Customer Reviews

Sony External USB Floppy Drive (MPF88E/UA/181)

5 star:		(26)
4 star:		(8)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Recently I found myself in desperate need of a floppy drive. I needed access to a file that was on an old 3.5 inch Floppy. I had somehow never gotten around to transferring it to CD. This little portable floppy drive saved the day! If you are running XP or Vista, you just plug the drive in to an available USB port and you are ready to go. Both my laptop and desktop recognized the drive immidiately.It's a 2X drive, so it reads and writes fast. The drive comes with a stand so you can set it on your desk either flat or virtically. It also comes with both a black and a sliver snap on cover. My only complaint is the USB cable is hard wired to the drive and it is very short,(2 feet).
I'm rediscoverring tons of old games, fonts and programs I had completely forgotten about. Retro computing! What was once old is new again. Sony External USB Floppy Drive (MPF88E/UA/181)

Like most technology "old-timers", I have a collection of floppy disks going back more than a dozen years, but the newer computers often don't even include floppy drives anymore. So, without even knowing if these kinds of products existed, I simply searched Amazon for "USB floppy drive", to see if someone had invented a nice modern version of the standard drive I need to move and copy files from my old media - and viola'! I found this one and ordered it...

It works beautifully. The convenience of modern USB, merged with support for not just 3.5" floppy disks for several other formats as well (and cross-platform support for Windows and Mac) -- all makes for a great product, which simply works! Plug it in, insert a disk, and your PC or Mac will "see" it immediately. Moves files very fast, and gave me no trouble whatsoever. I'd definitely recommend this solution, as the easiest way to give your new computer or laptop that ability to handle almost any floppy media!

PS: It includes two color plastic covers, so you can have your choice of colors, or just leaving the nice case as is (I use black, of course - since I'm a super-geek :)

I was hesitant on ordering a floppy drive via internet. I was very impressed with the speed of service! The installation was incredibly easy. I had no complications whatsoever. Two thumbs up with this product.

No problems and best of all it works with vista.
This was a key piece of info that was hard to find when looking
for a 3.5 floppy drive.IT WORKS WITH VISTA.

I had a laptop which required me to remove the CD if I wanted a 3.5 inch floppy drive. What a pain! This external floppy drive pluges into the USB port and I was fully functioanl using CD and floppy drive functions without the cumbersome effort to switch bays. Worked smoothly. Well worth the money the first day.

This drive is ok, but beware that this drive can not be used to install Windows XP on a computer that need hard disk drivers (RAID/SATA and such)...

With most computers now being delivered without a floppy disk drive, this drive fills the void. It can be connected to desktop and laptop computers with ease and is fast and effective.

This drive is wonderful and meets all my expectations. It is sturdy, compact, well built and looks good on my work station. It arrived here in Alaska in record time with no problems. Thank you.

I would have given this device a higher rating, except for the fact that its USB cable was too short for locating it conveniently, and I had to purchase an extension.

I utlized this floppy drive to transfer my floppy disk to my HARD DRIVE and it did so seamlessly. Very pleased and it is very quiet. Amazon price was very competative also.