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The only improvement would be to have the Vista drivers on the included CD instead of having to go to the company's web site to obtain them. This product works perfectly and enables me to continue using my Palm IIIxe that always has been a pleasure to use.
I have had a number of different USB to Serial converters that have not worked properly.I loaded the drivers into my Vista machine and I have not had a hiccup, not even once.I recommend this model for your Vista machine.
After downloading and installing the driver from the IOGear web site, it worked on the first try with no trouble.
After returning this device and purchasing a Keyspan one, I am happily using my Keyspan USA19HS. I bought this first, and after hours on the phone and online with combinations of IOGear, Palm, and finally in-peson with Apple people, I determined that the driver was just not working with MAC OSX. Do not buy this for your Mac OSX computer. I needed to sync my old Palm V with my new MacBook Pro, and I had a choice between this IOGear serial-to-USB converter or a Keyspan device which was $5 more.
They are low power devices as explained in a review by somebody else. If you put two or more on a computer, you can be assured that your system will crash as soon as you start sending large amounts of data through both devices.
Oh yes, forget support from IOGEAR. You system will crash even if the data are not sent simultaneously.
I have spent hours and hours testing these devices. Also, they have problems with long cable runs.
You will either get a non-answer or no answer. They work fine under most circumstances.
Put one of them on a computer and as long as the electrical ground is good between the computer and the device sending and/or receiving the data, they work flawlessly.
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