NEXARK SABRENT External USB 1.44 MB 2x Floppy Disk Drive SBT-UFDB (Black)

by Sabrent

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.6 x 1 inches ; 11.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000ALM3RC
• Item model number: SBT-UFDB
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (119 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #5 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > External Data Storage > External Floppy Drives
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 12, 2007

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

For those with legacy 3.5-inch floppy disks that still hold valuable data, theSabrent SBT-UFDB USB External 3.5-Inch 1.44 MB 2x Floppy Disk Drive (Black) will come to the rescue.

Simply connect the drive to your computer via USB and you can read and write standard 1.44 MB floppy disks at a transfer rate of up to 500 Kbps.

The drive is black, and it is slim, compact, and lightweight--making it easy to transport. Because it is bus-powered, no bulky AC adapter is needed. The floppy drive is compatible with both Windows and Mac operating systems.

What's in the Box
SBT-UFDB external floppy drive

Product Description

SABRENT SBT-UFDB External USB 1.44MB 2x Floppy Disk Drive - BLACK This 3.5" 1.44MB External USB Floppy Disk Drive is super slim and lightweight and brings more functionality and versatility to your USB equipped Macintosh or PC computer. The drive reads and writes standard 1.44 MB floppy disks and has a fast data transfer rate of up to 500kb/s. Plus, it's powered through the USB port, so no AC adapter is needed. Specifications : Black Color Super slim & light weight external floppy drive Interface: USB (Universal Serial Bus) Hot swappable Powered through USB Port Full-Speed / Specification Ver.1.1 1.44 MB disk capacity Date Capacity:1.44 MB (formatted) USB Data Transfer Rate: Full-Speed / 12Mbps Data Transfer Rate: Up to 1Mbps. Available USB BUS supply current: 500mA or less Requirements : For PC Users Windows 98SE/Me/2000/XP/Vista/7; MAC OS X

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars OK but a few glitches, March 21, 2007

By 

notwarrenbuffett (Santa Barbara, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: NEXARK SABRENT External USB 1.44 MB 2x Floppy Disk Drive SBT-UFDB (Black) (Personal Computers)

Unit arrived promptly yesterday from Tiger Direct. First thing I noticed was the plastic flap door (which normally covers the hole where the disk goes) was misaligned. Thought I was going to have to break it out, but I was able to bend it and get it working properly without having to take things apart. Then I tried plugging it into the right side USB port of my Mac PowerBook G4 running OS X 10.3.9 (and put a floppy disk in). The drive made loud grinding noises on the disk, and wouldn't stop, but no icon appeared on the desktop. Then put it on a Dell Windows XP laptop I had, and it worked fine--well, almost. When I tried to Quick Format a disk, it said the disk was write protected (which it wasn't), but I put in a different disk, then re-inserted the first one, and it formatted it. I hadn't bothered to install the Windows drivers that came with the unit; by the way, there are no drivers necessary for Max OS X, and, apparently, not for Windows XP either. Took the drive back to the Mac and tried plugging it in to the LEFT side USB port, and suddenly it worked fine. Tried the RIGHT side port again, no luck. First time I've seen something like this.

Also, there is NOTHING on the unit with the name "Sabrent" that I could find. I wondered if I actually got what I'd ordered.

That's the extent of my use of this thing so far. Assuming it keeps working this way, I won't be sending it back.

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars JUST AS I HOPED IT WOULD BE!, June 16, 2008

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George R. Sanderson (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NEXARK SABRENT External USB 1.44 MB 2x Floppy Disk Drive SBT-UFDB (Black) (Personal Computers)

I recently purchased a Sabrent SBT-UFDB USB External 3.5 inch Floppy Disk Drive for my new Dell Computer. As you are well aware most, if not all, new computer systems do not include a 3.5 inch disk drive anymore. I have hundreds of 3.5 inch floppy disks with vital information on them that I need to access in my profession as a Pastor. This particular unit is just what I needed to get the job done. All I had to do was plug it into my computer's USB port and away I went. I experienced absolutely no problems with its installation, just plug it in and its done. I am not a computer savy person so I needed a fool proof system that works all the time. This 3.5 inch disk drive provided me access to my data and I can now use the files that I spent hours preparing before the technology changed. I highly recommend this item for other computer confounded persons like myself. Reverend George R. Sanderson M.S., MSRC, MSW.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does the job, September 29, 2006

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A Reader (Clinton Corners) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NEXARK SABRENT External USB 1.44 MB 2x Floppy Disk Drive SBT-UFDB (Black) (Personal Computers)

It was less expensive than the others but does the job. It was a little slower than I expected but I'm assuming they are all about the same. I'm very happy with it.