Sabrent SBT-UFDB USB External 3.5-Inch 1.44 MB 2x Floppy Disk Drive (Black)

Other products by Sabrent

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.6 x 1 inches ; 0.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (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: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (73 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #588 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 2, 2004

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

For those with legacy 3.5-inch floppy disks that still hold valuable data, the Sabrent 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, and driver CD.

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: 720KB , 1.25MB , 1.44MB (formatted) USB Data Transfer Rate: Full-Speed / 12Mbps Data Transfer Rate: 500Kbit/s (720KB), 1Mbit/s (1.25MB / 1.44MB) Available USB BUS supply current: 500mA or less Requirements : For PC Users Windows® 98/98SE/Me/2000/XP For MAC Users iMac, iBook, G3 or G4 system Mac OS 8.5 requires driver from Teac. Mac OS 8.6 requires special driver from Apple: See here for 8.5 and 8.6 details: http://www.teac.com/DSPD/support/floppy_drives/fd05pub_mac_install.htm Mac OS 9.0 to 9.2 - drivers built into OS Mac OS X 10.2 and above - drivers built into OS Retail Package Content : External 1.44 MB Floppy Drive Driver CD

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 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

Amazon Verified Purchase

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.

[...]

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars External Floppy drive, June 30, 2006

By	Rick Vickers "cryptkeeper" (Gardena, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have many photos on floppy disc and my new computers didn't come with a floppy drive. I will be using the drive with both my laptop and desk top. Shipping and setup were flawless. Would I buy this item again from Amazon? Yes, the price was right and the item was shipped promptly.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sabrent 1.44MB External USB 2X Floppy Disk Drive, December 28, 2006

By	GLENN SPRINGER "GLENN SPRINGER" (GLENN SPRINGER) - See all my reviews

"It works good. I will tell everybody. When somebody has a computer without A Drive, I will tell them to buy this one. I don't know what I would do if I did not hear about this one. Thank you for air mailing my order to me, real fast."