Pros: Plugged into a Windows 7 x64 laptop and Windows updates automatically downloaded drivers. Device Mangler shows this as an FTDI HCL driver dated 1/27/14.

Cons: None - it's a usb to serial port connector acting like a usb to serial port connector.

Overall Review: Purchased to connect a Cisco console port to my Lenovo X1 Carbon.

Pros: Exactly as advertised: plugged it in, downloaded the newest driver from Microsoft online, and it's running perfectly. Good find on sale. Going to go try a few different uses this week and make sure, but it looks like it's good to go. Newest driver at MS was 4/10/2012.

Cons: Wasn't free? Doesn't make me a samich?

Overall Review: Going to use this to talk to many different types of devices since new laptop doesn't have serial and many of the video presentation devices require it for programming.

Pros: Great for configuring Cisco router and switches. Works on Windows 8.

Cons: none.

Overall Review: driver will install as COM3. Use COM3 in putty

Pros: FTDI chip set. Note that prolific chips sometimes work and sometimes don't work. Many prolific usb to serial adapters will cause this error: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/318784 This error is common with applications using the MSCOMM32.OCX for serial communications. In particular, programs written in VB6 will succumb to this error. There may be drivers that fix this issue, but it's a pita to figure it all out. FTDI chip drivers don't have this issue.

Cons: I tried to plug the cable into my serial device. There are studs on the serial connector that don't unscrew. I had to cut them off with a hack saw. Couldn't they make them unscrew? I gave it 5 stars anyway.

Overall Review: I didn't read the doc, nor use the install disk. It installed by itself without issue on my win7/64 system.

Pros: The FTDI chipset works. Others will make you start doing the driver chase. And if you have a corporate laptop, out of the box plug and play can make your day easier. The 6 foot cable works pretty well with some rack scenarios. If you are using a serial 9 pin to RJ-45 extender, you definitely now easy reach.

Cons: People borrow mine.

Overall Review: If you do network or security hardware work, you want one of this in your mobile kit.

Pros: Works as advertised. The 6 ft. long cable is nice. FTDI chipset makes it a great tool. I highly recommend this adapter.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: I bought 6 of these for my group here at work - they're used for debugging embedded systems during development. These are used daily, and have performed flawlessly - unlike the Prolific cables we had previously.

Pros: Works with Windows 7 flawlessly. Works with Android phone. I use my Moto X and a USB adapter to console into Cisco devices.

Cons: None.

Pros: Works with Win8.1 64bit. Plugged it in the HP Envy laptop and within seconds it was ready to go. Tested with a radio controlled by a Windows program and it worked flawlessly.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Many cables will work with Win7 but it does not mean that it will work with Win8. This one does work.