Hard Drive | 1.44 MB External USB 1.44 MB 2x Floppy Disk Drive |
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SABRENT External USB 1.44 MB 2X Floppy Disk Drive (FL-UDRV)
Brand | SABRENT |
Color | Black |
Item Weight | 0.6 Pounds |
Memory Storage Capacity | 1.44 MB |
About this item
- Ultra slim & light weight case.
- Fully USB powered, no power supply needed.
- Data Capacity: 1.44 MB (formatted).
- Data Transfer Rate: 1 Mbps.
- Plug & Play.
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Sabrent is a leading provider of innovative consumer electronics.
We are committed to designing and developing products that provide the utmost in quality, dependability, and value.
Sabrent strives for excellence with each product we develop by providing cutting-edge features at affordable prices.
Our company thrives on creativity, innovation, honesty, and integrity in all aspects of our business operations.
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Sabrent is a leading provider of innovative consumer electronics.
We are committed to designing and developing products that provide the utmost in quality, dependability, and value.
Sabrent strives for excellence with each product we develop by providing cutting-edge features at affordable prices.
Our company thrives on creativity, innovation, honesty, and integrity in all aspects of our business operations.
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Product Description
The Sabrent USB External Floppy Drive is an excellent way to gain access to any information or data located on legacy floppy discs.While the PC industry has moved on, there might still be important information stored on on these older style floppy discs. The Sabrent floppy disk drive connects to an available USB port, adding an A: Drive to your computer. Best of all, it is plug and play and no drivers are needed. Features Black Color. Ultra slim and light weight case. Interface: USB (Universal Serial Bus). Plug and Play. Fully USB powered, no power supply needed. Data Capacity: 1.44 MB (formatted). Data Transfer Rate: 1 Mbps. System requirements Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10 MAC OS X What's in the box? External USB 2X Floppy Disk Drive
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Technical Details
Brand | SABRENT |
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Series | FL-UDRV |
Item model number | FL-UDRV |
Operating System | Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10, Mac OS X |
Item Weight | 9.6 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 7.9 x 5.7 x 1.1 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 7.9 x 5.7 x 1.1 inches |
Color | Black |
Hard Drive Interface | USB |
Manufacturer | Sabrent |
ASIN | B00E9MD700 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | August 1, 2013 |
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4.2 out of 5 stars |
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Best Sellers Rank | #55 in Floppy & Tape Drives |
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Customers like the ease of use of the floppy drive. For example, they mention it's easy to plug and play. Customers are also impresseded with the data recovery, saying it'll help them recover old data. They appreciate the value for money, saying the USB drive is the highest quality for the price. Customers also are satisfied with performance. That said, some complain about the noise it makes. They say it makes a fairly loud clicking noise, and sometimes only makes humming sounds. Customers have issues with readability, and efficiency.
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Customers like the performance of the floppy disk reader. They say it works well with modern PCs, and is a plug-and-play device that works without any further actions. Some customers also mention that it works with MAC OS X and is durable. Overall, customers are satisfied with the performance and durability of the product.
"...Not sure why, but this product is working like a dream now. This makes me very happy as I have over 100 left to check before I toss them...." Read more
"...However the price was right, and I took a chance. Overall it worked very well...." Read more
"...5. If the write-protect tab on the disk is closed, the drive might not work with the disk...." Read more
"...The replacement device was trouble-free and is still in good working order...." Read more
Customers find the floppy drive easy to use. They mention it's simple to plug and play, and it operates without any further actions to install it. Some say the drive is a convenient and inexpensive way to access old 3.5" floppies. It comes with a beautiful guide to using the flop drive, and allows them to transfer data easily.
"...It is plug and play with my mac, but not always...." Read more
"...This drive is an excellent way to get my files into the 21st century. Don't wait until technology leaves your backup media in the dark ages." Read more
"...It came with a beautiful guide to using the floppy, including information like the write-protect switch and not removing a floppy while the drive..." Read more
"...Using this device on a Windows 7 PC. No installation required. About 2 seconds of auto-install; it's plug-and-play...." Read more
Customers like the value of the floppy drive. They mention that it's great for the price, inexpensive, and the highest quality for the money. Some say that it is a secure and cost-effective way to transfer files to their new PC.
"...However the price was right, and I took a chance. Overall it worked very well...." Read more
"...It is inexpensive but comes with no instructions. For those reasons I would give it barely three stars." Read more
"...Overall this floppy drive is great for the price, but may need attention...." Read more
"...It's a decent product for the money but not completely reliable, at least on Windows 10." Read more
Customers like the data recovery of the product. They say it's great for retrieving data off old diskettes, and helps them save old files to new computers. Some say it works great and helps retrieve old files.
"...Bottom line - it worked and I was able to recover needed files. phew! Don't be in a hurry! Read their on-line instructions!" Read more
"...I bought this and it did the job. The "2x" was pretty useful...." Read more
"...to mount as directed by SBT-UFDB manual, step 9 part 1 but no drive activity detected...." Read more
"...It worked flawlessly. Allows me to get files off or onto old PCs without any trouble." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the floppy disk. Some mention it's exceptional, well constructed, and an acceptable media for transferring smaller files from computer to. However, others say that it failed on its first use, was faulty, and is far from perfect.
"...Some of the formatting didn't transition so well with old resumes, but I don't care about that...." Read more
"...Anyhow, the fix is fairly simple, but perhaps a little tedious. The head just needs to be realigned to the standard...." Read more
"...I took this opportunity to advise them that the device had unfortunately failed...." Read more
"...Said discs were not formatted. On XP machine, system nearly froze. Piece of junk. I followed all instructions carefully...." Read more
Customers are not satisfied with the readability of the floppy disk. They mention that it may not read the disk if they don't wait the full time. Some customers also report that the drive has repeatedly failed to read any fabled disk.
"...the drive shows up as “Floppy Disk Drive (A:) right away, it might not read the disk if you don't wait the full minute.3...." Read more
"...Fine, I ordered another. Got back to work and it wouldn't read the disk. I could hear it spinning but nothing, then a message...." Read more
"...What the heck???Further testing shows that I can ONLY read that floppy disk, with the Sabrent USB Floppy drive, in the computer where..." Read more
"...I followed all instructions carefully. In the end, it reported that discs were unformatted (but they were, and had files on them), or had bad blocks..." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the noise the storage media makes. They mention it makes a fairly loud clicking noise, humming sound, and ticking sound like it's trying to read a disk. Some customers also say the drive starts a very loud seek process that never finishes. Overall, some customers are disappointed with the product's noise level.
"...Sometimes it only made a humming sound, and I'd have to unplug it, wait, replug it in and try again...." Read more
"...10 Home they immediately had the drive light up and started a very loud seek process that never finished...." Read more
"...A bit noisy..." Read more
"...They do make a fair amount of noise reading the floppy but they always did in the old days, it's just a bit louder...." Read more
Customers are not satisfied with the efficiency of the floppy drive. They mention that it is slow in saving a file, and file transfers are slow. The fable drive will seem to take forever when loading all for 1.44 MB, and the process freezes.
"...It never completes, the process freezes, and the user is unable to remove or eject the unit...." Read more
"...It runs slow for me. Matter of fact copying a disk to the computer takes about 3-5 minutes...." Read more
"...When it did "work", operations took forever and sometimes the drive would lockup and never stop spinning...." Read more
"...The operation is a bit querky on some disks, all of which must be High Density (HD) 1.44mb disks...." Read more
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Although this is plug-and-play, a few tips from the manual (found online at the URL mentioned in the slip of paper included in the package) may prevent frustration.
1. Make sure that the floppy disk you are using is 1.44 MB density. Any other density will not work with this drive.
2. After plugging the drive into your computer, make sure you allow a full minute or so for the disk to mount before inserting a floppy disk into the drive. Even if the drive shows up as “Floppy Disk Drive (A:) right away, it might not read the disk if you don't wait the full minute.
3. Connect the drive directly into a USB port, and NOT through a USB hub or extension. On some computers, the USB port may not be providing enough power to daisy chain through a 2nd device.
4. On some computers, the USB ports on the back have more power than the ones in front. So if it's not working when connected to the USB port in front, try one in back.
5. If the write-protect tab on the disk is closed, the drive might not work with the disk. The tab slides up and down to cover or uncover a square in the upper right-hand corner of the disk (when viewed from the label side). If the square is uncovered, then the disk is write-protected. FWIW, I had no trouble reading write-protected disks.
6. Before accessing any of the files, highlight (select) all of the files listed (you can use CTRL-A as a shortcut). This will cache the files and make transferring and opening the files much faster. A green progress bar should fill up in the explorer bar. Allow the bar to fill completely before trying to access the files.
Five stars all they way around. thanks.
Had one for years. Worked great. Started an enormous project to go through all my old floppies before tossing them. Halfway through I pushed a disk that got stuck inside. Fine, I ordered another. Got back to work and it wouldn't read the disk. I could hear it spinning but nothing, then a message. I called company who was very friendly who sent me a new one they'd tested once I sent my invoice proving I'd purchased it. It didn't work. I could hear the disk going around etc. but nothing. A message came up about I/O disk. I tested it with disks I'd already read and it read those but would not read the disks left to do. They recommended I return it because they tested it. I have and am purchasing another brand and will update this when I receive and am able to get back to my project.
First of all, I could have given the Sabrent drive 5 stars, but I chose to give it 4 because of a few issues. The instructions that came with it seem to only apply to windows machines. Would it really hurt to provide a little more helpful information?!?!? It is plug and play with my mac, but not always. Sometimes I'd plug it in and it would make a grinding noise indicating it was ready to read a disk. Sometimes it only made a humming sound, and I'd have to unplug it, wait, replug it in and try again. Sometimes I had to restart my mac to get it to work. Sometimes I was able to get through several disks in a row without any trouble. So it was temperamental, and that's why the 4 star rating. I must admit I'm very grateful that it did work because I'd forgotten about many of the photos. I was extremely happy to recover them again! It was like opening a time capsule! So please take this into consideration. There are several floppy drives available and I have no idea how well they work. In hindsight, based on my results, I would recommend buying this floppy drive. Just know that you'll need to invest some time and patience.
The following is meant to be helpful to anyone faced with a similar situation. My old '96 laptop still worked, but it didn't have USB, and was only dial-up. So I had no way to connect it to a printer, the internet, or another computer. I was able to put everything I wanted from the old laptop on floppies and move them to my mac with the assistance of the Sabrent floppy drive. Most of the photos were jpegs, and they transferred just fine. I was able to put them right in iPhoto with no trouble. Most of the docs were created in Word '95, and Apple doesn't support that anymore. Google Drive can read just about anything. So I moved the docs from the floppy drive to folders in Google Drive on my mac, and they opened just fine. Some of the formatting didn't transition so well with old resumes, but I don't care about that. All in all there were only about 2 or 3 documents I was never able to open, and I was OK with that. I consider this project a long-overdue success.