SmartDisk USB Floppy Drive Color Kit
Product Description:
VST's USB Floppy Disk Drive with snap-on color kit brings more functionality and versatility to your USB-equipped Macintosh or PC computer. The drive reads and writes standard 1.44MB 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, making it easier than ever to transfer files to and from your computer. And with the color kit, you can personalize your drive to match the color of your computer as often as you'd like. Colors include Blueberry, Tangerine, Strawberry, Grape, Lime and Black.
Product Details
- Feature:
- USB-interface floppy drive
- For Mac OS 8.5 or later and Windows 98 and CE
- 500 KBps transfer rate
- Reads and writes standard 1.44 MB floppy disks
- Includes 6 snap-on drive covers based on iMac colors
- Binding: Electronics
- Brand: VST Technologies
- Compatibility: PC USB
- EAN: 0769171001703
- FormFactor: External
- HardwarePlatform: PC
- Label: VST Technologies
- Manufacturer: VST Technologies
- Model: FDUSB-M
- MPN: FDUSB-M
- PackageQuantity: 1
- ProductGroup: CE
- ProductTypeName: COMPUTER_DRIVE_OR_STORAGE
- Publisher: VST Technologies
- RemovableStorage: Floppy disk
- Studio: VST Technologies
- UPC: 769171001703
- Warranty: 1 year warranty
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Customer Reviews 
Just what I needed for an external USB floppy drive
2001-09-10We have an iBook and an iMac, both running OS9. We installed the VST external floppy in minutes and were up and running, easily moving the drive from one computer to the next (although, as the documentation warned, the floppy drive must be directly connected to the USB port or a powered hub, for example daisy-chaining off the iMac's USB keyboard does not supply enough power to the drive). Unplugging the drive while the disk is mounted on the desktop automatically dismounted the drive too. This drive was simple to setup and and is easy to use - just what we needed!
Mixed impression
2001-07-31I ordered this floppy drive in order to save data to an external media with an iMac running OS X. The drive itself seems well constructed, although I was disappointed that it did not come with a grape "skin".
OS X interoperability is poor, however. OS X recognizes the drive when it is plugged in to the usb port, and recognizes the disk if it is inserted when the drive is plugged in. HOWEVER, ejecting a disk after it is connected to the computer doesn't work.
Some of this may be because OS X is expecting software-controlled ejects, but it is still disappointing. VST still doesn't have an OS X driver available (as of 7/30/01). Unfortunately, this seems to be the only game in town.
Great product!!
2001-06-30Great product. I installed the software without issues on my g4 and was up an running in a few. Also it recognizes both pc and mac formatted discs!!WOW its about time!!
A good basic floppy drive
2001-02-22I have these drives on all our new Macs because many still use floppies to bring work home. All have functioned properly so what can I say? If you need a floppy drive on a new Mac this is a good one to buy. It is thin and travels well if you need it on the road. It does not read 800K disks.
Defective product
2000-12-23I'm not sure whether the software is buggy or the disk drive itself is just not able to read disks, but I wasn't able to read either PC or Mac disks with this disk drive. I double-checked everything from the USB plug to the software installation and used disks I knew were good. No matter what I did, the disk drive insisted that the disk was damaged and refused to read it.
Furthermore, when the disk drive wouldn't read my disk, it would affect my entire USB network and put my printer on the fritz as well. It's literally worse than useless.
Time for me to enter the new millennium and maybe get one of those flashy Zip drives. This floppy disk drive, though, is getting returned.
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