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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 4
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    ok works with Siemens PC-PPI Cable

    posted by Menelao on 05/02/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:1 day to 1 week

    Pros:
    Mainly it works properly on Win7 32 and 64 bit Microwin 32 and PC-PPI cable. The driver installed without any kind of problem and the device creates a virtual serial port totally works. Microwin Configured on that port and communications work without proble...
    Cons:
    The plastic is of dubious quality.
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 4
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Works on Windows 8

    posted by imotakan on 04/16/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:less than 1 day

    Pros:
    Very happy with this since my other usb to serial was not working on windows 8 i bought this one. happy to find out it was just plug and play, did not even install the drivers that came on the disc. - Works on windows 8 - Plug and Play
    Cons:
    the disc are full of drivers for other devices. Looks a bit cheap, could use a polish but for this price you can't complain
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 4
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    It works fine and it is worthwhile!

    posted by RicardoCarol on 04/16/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:1 week to 1 month

    Pros:
    I have bought it to use with my old microcontroller programmer via serial interface. I had two options: try this adapter or buy a new programmer via USB interface, since I cannot have serial ports on new notebooks. So it has worked very well like the COM4 s...
    Cons:
    The two screws to join the male and female connectors are not well centered and is not easy to do it.
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 4
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Works as well as a normal COM port

    posted by georgistz on 01/08/2013 Certified Owner

    Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:more than 1 month

    Pros:
    Works excellent with industrial equipment, which requires RS-232 interface. The included drivers installed and worked with no problem at all. Connection is stable and works just as a normal built-in COM port.
    Cons:
    Looks ugly but it works. Also the build quality is not the best, but the converter itself does not brake. The included extensio...
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 4
    • Ease Of Use: 4
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Very good deal

    posted by dcd_11 on 11/07/2012 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:1 week to 1 month

    Pros:
    It works well and it's fully compatible with windows 7. Plastics seem very strong and the cable is very confortable. Price is very affordable!
    Cons:
    The electrical component does not fit perfectly with the external enclosure and it is not fixed or attached and then it slips o...
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    • Overall Rating: 4
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 4
    • Ease Of Use: 3
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Works well with Win7-drivers are automatically installed

    posted by hamrad on 09/12/2012 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:1 week to 1 month

    Pros:
    Easy to use with Win7. With other versions Win - need to install specific drivers: the device defined in the system how a HT340. Drivers present among others on the disc from the set.
    Cons:
    Very poor quality of case of device (curve case, curves screws). The PCB drops out of the case. USB-connector poorly soldered t...
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    • Overall Rating: 4
    • Price: 4
    • Quality: 4
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 4
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    Good And Working

    posted by divinthran on 07/17/2012 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:less than 1 day

    Pros:
    Its Cheap And Good ! Worked Well ! I thought i could use it on my dreambox but i bought it wrong ! hope someone sends me a link for that cable ! It ways not really a bad packaging ! Way more better than my local stores... An RS-232 port was once a standard ...
    Cons:
    CD Did not Come in a Case ! But not bad for a Cheap Product !
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 4
    • Quality: 5
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Real good item for the money

    posted by mauroxj on 07/10/2012 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:1 day to 1 week

    Pros:
    -Real good item for the money. -If you are into computers/routers/modems you must have one of these . -Also consider it to work with PLCs in industries
    Cons:
    MMMmm I don't see a con yet... maybe the cable lenght is a bit short or it could be cheaper (if you get greedy :P )
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    • Overall Rating: 4
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 2
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Cheap and works

    posted by sonnox on 06/25/2012 Certified Owner

    Involvement:General (knows how to use it) - Ownership:1 day to 1 week

    Pros:
    Works on both windows 7 x32 and x64. No need to install drivers from CD. Just plug in and it will search the right drivers.
    Cons:
    The quality is average. The chip can be pushed out with little force. It will be good if the just glue the chip to the plastic ...
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    • Overall Rating: 5
    • Price: 5
    • Quality: 5
    • Ease Of Use: 5
    • Usefulness: 5
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    Work in Windows 7 32 and 64 bits

    posted by williankubo on 12/15/2011 Certified Owner

    Involvement:Expert (understands the inner workings) - Ownership:more than 1 month

    Pros:
    - comes complete cable and drivers - works on windows xp and 7, both 32 or 64 bits - did not need to install the drivers, immediately recognized - vem completo, cabos e cd com drivers - funciona perfeitamente no window xp e 7, tanto 32 ou 64 bits - nem prec...
    Cons:
    nothing
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