy disks, get this external drive. None Performs up to expectations. Get it if you are still using FDD. Costs a lot more in the local shops that is if you can even find them selling Read more

It is PERFECT. Much faster than old drives, it doesn't require any drivers for XP, it is automatically detected and enabled. I also tried it on my Android tablet, and it works also perfectly! :-) None found so far. It could be interesting if it was designed to allow fitting it on a 2.5" bay.... It is PERFECT. Much faster than old drives, it doesn't require any drivers for XP, it is automatically detected and enabled. I also tried it on my Android tablet, and it works also perfectly! :-) None found so far. It could be interesting if it was designed to allow fitting it on a 2.5" front bay. A MUST HAVE if you still keep some 2.5" floppy disks. You really don't know when you will need them. Excellent for nostalgics, its noise brings me nice memories. Read more

It just works. I've plugged it to my Linuxbox and it just worked. No driver needed. Maybe Windows will need to install something from the miniDisc contained in the package, but I just plugged it, put a floppy inside and I was watching its contents Maybe it's a bit noisy You can buy it almost but... It just works. I've plugged it to my Linuxbox and it just worked. No driver needed. Maybe Windows will need to install something from the miniDisc contained in the package, but I just plugged it, put a floppy inside and I was watching its contents Maybe it's a bit noisy You can buy it almost everywhere, but the price is higher than this. So, if you really need it, just stop searching elsewhere You have plenty of floppy disks but no floppy drive and you want to know what do you have around? Then just buy this external floppy drive and you'll be just fine Read more

- Slim and nice design - Reads all floppy disks without a hitch - Powered by just USB - The cable is a bit short This was a great buy, the floppy disk drive works fine and with no problems whatsoever. It read all the floppy disks I threw at it without a hitch. Only problem I encountered was that... - Slim and nice design - Reads all floppy disks without a hitch - Powered by just USB - The cable is a bit short This was a great buy, the floppy disk drive works fine and with no problems whatsoever. It read all the floppy disks I threw at it without a hitch. Only problem I encountered was that the connecting cable is a bit on the short side. Overall a great product. Great floppy disk drive which functions perfectly. Only minus is the cable - it's a tad on the short side, otherwise the device is fine. Read more

Cheap, good quality, didn't ask for drivers. Using on Windows 7, quiet. I believe for this money this is best product you can offer on the market. Now days these are pretty expensive stuff. No. Good product. Cheap, good quality, didn't ask for drivers. Using on Windows 7, quiet. I believe for is... Cheap, good quality, didn't ask for drivers. Using on Windows 7, quiet. I believe for this money this is best product you can offer on the market. Now days these are pretty expensive stuff. No. Good product. Cheap, good quality, didn't ask for drivers. Using on Windows 7, quiet. I believe for this money this is best product you can offer on the market. Now days these are pretty expensive stuff. Great buy. Cheap, good quality, didn't ask for drivers. Using on Windows 7, quiet. I believe for this money this is best product you can offer on the market. Now days these are pretty expensive stuff. Read more

It is a good floppy drive, easy to use, plug in and just works. I tested it with a Macbook air and it works good. It reads all diskettes. Very useful to retrieve old documents from old diskettes, as new computers do not include a floppy disk drive anymore. Sometimes you have to unplug and plug it... It is a good floppy drive, easy to use, plug in and just works. I tested it with a Macbook air and it works good. It reads all diskettes. Very useful to retrieve old documents from old diskettes, as new computers do not include a floppy disk drive anymore. Sometimes you have to unplug and plug it again because the diskettes don't spin correctly. The build quality is not super. Not very cheap, really Buy it if you need a floppy disk drive, there aren't much alternatives and this works OK Read more

I bought this unit because I had an old floppy disk that had required data on it, The disk also had some bad sectors on it. The unit read the disk with a disk fixer without a problem. The unit also didn't require the driver, just plug in and away you go. Also being external less dust will be into... I bought this unit because I had an old floppy disk that had required data on it, The disk also had some bad sectors on it. The unit read the disk with a disk fixer without a problem. The unit also didn't require the driver, just plug in and away you go. Also being external less dust will be sucked into it, when not running. This unit is small enough to keep in a laptop bag if required. Apart from being old technology I can't really see any. Unit arrived faster from China to Australia than what i could get delivered from online stores in Australia and at 1/2 the price. Get it if you need one. Read more

As Floppy connection disappear from motherboards it is getting harder to just say to people, Just stick an old floppy drive in. This unit brings that floppy ability back to a PC once again, I have mine packed in my netbook case, and if there is an old floppy that needs to be copied to DVD I'm As... As Floppy connection disappear from motherboards it is getting harder to just say to people, Just stick an old floppy drive in. This unit brings that floppy ability back to a PC once again, I have mine packed in my netbook case, and if there is an old floppy that needs to be copied to DVD I'm ready. As others have mentioned the cable is a bit short, but this can also be a positive as there is less cable to put away when you're finished. Now is the time to buy this old tech, when you have to deal with a floppy in 5 years time(possible), these will very expensive and rare. Read more