Floppy Disk Reader, 3.5 inch 1.44mb External USB Type A/C Floppy Disk Drive for PC, Laptop and Desktop Compatible with Windows 11/10/8/7/2000/XP, Not Compatible With Mac and Chrome, Black

I didn't try to use it on macOS, but it worked flawlessly on a Windows 11 desktop. I was shocked to find out many of the old disks I found were still readable (not all due to their age), and it helped me understand that some brands were much more susceptible for damage over time. (Imation and RadioShack brands held up the best)Great solution if you find old diskettes laying around and you'd like to see if what was on them and if you can still get it. Definitely brought back some great memories back to life.

Nice drive for Windows. Need to use the Taskbar USB icon to get to external USB devices. Tricky but workable. handy one time for dispatching old legacy disks.

I am a computer hobbyist. I bought this USB disk drive to use to transfer files I had just created on old "vintage" computers that do not have a USB port, so a floppy disk is the only way to transfer files from a vintage computer to a modern computer.I plugged the drive into a Dell computer running Windows 10. Windows identified the drive and could read and write to a 1.44 MB floppy disk that was formatted on a Macintosh in MS-DOS format. I gave this drive a good test and used it to work on a Microsoft Word file with a jpeg image. It was slow, but it worked. Compared to the old days when a computer came with a floppy drive, this USB drive is a little slow, but it works, and it was simple to use. I just plugged it into the USB port and it worked. In fairness, I should have given it five stars, but it was a little slow compared to the USB floppy drives of 25 years ago. I also tested the floppy drive on a Macintosh running Mac OS 10.13, and it worked. It read the MS-DOS formatted disk and could read and write files to the disk, however, the disk could not be read by the Windows computer when I tried to see if I could transfer files from the Macintosh to a Windows 10 computer, so it seems that the drive may not be used across operating system. But the manufacturer did not claim it could work on Mac OS. It is very slow, but is probably adequate to retrieve files from old floppy disks. But it probably isn't a good idea to use it as if it were a drive from the 1990s when floppy disks were used as one main way of exchanging files.

Works just as well as an internal drive from the '90s. I've managed to recover a lot of files from floppies that have been sitting in a box for 30 years.Compatible with Linux and requires no additional software.

I read and followed the warnings and recommendations on the list in the box. The special instructions for how to attach the drive to my PC. The special sequences that must be followed when inserting diskettes into the drive. The file types on the diskettes might be obsolete and perhaps abandoned. The warnings that my diskettes might be too old, too degraded, incorrectly formatted, too worn, or that I should not expect reading a diskette to be as fast as reading from modern storage.I've tried to read 15-20 diskettes created in the 1980's and 1990's. All of them have been well-stored in appropriately designed diskette storage. Not damp. Not too hot. Not too cold. Not dusty. I created created some of these diskettes myself, and others were created by someone else commercially. Some diskettes could not load at all. The file directory could be read on some, but no data file could be read. Some files on a diskette could be read, but others on the same diskette could not. I have not been able to read all the data from from a single diskette I have tried.I get it. It's a hard problem. Maybe it's too difficult a problem to expect a 20-30 year-old diskette to be readable. I haven't tried to create any new files on my own, and even if I could what's the point. Why sell and buy a diskette reader with a zero percent success rate?

Works fine. just plug in and go.

It is a Floppy drive. It drives the floppy's

I bought this floppy drive to use to recover old games and data. I have multiple computers, and was able to get this to work just fine on a Windows 7 Pro laptop, but on my Windows 10 Home desktop the drive just sat and spun. I plugged it in and the light came on and the drive turned... and turned... and turned... in addition, it was very noisy. I tried both front and back USB ports, nothing made a difference. I see other people have been able to get it to work on Windows 10, but I did not have another Windows 10 machine to try to see if it was an issue with my computer or with the drive. Since it would not work on the newer machine, I am returning it to get a different drive that will work. Again, it did work fine on my Windows 7 machine, so it appears to be a problem with 10 (or my machine) only.Update: I was trying to recover data from floppies to my Windows 10 Home machine. I ended up trying five different devices and am posting my review to let you know my results.First, all five devices worked PERFECTLY on my Windows 7 Pro laptop. However, when plugging in to my Windows 10 machine, three of them would only sit and spin with the drive light on, even though they were recognized as drives by Win10.After a little looking, I found that the devices that worked on my Windows 10 machine identified themselves and used the driver for the Y-E Data USB floppy, while the devices that just sat and spun identified themselves and used the driver for a TEAC floppy drive. So there must be a little difference in the internal configuration of the drive that is causing the issue.I tried 5 devices and found that the Tendak USB Floppy Disk Drive worked perfectly, as did the Esynic USB Floppy Drive . Both identified as Y-E Data USB floppy drives. When they were plugged in, they worked smoothly and quietly. It was a toss-up which one to choose to keep, but I eventually went with the Tendak because it seemed slightly quieter and faster, but that was really subjective. The Tendak also had more information such as a warranty card and information on how to contact support, while the Esynic box was empty. As far as quality of the drive, they seemed identical. If I had needed more than one drive, I would have kept them both.For me, initially the Sabrent External USB 1.44 MB 2x Floppy Disk Drive (FL-UDRV) seemed the nicest. The box was glossy with information covering it, you'd expect to see this sitting on a shelf in a big box store. (All other drives came in plain brown boxes). There were touches of quality in how the drive was packed, the box was made to fit it with a area for the cable to fit in and a dust cover over the USB end to keep it clean. 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 light is on, that newer users would not be familiar with. They also had a support phone number, and the person who answered seemed to be an American. Unfortunately, this was one of the devices that would not work on my Windows 10 machine. It identified as a TEAC USB Floppy drive, and when plugged in it simply had the drive light turn on and continuously seek for data. It worked perfectly in my Windows 7 machine, and was very fast and smooth. The support representative was not aware of any issue that would prevent it from working on my machine, and it does work on other people's Windows 10 machines. If I hadn't needed it working on my Windows 10 machine as well, I would have kept this one in a heartbeat. From other reviews, it appears that it works on other people's Windows 10 machines, so I'd recommend you at least try it.The last two devices were both from Chuanganzhuo. 3.5" USB External Floppy Disk Drive Portable 1.44 MB FDD for PC Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10,for Mac,No Extra Driver Required,Plug and Play,Black and the 3.5" USB External Floppy Disk Drive Portable 1.44 MB FDD for PC Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7/8/10 +Dustproof Scratch-Resistant External Bag Case,No External Driver,Plug and Play. Both devices worked fine on Windows 7 Pro, but on Windows 10 Home they immediately had the drive light up and started a very loud seek process that never finished. These devices were louder than any other drive I tested, but did work just fine under Windows 7. Both used the TEAC USB Floppy driver as well.My conclusion: If you are lucky enough to be one of those whose computers will use the Sabrent External USB 1.44 MB 2x Floppy Disk Drive (FL-UDRV), get that drive. It is quality. If you can't, either the Tendak USB Floppy Disk Drive or the Esynic USB Floppy Drive will probably make you happy.