Tech specs
Brand
Bytecc
Product Line
Bytecc
Model
BT-144
Manufacturer
Bytecc
Enclosure Type
External
Optical Drive Type
None
Optical Drive Type (2nd)
None
Storage Type
Floppy
Type
Floppy disk
Interface Provided
1 x USB
Disk Drive Storage Interface
USB
Max Operating Temperature
95 degree Fahrenheit
Min Operating Temperature
41 degree Fahrenheit
Operating Humidity
20 - 80% (non-condensing)
Operating System Required
Apple MacOS 8.6 or later, Microsoft Windows 95 or later
Packaged Quantity
1
Product Type
Disk drive, Floppy disk drive
Height
0.7 inch
Weight
10.12 ounce
Width
4.1 inch
Depth
5.9 inch
Color
Black
Color Category
Black
1-8 of 10 reviews
Need more time for use.
I've only used it one time.
Had some Errors but worked around them.
It was probably my fault. Not sure at this time.
I would probably given it 5 stars had I worked more with it. Please give me more time.
Works Well with any computer
I always like the floppy disk and the external works well. I am still old school,
Floppy drive defective
My floppy disk drive failed on my computer HP Pavilion. Took device to friends computer Dell. Didn't work there either. Finally took it to a computer shop. It failed there as well. They were able to convert my floppy disk s onto a thumb drive. That worked. Need to return defective product.
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Bad description
Was advertised as a 5.25" (which was the form factor floppy drive, but it was a 3.5".
Not compatible of 720k format
Bought the drive and found out that I needed one that did 720k ability. This drive does not support that ability.
First one was DOA... waiting for second
First one was dead on arrival. Hoping the second one works!
Almost non-functional
Won't eject disks, won't read most disks (1 out of 10 for me), keeps asking to format disks, often won't stop trying to read even if there is no disk in the device.
Frustrating but it works
I needed to get data off some old floppy disks so I purchased this product. The first time I plugged it in, it took about 3 minutes for drivers to install and even then it did not work. I unplugged it and tried again several times and finally it started working. Another problem is that when changing floppy disk
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