Customer Reviews

LaCie 706018 USB Ext Floppy Disk Drive

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If you purchase a notebook computer for yourself or a college-bound child and it doesn't come with a floppy drive (which is becoming more and more common today), then buy this LaCie drive. You just plug it into the USB port. There's nothing to install. Windows will find the drive and away you go!

Recently I bought a computer which doesn't have a floppy drive at all. Considering the floppies full of info I collected over eight years, I was dismayed! So last Friday I came across this product - after considerable comparison - and ordered it. It cost only $25.34 at the time. I chose the super saver shipping - 5 to 9 days - ad here I have it today, Tuesday, already. Using Windows XP, I didn't need the installation CD. I just plugged the USB cord in and that was it. However, there was no automatic ikon on the desktop, so I thought it didn't work. I searched My Computer's Hardware listing and found my new floppy drive..dragged the ikon over onto the desktop, and all was well. It works! It's lightweight and looks like a slim cigarette case...it's fragile. You shouldn't shake it, and the humidity in the room may be a problem, but one can take precautions.
I'm very happy with the price, the fast service, and the way it works. Even at today's higher list price, it still is a steal.

I'm really relieved to know I can access all of my old floppies.

I got it, plugged it in and it works! And no power cord is great since I need to take it to school and that's just one less thing I need to carry around. Can't express how pleased I am (especially when you look at the price)!

If your one of those people who need a floppy drive but got a new computer that no longer comes with a floppy drive this drive should be it. Just plug it in to your Mac and your ready to use it. The price cannot be matched either, I looked around my local electronics, office, discount stores and they could not match Amazons price theres were at least $10 - $15 more.

Occasionally I just have to use them, but Macs no longer come with a floppy disc drive This fits the bill and requires no software - just plug in to the USB porrt and its ready to use. It's a bit slow, but perhaps that's just the floppies and they were always slow, it's hard to remember once you get used to the speed of CDs. When I finally use up all my old discs (not long now!) I wan't miss them.

LaCie Floppy Disk drive works fine on Apple G5 with Mac OS X version 10.3.9.

I plugged it in and XP recognized without a problem. Very nice product. I tried a CompUSA model first and XP would not reliably recognize it. I would avoid CompUSA models at all costs.

I have one at work and now one at home. Does exactly what you would expect with no issues. Let me save you some grief though...If you are trying to boot from the floppy and need to set your BIOS to have the floppy drive first in the boot order, make sure you have the USB floppy drive plugged in before powering the computer and entering the BIOS setup. If you don't the computer will not see that a floppy is available and will not give you the choice of booting from it. Hope this helps.

I didn't even have to install drivers (Windows), it just comes right up and works perfectly. Be aware that it's a "high power" USB device so a bus-powered USB port may not have enough power to support it.

My iMac G5 does not have a floppy drive. I needed a USB floppy drive so I could create documents on my G5 and use them in my older computer and to create floppies on my older computer or take existing files from my older computer and move them to my G5 for use. I selected the LaCie because of it's reputation.