Great for older operating systems
358451
Great for older operating systems, but driver support and compatibility for Windows 8/10 is horrible.  Go with a newer model or different manufacturer.
2251348
super fast os boot and read write times.  I brought an old laptop back to life with this drive and a Windows refresh.  Make all the difference in the world.
4687368
Works great, out of the  box, even with Linux. I run Opensuse Leap
1854283
An excellent way to retrieve some of those old data files and programs stored on floppies. No problem whatsoever.
2870808
I installed this on a Windows 10 computer to scan in some very old data disks.

It worked perfectly and allowed me to read, and transfer, the content of the floppies with absolutely no problems.

The OS recognized it and used it upon plug in.
707802
If you're economically stuck in Snow Leopard, you need to be able to find older software.  This was what I needed.
111445
We were given a new dual boot computer that runs Windows 10 (latest version) and the latest version of Ubuntu as of Jan 2018. I don't know anything about Linux but I was trying to find a wireless adapter that would easily work for both it and the Windows boot. This works great and was plug and play for both OSs. I set it up on Windows first, I don't know if that made any difference but Im guessing no. Anyway this thing is great and has given us fast wireless connectivity for both systems. Came with the mini-cd but we did not need it.
4274437
Nice upgrade for an older system.  Works well in an old gigbyte GA-E7AUM-DS2H system and plays nice with the 8 year old set of 4 gig Corsair DDR2 800 sticks already installed.
2567279
Nice  added functionality for older system. Price is right. Installs quick and easy.
3228151
Used on old $10.00 laptop bought at Thrift Shop , installed  Linux works great.
4126316
Running old Inspiron desktop and this doubled the Ram.  Definite improvement running Win 8 on an older machine.  Wife happy so I'm happy.  Now we just have to get the Win 8 to work properly!
2902690
I've installed this maxmoral PCI sata board  into an older desktop to bring life back to it. It was challenging to find drivers that work for my needs.  I was able to find Windows 7 64 bit drivers at "Lattice Semiconductor" support page in the legacy section. Unfortunately the driver packaged with the board was only good for XP and not compatible with Windows 7. I have not had a chance to test raid configuration as I've only had the board installed and working for a few days now as I bring new life to an old desktop. I am happy with the product considering the price although I would have prefered something that had better supporting drivers.
1968035
Just not ready for Windows 8 especially  on an older computer. Installed from scratch with no issues. Runs great on a duo 2.9 ghz proc and 4gb of ram.
1915029
I bought this adapter as a test unit, and I've put it through its paces.  I've tried it in Windows, Linux, and OS X.  Modern Linux kernels detect the device with no user interaction.

OS X and Windows require a driver install. The adapter ships with a mini cd with Windows drivers.  I didn't get a chance to test the driver disc.  The packaging doesn't include instructions for downloading drivers online, but a quick Google search found the download site.

The device works well in all three operating systems.  I rated four stars in compatibility because I had the device map to a different COM port in Windows a couple times, which made creating a saved connection a bit of a hassle.  It's entirely possible this is a Windows quirk, and not the device/driver's fault.

Overall, I'm quite pleased.
548089
I have an older mac G4, pre-intel.  I bought this unit specifically because it said it supported older OS's.  out of the box there was no indication that this was true, which was confusing, and the website support for the product is not quite up to speed (website address listed doesn't work).  However, the vendor was very responsive to my complaint and pointed me at the correct website where I could download a driver to meet my needs and the unit is now working well.

Initial setup was a little unintuitive as well but playing around with it for a bit got it going reliably.  I would give four stars if support for older OS's was clearer and appropriate drivers included on the CD instead of having to go online to procure them.  If you have a newer OS this unit seems to work well and is certainly a compelling price.

I am not evaluating this on a regular use or gaming machine however, so I cannot comment on speed, latency, etc.  I can only say that my backups are working very well via wireless at the moment :D
4862832
I've been using for over 15 years and still prefer over Windows 2000 to Windows7. I use mostly for CAD and spreadsheets for my metal
fabrication business - never had a crash or lost data. It's fast even on old hardware and really flies on newer dual processor systems.  Some small issues which don't cause problems for me:  no USB support, newer CAD applications won't install, can't find current anti-virus programs,
friends make jokes about my old OS.  This OS really gets the everyday work done.
2399971
For me, it's a great replacement for XP.  Operating system brings my older laptop up to speed with very few driver issues.  I like it better than Vista.