Features:

  • 3.5" USB External Floppy Disk Drive, Super slim and lightweight, easy to carry, ideal for Desktops and Laptops
  • External Diskette Drive with USB interface, USB 1.1/2.0/3.0 compatible
  • Read/Write 1.44 MB floppy disk, Plug & Play with MAC Windows 10 Windows 8 7 VISTA/XP/ME/2000/SE/98
  • High quality hard plastic enclosure, durable and very nice looking
  • Powered directly from the USB port, no external power required, with interference preventer, has a strong anti-interference ability
I Love It!

EASY!!! Plug and Play - it can't get any easier. Plus, it's compatible with Windows10! I had many old A: drive floppy disks that went back to a 1999 file format and I had no definitive clue as to what was on each disk. I found priceless family pictures I don't remember scanning to a floppy! This drive has allowed me to view without many issues. The majority of the programs I had used included: MS Word, MS Excel, .pdf (Adobe), and some pictures files, i.e., .jpg, .gif. I was also allowed to cut/copy and paste from the A: drive floppy disk file to my laptop's hard drive, which are now backed up on Carbonite! I was able to format the floppy disk to erase data that was obsolete or not for inquiring eyes. All the old floppy files were saved in lower generation formats -- it has been a true benefit for me! Thank you for offering such a neat device at a reasonable price. It has been well worth every penny!

Plug and Play USB Floppy drive

I just received the usb Floppy drive in the mail today so please note there is limited use but wanted to submit a review. I've used this floppy drive attached to a WIN7 x64 machine to copy and retrieve files from old floppies and it worked like a charm. No software to install. It's just plug and play. Came in an easy open box with the rest of my Amazon order. I wasn't able to reformat the disk though in Win7 as the O/S just doesn't understand how to format floppies. I was trying to reformat the floppies so I could overwrite the disk multiple time to securely erase the disk but this can't be done from the Windows Explorer even from within Virtual XP installed on Win7. To format floppies you will have to use the command line. Search for the wikihow to format floppies for a great step by step procedures with pictures. Note that within Virtual XP the normal Floppy drive icon A: within Windows Explorer could not read the floppy but Virtual XP also shows all of your drives and partitions listed below a second time. The second a:\ drive listing is how I accessed the disk contents.

Solved a Long Long Fought Problem.

I just received this unit today. I had ordered it after researching these things for a long time. My issue was I built my PC (one of many over the years) in 2013 around the then current Win 8.1. It was about a couple of years after my last build, and they had just dropped the on-board Floppy drive controllers and PATA controllers going to many SATA and USB 2 and 3 ports on the MB's. I have a piece of software that I have moved from PC to PC from Win 98 to XP to Vista to 7, and all on motherboard builds at different times. It's a piece of 32 bit software on copy protected (by non-standard tracks) on 3.5" floppies. The author disappeared from the scene in the early 2000's, so I could not contact for a more modern cd or dvd based version. My previous build with the floppy controller was upgraded to Win 10 Pro and STILL operates the program. I have been through at least 4 or 5 borrowed and one purchased USB floppy drives over 5 years since building this machine, and this is the first one that worked to install this software from a non-standard written floppy -- WOOHOO! Read a review of this floppy and they stated it would read non-standard tracks, and they were right! These usb floppy drives apparently are not all the same animal, after all.

Recovered priceless photos for only a few dollars!

I have a stack of old floppy disks that we used to get when we would take the kids in for professional portraits. There were some poses on the disks that we didn’t buy prints from. I had no way of retrieving the files. I checked with the local libraries and none had a floppy disk reader. I called a local photo lab and got a price quote of $12 per disk to transfer the files (plus cost of any prints I might want). I saw this on Amazon and decided it was worth a shot. I was afraid it might not work well since it was so cheap. It was perfect. Just plugged it into my Mac laptop and stuck in a floppy disk. Old memories restored and transferred onto my computer instantly. It does not have any instructions, but none were needed. Just plug it in and go. A couple of files on one disk would not open due to disk damage. But I knew that the old disks had not been stored properly and expected some damaged files. Overall, I’d say this was well worth the price. If you have old floppy disks with photos or other files, get this and transfer them today! Every day that passes, the old floppy’s just get more damaged and corrupted due to weather, heat, exposure to magnets, dust, moisture, etc.

A Tale of Five Floppies

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. If I hadn't needed it working on Windows 10 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.

An old treasure has just been opened.

As a lay minister and bible teacher I have hundreds of sermons and outlines stored in both new and older formats. None of my new devices were able to read 3.5 floppy disc's. I bought this external drive after viewing several on Amazon and I am not disappointed. Last night I connected this to a laptop and in a few minutes I was reading and reviewing my older works. Some of it is in the mid 1990's. I found pictures of my family from years ago My how my sons have changed! I opened a treasure trove with simple little device, and I have barely scratched the surface. A lot more digging to do, but this is up to the task. So yes, you can say that I am very happy with this purchase.

Compact, Hi-Quality USB Floppy Drive

I received this USB Floppy Drive in my mailbox on the day promised and in perfect condition. I find these little 1.4mb discs just perfect for dropping into file folders to keep machine readable copies of documentation properly filed. Since computer manufacturers stopped including floppy drives in computers long ago, I'm appreciative that these high-quality drives are still available for the media. This ESYNiC drive is of excellent quality, just a bit wider than a cell phone, doesn't take up much room in a travel bag, and I recommend it highly.

Have a windows 10 right now and works great. Good product

Read the reviews before ordering .It was received ahead of schedule.Have had no problems with it. It reads and transfers files very well .Had a lot of floppys around and nothing left to open them with. Just plug and play.Have a windows 10 right now and works great. Good product,great price.Thank you.

Update: Flawless the second time around (was: Not working at all)

dead on arrival. Update 4/20/18: No, I'm not high. I got an email from the company asking how if I was satisfied with my order some time after I had the drive. I posted my original message above, but this was several months after I had received it. It was inexpensive, so I kind of left it on the shelf and was going to order another one from another company. The company, seeing my post, asked if they could send another one to me, and update my review. I got it today, this morning, and opened the package, and yep! It works flawlessly. I'm copying my archive of photos from the 3.25-inch floppies (imagine that! Digital photos from waaay back in 1998, when I had a Sony Mavica, which I got as a wedding present from my brother) to my Mac hard drive now. I'd order it again from this company. I would have given the drive 4 stars for the drive itself, since the first one was dead, but they get the full 5 for being responsive. Products come and go, and most don't last, but there's nothing like awesome customer service! BTW, RIP to Avicii.

Great product for the price

I had over 150 Floppy disks that had photos from an old computer from the last century. I needed a way to transfer to my latest computer that did not have a floppy drive. This one was the right price for what I needed, because if I don't use it again after transferring the photos I am not out much money. The plug and play worked great, pics are clear and as I remember them. There was a slight learning curve for this 62 year old to figure out how/ and where to put the pics but I did OK. The only issue I had was that I ordered the black model but received the white model instead. But that is ok since the white model would have cost $1 more so I saved money by the wrong model being shipped. Thanks for the mix up.

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