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Pros & Cons
Pros
Garmin gps has the newest chip set in it that is truly compatible. Worked perfectly in windows 10 after installing just head into control panel hardware and sound, view devices and printers. Computer recognized it, plugged my msd box to the unit and w... Read More
Cons
This company seems to specialize in very cheap products that have a high probability of not working. Their is no company name/website/contact info anywhere on the package. My suggestion is to take the $10 that you would spend on this and burn it.
Driver hangs windows 2000 sp2 requiring hardware reset to restart. Cd installation disc that came with cable is garbage. No basic setup icon to install driver from disc. Can't work under leopard or snow leopard.
The device was never recognized by my gps unit. Tried plugging it into multiple computers, but was completely dead.

Highlights
Quality
Easy to install software and the devices work well with the timers and scoreboard we use.
No issues with drivers and the cable itself is decent quality.
After buying several “prolific” cables from reputable sources that stopped working with windows 11 and latest drivers due to th... Read More
This cable worked without any special changes both with the old original software and a newer 3rd party software.
Price
Simple, inexpensive usb to rs-232 adapter that just works.
Was half the price other suppliers were asking.
Shipping
Delivery was very quick and that is a plus due to the type of work that i do
Competitiveness
I needed a serial connector for my monoprice amp and this worked well.
I tried teraterm and putty and both worked with no connection issues.
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
great, serial, port, needed and easy. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 2,146 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 16 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I bought this to connect to a dialup modem with a raspberry pi and it was important that it had hardware flow control to properly interface it
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Not much more to say than that
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Installed ftdi driver found port address and was off to the races
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This cable worked without any special changes both with the old original software and a newer 3rd party software
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
It couldn’t have been more plug play
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Serial to usba with the ftdi chipset
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I did need to download the ftdi driver from the ftdi website because my computer doesnt have a cddvd drive to read the supplied disc
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Was half the price other suppliers were asking
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