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Connect your older serial DB9 peripherals to your computer's USB port with this Gigaware cable.
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Avg. Customer Rating:
 
2.7 stars
(based on 68 reviews)
45% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:
Durable construction(28), Highly compatible(21), Improves performance(8), Reliable(15), Strong connection points(17)
Cons:
Limited compatibility(17), No performance gain(5), Unreliable(23), Weak connection points(3)
Best Uses:
Computer equipment(28), High-end equipment(8), Networking(6)
Describe Yourself:
Budget buyer(5), Quality oriented(54)
Primary use:
Business(27), Personal(39)

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
BE PATIENT!
By GPSUsers from Idaho on 12/7/2009
Pros:
Durable construction
Cons:
Unreliable, Weak Connection Points
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Used it to connect a Garmin GPS to the computer.
I was almost ready to toss the stinkin thing, then on a whim I switched the USB connector from the front expansion port to a main USB port in the back. Connected immediately and worked alright.
The connection quality is flakey, so be careful. It did work, tho. And for that I am very happy!

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
Windows 7
By Ray from Seattle, WA on 12/5/2009
Pros:
Durable construction, Highly Compatible
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

I got it to work with 32 bit Windows 7 RTM. I used the Vista driver from the Radio Shack site. The trick was to run my application as administrator so it could find its DLL files. Works fine with my software but I did see a message about DSR (Data Set Ready) constantly changing. My program does not use DSR for anything but it does report if it changes so that was not an issue. If yours does depend on DSR this cable may not work at least with Windows 7 - I have not tried to see if there is a way to stop this behavior yet.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Don't waste your money!!!!!!!
By Unsatisfied CustomerVerified Reviewer from South Carolina on 11/27/2009
Pros:
Doesn't work Vista or 7
Cons:
Limited Compatibility, No Performance Gain, Unreliable
Best Uses:
Trash
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Doesn't work on Vista, or 7!!! This is my second cord! Thought one might have just been bad, but they're all trash!

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
works with windows 7
By vongooglehiem from MA on 11/17/2009

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

downloaded the drivers for vista on my 7 laptop and the converter is working fine.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Sometimes works
By phVerified Reviewer from Edmonds, WA on 11/14/2009
Cons:
Limited Compatibility
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

USB to serial converter - did not work to connect laptop running VISTA to a "STAMP" microprocessor board also sold by Radio Shack. Did work when I connected to my computer at work running XP or Windows 2000.

 
CANNOT WORK WITH WINDOWS 7 !
By Joe Schmoe from Anytown on 10/29/2009
Cons:
Unreliable
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Currently there are no drivers that work with Windows 7.

 
Works well on Mac w/ open source driver
By ohnoz from NYC on 10/26/2009
Cons:
Had to find Mac driver
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Worked fine connecting to a Sun V100 using a Mac running OS X 10.5

Mac driver not included. Had to locate, download, and install the PL2303 0.3.1 open source driver.

Connected to Sun V100 using the following command "serial /dev/tty.PL2303-00001004" (tty file created after connecting serial adapter)

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
Works great
By Eric from Santa Barbara, ca on 10/17/2009
Pros:
Durable construction, Highly Compatible, Reliable, Strong Connection Points
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

This cable worked just fine under Vista SP2 64-bit. I had to use hardware handshaking (RTS/CTS) for it to work with my software. It would have been nice if the "manual" had said something about configuring the comm port and had some basic troubleshooting.

Overall great cable.

 
works well with vista
By jr from north carolina on 10/7/2009
Pros:
Highly Compatible
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

new computer with updated Vista, just follow instructions

[1 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
Doesn't work.
By grey from ohio on 9/15/2009
Cons:
Limited Compatibility, Unreliable
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

This product does not work properly under windows 7 or windows vista. With either the driver provided by microsoft or the driver downloaded from the radio shack site.

tx or rx channels do not work.

 
need mac software
By geo-garminguy from Seattle on 9/7/2009
Pros:
Durable construction, Highly Compatible, Reliable, Strong Connection Points
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

works great on windows, however i'd prefer to use it on my mac. needs mac drivers

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
couldn't get to work on vista or xp
By ramonVerified Reviewer from NW Indiana on 8/31/2009
Cons:
Limited Compatibility, Unreliable
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment, High-End Equipment, Networking
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

got three cables couldn't get to work on my sony xp laptop went and got another laptop toshiba with vista still nothing. contacted radio shack, no tech support asked if their an # for the product, ..none. no refund cuz it can with an disc. becareful when buying i'd say 10% chance of working for what you need for..

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
pice to high/ don't work
By night-252 from sc on 8/20/2009
Cons:
Limited Compatibility, Unreliable
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

i bought this cable to use on golf cart to reprogram cpu, i'm using windows vista shuts my laptop down every time i plug it into the usb port, i have un/installed 4 times still the same problem

i tried on wifes laptop same thing

it might work for you and i hope it does, but its not for me

its going back to RS bought 6 cable off of eaby works great

 
Perfect
By Bushpilot from Phoenix,AZ on 8/18/2009
Pros:
Durable construction, Highly Compatible, Improves Performance, Reliable, Strong Connection Points
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Permits me to use a plotter that would other wise be sent to the salvage dump

 
Works Great
By Frank from Scranton, PA on 7/22/2009
Pros:
Durable construction, Highly Compatible, Reliable, Strong Connection Points
Best Uses:
High-End Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Used in a feed back system for automation with no problems.

 
Pleasantly surprised!
By ToddVerified Reviewer from Baldwinsville, NY on 7/5/2009
Pros:
Highly Compatible, Reliable
Cons:
pricey
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment, High-End Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Bought this for my laptop and am surprised how well it worked. I have 2 adapters I used with XP, most things worked with one adapter and not the other. I recently installed Windows 7 64 bit and neither adapter had updated drivers. I tried this adapter and the OS properly detected it. I successfully programmed a yaesu vx-7r and magellan meridian flawlessly. These two units needed separate cables before but both played well with this cable. The price is high, but it got me programming again.

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
Not the greatest...
By Jason "Mr. 3000GT" from Rockford, IL on 6/4/2009
Pros:
Durable construction, Strong Connection Points
Cons:
Limited Compatibility, Unreliable
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Bought this to connect my car's ECU to my laptop. I have a laptop with a built-in serial port and the car works with it. However, on my laptop without a serial port, with the car connected through this cable, it will not work at all.

After monkeying with it for hours, I eventually got it to read values from my car's ECU, but they were way off. RPM's were reading between 9,000 and 9,999 when at idle. That is the closest to working that I managed to get.

Would recommend a different brand, as it doesn't seem to be fully RS232 compliant. Might not be UART compliant either (maybe that's the problem).

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
OK, [...]
By Canyon CountryVerified Reviewer from Flagstaff, AZ on 5/25/2009
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

The cable performed as advertized on a Vista Ultimate 64 system to connect to an old APC Back-UPS with dumb signalling. [...]

[1 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
Garbage characters on both XP and Vista
By joeknowsnetworks from Dallas, TX on 5/19/2009
Cons:
Unreliable
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

This product is a complete failure and would not recommend to anyone. I tried it on three different systems and same problems. Would not connect at 9600, 8, N and 1 to anything. Completely useless and oh, by the way, VERY expensive.

 
Great Product
By James from Augusta, Ga. on 5/6/2009
Pros:
Durable construction, Highly Compatible, Improves Performance, Reliable
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

This equipment works like it is supposed to. I have tried a few other brands and they did not work. This product works.

 
Beware
By Tim in NY from Manhatten on 5/5/2009
Primary use:
Business

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Driver wont load on XP, I have SP3. still in hardware, device manager, ect. shows as a UNKNOWN. reloaded the software, attempted to search and add hardware. NOPE. Bla bla bla

 
WILL WINxP EVER LOAD THE DEVICE DRIVER
By WVerified Reviewer from New Mexico on 4/29/2009
Pros:
Durable construction
Cons:
Limited Compatibility, Unreliable
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

still no joy at getting the PC to recognize it. Directions need to be more specific for non-working cases and include the specificdriver vice *.exe that says its done, but in fact hasn't donw squat.A[$] dollar wire should work!

 
Works with Vista maybe 5% if your lucky
By Joe from Layton, UT on 4/1/2009
Pros:
Durable construction
Cons:
Limited Compatibility, No Performance Gain, Unreliable, Weak Connection Points
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

You are lucky if the drivers work on Vista. You have to un-install and re-install many times and still does not work most of the time. On line cheep one for $10.00 works ALL the time.

 
Only works for most basic applications
By Chris from Davis, CA on 3/29/2009
Cons:
Limited Compatibility
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

I bought this to connect to two different instruments. It works fine for one but will not connect properly to the other. The problem is with the cable as I can connect to both instruments using a normal RS232 connection. Basically, don't get if you need to do any complicated controls.

 
Uneventful Purchase
By Jon Q. the ShipbuilderVerified Purchaser from Louisiana on 3/27/2009
Best Uses:
High-End Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

[...]

 
only worked 6 months
By tymdweller from texas on 3/19/2009
Cons:
Unreliable
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

used for vinyl cutter and started acting up after a couple of months but quit completely around 6 months in.

 
DRIVERS WON'T LOAD
By joe from pa. on 3/18/2009
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

wont run in vista driver will not load.

pieced of junk.

 
The best I've found
By RegulatorVerified Purchaser from Warner Robins, GA on 2/20/2009
Pros:
Durable construction, Highly Compatible, Improves Performance, Reliable, Strong Connection Points
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

The best serial-to-USB adapter I've ever seen! Works when other cheaper adapters won't, even on the same hardware and software. Well worth a couple of extra bucks for this high quality product. I bought two.

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
broken right out of the box
By Irish EyesVerified Purchaser from Titusville FL on 2/15/2009
Cons:
Flimsy Construction, Not reliable, Unreliable, Weak Connection Points
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

had to return it before i got to use it. bought one from someone else.

 
Why not to buy
By Evan programer and tech guyVerified Purchaser from Somewere in MO on 2/14/2009
Cons:
Limited Compatibility, No Performance Gain, Unreliable
Best Uses:
NOTHING
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Dosnt work with my microcontroler but a cheep 10$ one on [...]worked

 
Worthless - beware!!!
By Unhappy about RSVerified Reviewer from Los ANgeles on 2/10/2009
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Wasn't working with my XP machine. But the zinger is that RS will not accept a return because they classified this item as "software". That's because some genius at RS decided that a software CD with a device driver on it for this hardware device is thus non-returnable software.

BEWARE

 
worthless
By CTO from San Diego, CA on 2/5/2009
Pros:
Durable construction
Cons:
Limited Compatibility, Unreliable
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Won't make a connection in XP, using same PC and satellite receiver (the serial end) that works with a different brand adapter that costs less than half the price. Back to the store for a refund.

 
Works Flawlessly
By FrankVerified Reviewer from San Antonio, Texas on 2/5/2009
Pros:
Durable construction, Highly Compatible, Reliable, Strong Connection Points
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

I use this cable for programming my MTH TIU's and Remote's. Just take your time and follow the instructions provided to load the driver and then to set the proper com port. I use it on a Dell 1525 Inspiron Notebook running Windows Vista. No problems at all. Good item and fair pricing.

 
Software issues??????
By Daddy from Grove, Ok. on 2/3/2009
Pros:
Durable construction, Strong Connection Points
Cons:
Limited Compatibility, No Performance Gain, Unreliable
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment, High-End Equipment, Networking
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Can not get it to work with the Vista 64 bit OS

 
Works with Vista
By Jenni UptownVerified Reviewer from Madison, WI on 1/30/2009
Pros:
Highly Compatible
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

I'm so happy this works with 64 bit Vista on my new Toshiba Sattelite laptop, I was worried that it wouldn't. I'm using it with a stenography machine that is usually fussy with cables. The Belkin I tried didn't work with Vista, so I'm really pleased with this one.

 
Worthless for a MAC
By TLD from SLC, UT on 1/24/2009
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

[...] I even tried third party drivers with no luck. [...]

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
GREAT FOR HAM RADIO (YAESU)RIG INTERFACE
By AC4PYVerified Reviewer from RICHMOND, KY on 1/9/2009
Pros:
Durable construction, Highly Compatible, Reliable, Strong Connection Points, Works 48008N2-yaesu
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment, High-End Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Great for interfacing Amateur Radio software to Yaesu radio interface parameters which are not as common... Yaesu uses 4800 baud, 8 bit,N parity and "2" stop bits. I have bought others that didn't work out. Using provided software and Vista (Premium) operating system, interface set up quickly and properly, Read instructions provided, carefully for no hassle set-up. Found in stock in two local small town RS stores. AC4PY

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
works on vista
By nickVerified Reviewer from slc utah on 1/2/2009
Pros:
Durable construction
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

im running this on a laptop with vista and using it on a obd2 scanner uplink and it works great took about 20 seconds to set up verry easy to use had no problems

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Not Working
By angry customer from Cincinnati on 12/16/2008
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

I use WinXp and tried to log into some older PLC's and drives. Connection is not stable.
Cable is useless. Driverupdate?

 
doesnt work with VISTA
By Homey from Miami, FL on 11/11/2008
Pros:
Durable construction, Strong Connection Points
Cons:
Limited Compatibility
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Forget the vista applications or anything to do with vista for this......install the xp version and it works fine!

 
Works Very great! (And very simple)
By Michael Fox from Caribbean on 11/11/2008
Pros:
Durable construction, Highly Compatible, Improves Performance, Reliable, Strong Connection Points
Best Uses:
Vinyl Cutter
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

after trying all types of cables I finnaly got a good cable for my vinyl cutter. Vinyl Express Linx S60.

Thanks

[3 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

 
Driver will pretend to load in Vista,
By Capt'n KitVerified Reviewer from Marietta, GA on 11/5/2008
Cons:
Bad Driver SW, Unreliable
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Downloaded latest package from website to get "Vista Diver." Driver pretends to load but won't work in Vista. Makes product useless.

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
STRONG PRODUCT, NOT A CHEAP PRODUCT
By LORDTOOLVerified Reviewer from PUERTO RICO on 11/2/2008
Pros:
Durable construction, Highly Compatible, Strong Connection Points, XP frendly setting
Cons:
No cons
Best Uses:
FTA Receiver
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

FTA COMPATIBLE GREAT

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Does NOT work with Mac osX
By MacTraveler from Terra Firma on 10/20/2008
Pros:
Not worth the price
Cons:
Not Compatible with Mac
Best Uses:
Networking
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

I bought this hoping it would work with my Mac. It does not!!!! Now I have to use more gas to go back to the store to return it and then go someplace else to find one that will work and that's reliable!!!!!!!

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
simply works!
By abVerified Reviewer from Portland, OR on 10/10/2008
Pros:
Durable construction, Easy installation
Cons:
None
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment, Software development
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

This adaptor is used on a Toshiba Win XPpro laptop.
Installation was very easy. Although the Addendum to the installation manual describes a setting that needs to be changed in the Hardware Device Manager of Windows, it was not necessary on my computer. It simply works. It appears to have a very durable enclosed "soft" plastic housing.

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Garmin GPS serial port using Vista
By Comp Sailor115Verified Reviewer from PNW on 10/5/2008
Pros:
Durable construction, Highly Compatible, Improves Performance, Strong Connection Points
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment, Connection to Vista
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

I am using the Gigaware 26-949 6' Serial to USB cable to connect Garmin GPS units (GPS 152 and ForeTrex 101) to Windows Vista, SP-1. This to run Updater (updates GPS unit firmware) and EasyGPS (Trip and waypoint manager). The Vista driver supplied via CD with the cable and available via download from the Radio Shack site did not work properly and was producing Framing Errors. I uninstalled the Vista driver and installed the 2K-XP version and things went smoothly from there. I used 9600 baud and COM3 for the GPS 152.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
No problems here
By CountryComputersVerified Reviewer from Colorado Springs, CO on 9/30/2008
Pros:
Durable construction, Highly Compatible, Improves Performance, Reliable, Strong Connection Points
Cons:
No cons
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment, Networking
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

I bought one three years ago, and it has worked flawlessly for me on Gateway, Dell and HP laptops running Windows XP and Vista. It has connected to my Palm, other computers, and numerous Cisco, Nortel, and Bay Network routers. I use it reguarly for my network consulting business. I had tried ones from other retailers and was not satisfied. Either they did not work or were unrelieable. This one worked from the start, and I have earned many times it's purchase price.

I am an advanced user, so understand how to set up the COM ports...this is the only difficulty I have had, with the exception of my son playing with it and leaving it where the dog could chew it to peices last night. Overall it has been a great product, but less advanced users might have problems setting up COM ports as the documentation does not go into great detail

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
One of the best USB to Serial Adapters
By MannyVerified Reviewer from Chicago,IL on 9/25/2008
Pros:
Highly Compatible, Reliable
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment, High-End Equipment, Networking
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

I have used about 5 different usb to serial cables before finding out about this cable. The audio company Shure (microphones..) recommended this cable in their trainings. It has worked better than any other USB to serial cable to date, always connecting me to the equipment I need to work with and with the appropriate responsiveness. Issues may occur, but don't forget with Windows you can assign it to any serial port that is available.

[1 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
AHHHHHH
By Hannah the mad ape. from new york, new york. on 9/25/2008
Cons:
Flimsy Construction, Just wont connect, Limited Compatibility, No Performance Gain, Piece of dog doo, Unreliable, Weak Connection Points
Best Uses:
Throw it in the garbage
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

I am mad! This didnt work at all. I paid more than 39 and less than 41 for this and it just dont work. I didnt recieve my software cd with it because RADIO hut dont carry them anymore! BS.

[2 of 2 customers found this review helpful]

 
Worked with Garmin Etrex, Vista & XP
By SpotALoony from Cary, Illinois on 9/14/2008
Pros:
Easy to install
Best Uses:
Connect old device
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

From everything I have read on the web using a USB to serial device is a coin flip as to whether it will work or not. I had just returned the Dynex version to Best Buy (it didn't work under Vista and blue-screened XP) so I decided to take a chance on the Radio Shack version. It work perfectly under both XP and Vista, allowing me to connect my old Garmin Etrex Legend to MapSource and the Garmin Web Updater.

There's even a little addendum sheet which tells you how to assign the COM port under various OSs.

The big warning here is that when I asked if I could return the USB to Serial Cable if it did not work the answer was "only if the package has not been opened". I decided to take the chance and it worked out.

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Useless
By sam from lost somewhere in the western hemisphere on 8/31/2008
Pros:
Durable construction
Cons:
Doesn't work with a mac, Limited Compatibility
Best Uses:
Landfill
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

It was for my palm PDA but it won't connect to my new mac.

 
works with my La Crosse 2308
By deepskyVerified Reviewer from Missouri on 8/20/2008
Pros:
Durable construction
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Works great with my La Crosse 2308 weather station. I installed the included driver for Win XP on my new notebook computer with no serial port, set the com port to com 1 following the instructions, and it worked on the 1st try. I tried 2 other serial usb adapters with no luck.

[2 of 3 customers found this review helpful]

 
No driver download!!!!!!! Dont buy it!!!
By walice_drel from NY on 8/9/2008
Cons:
Limited Compatibility
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

I lost the CD that came with it, Now its a worthless piece of junk. [...] you have to buy a new one and put more money in there pocket. Dont buy it, I repeat dont buy it. You will be sorry if you lose your disk or it gets old.

 
Works well when you install properly
By NA from Poughkeepsie, NY on 7/18/2008
Pros:
Auto short-cut installed, Durable construction, Highly Compatible, Improves Performance, Reliable, Strong Connection Points
Cons:
Must set up correct port
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Once I followed the directions the driver installed fine. Must properly set up the port for use, also. But once that is done this works very well.

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Works great on Vista - follow directions
By Tron from US of A on 7/4/2008
Pros:
Durable construction, Highly Compatible
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment, High-End Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Worked great on my Toshiba laptop running Vista. Must follow directions, install the Vista driver, and once installed must configure for a COM port and resources that don't conflict... I suspect most who have problems don't understand COM port conflict resolution, since many don't have experience with RS232 any more.

The device I was interfacing had numerous reports of failure, and mine failed to connect the first time also. I then changed the configuration of the COM port for the adapter and it worked flawlessly.

 
DON'T BUY
By NellyVerified Reviewer from Miami, Florida on 7/2/2008
Cons:
Doesn't Work
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Didn't work for the hardware that i needed it. Radio shack told me I could return if it didn't work, and then they wouldn't take it back. I'm very upset! I'm sorry I didn't check these reviews before buying it.

 
i'm on my 4th pipece of JUNK now!
By MadAsHell from Milwaukee WI on 7/2/2008
Pros:
Strong Connection Points
Cons:
Limited Compatibility, Unreliable
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

JUNK! I've now bought 4 of these things and none work longer than about a year. Now they won't work with my new Dell Precision M90 at all. It will load once in awhile but it leaves me stranded 99.9% of the time. Can't trust. Does anyone make a reliable one?

 
SAVE YOUR MONEY
By Bill from New Mexico on 6/27/2008
Cons:
NO SUPPORT, WON'T INSTALL
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Won't install on Toshiba Laptop - Install Shield runs, it says it loads, and it simply isn't there!

 
didnt work
By tylerVerified Reviewer from new hartford ct on 6/16/2008
Cons:
Didn't work, Radioshack wont take back
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

didn't work. im stuck with it now because radioshack won't take a return. computer won't even install driver for it.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
First Installation Worked Great
By Tech Guy from New York on 6/13/2008
Pros:
Highly Compatible, Improves Performance, Reliable
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Preformed my first installation over the phone with no problem. Very easy to install so long as you follow directions, which are very detailed, and be sure to check the COM port it installs on (preferably COM 1). Works very well (much better than most other adapters) for digitizing tablets.

 
Doesn't comunicate with pc.
By Todd from Dallas, Tx on 5/26/2008
Cons:
Unreliable
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

It will not comunicate clearly with my ECU.

[0 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Works with some but not all devices
By JeffVerified Reviewer from Los Angeles on 5/24/2008
Pros:
simple install
Cons:
Unreliable
Best Uses:
Networking
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

I purchased this to connect my HP running VISTA 64 bit to a 2002-era Garmin GPS. It installed just fine. One directional transmit from the Garmin to the PC (using NMEA) works fine, but two-directional transfer using the Garmin protocol fails. (It all worked fine on my old XP with built-in serial port). Messing with buffering doesn't help. I'm returning it tomorrow.

 
Right cable for programming HAM radios
By Grover CVerified Reviewer from St. Cloud, MN on 5/24/2008
Pros:
Durable construction
Cons:
A little pricey but
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Value Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Needed a cable to program my HAM radio since my laptop does not have a serial port. Installation was fast and flawless. Just follow the directions and setup is done.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
works great on vista , xp
By angelmedina1Verified Reviewer from puerto rico on 5/15/2008
Pros:
Durable construction, Highly Compatible, Strong Connection Points
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

works great on my 2 computers vista and xp no problems up to now. read the instruction for vista

 
Great Product !
By Mark from Pittsfield Massachusetts on 5/14/2008
Pros:
Reliable
Best Uses:
Computer Equipment
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

I just loaded the software and the cable did the rest. Works great..


Mark

 
It just don't work
By Frank Vazquez from Fort Myers, FL on 5/12/2008
Cons:
It wont install, Unreliable
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

It was impossible to complete installation after several tries, it just stop at the beginning.
I had to return it.

[1 of 1 customers found this review helpful]

 
Doesn't work
By Tony from Johnson City, TN. on 5/11/2008
Cons:
Unreliable
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

This product simply does not work and there is no one listed for any product support.

 
Junk
By Chris from Oscoda, MI on 5/5/2008
Cons:
Unreliable
Describe Yourself:
Quality Oriented
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Comments about Gigaware Gigaware® 6-ft. USB-A to Serial Cable:

Simple instructions that don't work. Instructions say to use the available "n" port that doesnt't register. [...] No tech manual available on the provided CD or through radioshack. Don't buy.

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