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

Works perfectly! Needs to access some old discs and this was easy to plug into computer using USB port. Small and quiet. Works quickly. Easy to use and access. Great price. Arrived quickly.

This worked awesome! Had to read some old floppys for someone to get pictures off of. Easy to use with Win11. Was able to read and copy/past images to a current usb drive.

Works better than expected

Thankful!!After reading the reviews, I was a little worried about getting this 3.5 floppy disk reader. I am so thankful I decided to just try it. IT WORKS!!! No issues. I plugged it into my computer, and it worked. You do have to be a little patient. Read about 40 disks in a couple of hours. It even read a disk that was a little damaged, and I was able to recover half the pictures on it. If you are trying to recover old family pictures or documents, it is well worth it.

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?

I found an old disk that is obsolete but wanted to retrieve the unknown contents. The disk reader allowed me to save a transcript my teenage son in 1992 typed of a school project to record an interview of his 79 year old grandfather regarding how life was in his growing up years, jobs he had, how his family managed the depression, etc. It was invaluable! Worked beautifully.

Just what I needed. Plug and use. Very easy and worked great!

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.