SmartDisk FDUSB-B2 USB External Floppy Disk Drive

by SmartDisk

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12 x 12 x 12 inches ; 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00009EHK8
• Item model number: fdusbb2
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #5 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Components > Internal Floppy Drives
  • #13 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > External Data Storage > External Floppy Drives
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 21, 2003

Product Description

Verbatim USB External Floppy DriveIf you need to transfer files, install software, or simply store data, Verbatim's USB External Floppy Drive is the solution you are looking for. Compact and sleek, it is the perfect companion for your PC or MAC. Each drive reads and writes high-density 3.5" floppy diskette at 2X speed. The drive is self-powered by a USB connection, no AC adapter needed. Ready for use, just plug your drive in to you USB port and you are ready to go.. Features Benefits. Compact and portable design. USB powered - no AC adapter needed. Read and write standard 1.44 MB floppy diskette at 2X speed!. Supports Windows 981, 98SE1, ME, 2000, XP, Vista and Mac OS 8.6 - 9.x or Mac OS X 10.1 or higher. 1 - Windows 98, 98SE support provided via download. Specifications. Reads and writes high-density 3.5 in. floppy discs. Self-powered via USB. Unit Dimensions - 4.125 in. X 5.75 in. X 0.75 in. (105 mm X 146 mm X 19 mm). Unit Weight - 0.22 oz (290 g). Cable length - 2 ft. (61 cm).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great!, October 19, 2003

By 

Jason Nadrowski - See all my reviews

This review is from: SmartDisk FDUSB-B2 USB External Floppy Disk Drive (Personal Computers)

Works great. Part of the reason I got this was because it was so small. However, because it was so small there is no extra room between the disk and the drive. One of my disks got stuck in there because the disk label had peeled up slightly and got snagged in the drive. I was able to retrieve my disk with pliers. Admittedly, this is not a defect of the drive but something to take into consideration.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Portable & Nice, February 4, 2004

By 

Zaher Yabroudi (NY, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SmartDisk FDUSB-B2 USB External Floppy Disk Drive (Personal Computers)

I bought this drive along with a Compaq centrino notebook, it comes in black with a driver CD that you probably won't need if your OS is Windows XP (both Pro or HE).
Drive speed is faster than classic drives, and it's sleek design matched the centrino design of my notebook, however, the manufacturer released a titanium version of the same drive (SmartDisk FDUSB-TM2) which better matches Compaq, Toshiba and Sony centrino notebooks.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't use this to boot? NOT TRUE!, February 9, 2006

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Michael E. Barr "v3r71g0" (Woodinville, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SmartDisk FDUSB-B2 USB External Floppy Disk Drive (Personal Computers)

You absolutely CAN use this floppy drive to boot your computer. The review saying otherwise must have been misinformed, or did not understand how to configure their BIOS settings properly.

I've used this drive to boot dozens of different systems with no issues.