The coolest tech for the best mom everMother’s Day is May 11.Shop now

Skip to content
Main Content

Customer Ratings & Reviews

Customer reviews

Rating 3.9 out of 5 stars with 19 reviews

Rating Filter

Pros mentioned filter

Cons mentioned filter

74%
would recommend
to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers consistently note the usefulness of the USB Cassette Archiver in converting old recorded tapes to a digital format.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
Page 1 Showing 1-19 of 19 reviews
  • Pros mentioned:
    Converting tapes, Easy to use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent product.

    |
    |
    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This tape archiver is an excellent purchase for anyone wanting to save old tapes to a cd/dvd format. It's easy to use and simple to convert the stored files to usable cd/dvd information. The product can also be used with other audio processing programs to repair and correct damaged or noisy source tapes on cd.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Driver installation, External speakers

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    I must say that it was a little mid leading.

    |
    |
    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    For starters, I had to go to the website and download the driver. Then I had to download iTunes. I couldn't use the disk that came in the package. Lastly, I needed speakers.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Compatibility

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great tape player/recorder for the price.

    |
    |
    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    While it is designed to work with Windows, I found it more difficult than it needs to be. I found it worked best in Linux. Ion does not advertise that. The software needed to use in Linux Mint is free and easy to use.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Converting tapes

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Useful to convert cassettes to digital format

    |
    |
    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Nice tool to save old one-of-a- kind recordings from being lost or tossed along with the cassette machine. I wanted to archive special recordings of family events and our garage band that were saved to cassette. Now I can digitize them and all the bulky, obsolete cassettes can go.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Level adjustment, Usb connection

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    A great way to save your cassette tape music.

    |
    |
    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This unit is working great for me. I am backing up cassette tapes I made in the 80's and putting them on a USB drive. It has the USB connection and the audio codec built in so it works automatically with Audacity. I have done about 50 tapes now with no problems and good quality stereo audio outputs as well. There is even a level adjustment on the back in case the recording you made was too light or too heavy. Certainly worth the price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    No preview

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    It Works but...

    |
    |
    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a good product, but not a great product. It does the job, but it does require a lot of time and effort. Once you get the hang of it, you can get it done fairly easily but it is time consuming, and I DO wish there was a way to listen to the cassette before you record it!! So silly to record it without any knowledge of what's on there until you get done and then can listen to the sound file. Time consuming.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Usb connection

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Just right for digitizing your tape collection

    |
    |
    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    If you have some decent cassette recordings you would like to convert to MP3 or even full WAV format, this unit does a great job. USB direct-connect to computer, Mac or PC software included, & imports directly to iTunes using your import settings. Very nice for $100.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Converting tapes

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Worked as promised

    |
    |
    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We're using this to convert old recorded tapes to a digital format. So far, it's working great and the quality is very good.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good Tape deck, software could be better

    |
    |
    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The tape deck is good, but the recording software only records WAV files, not MP3. There are better options online.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Not compatible with windows 10

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Not compatible with Windows 10.

    |
    |
    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Not compatible with Windows 10. Software for Windows 10 not available.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Cassette Unit

    |
    |
    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Would highly recommended to anyone wanted to listen to your old school tapes. :)

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Nice idea

    |
    |
    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Quality is not up to par with my needs, play back speed was not consistant.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Easy to use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Easy

    |
    |
    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This item was easy to use and a great bday present

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    outstanding for someone with a lot of cassettes t

    |
    |
    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great piece of equipment for a person that is serious enough about making room in the dungeon.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Just what I've been looking for.

    |
    |
    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have a stash of over 400 + cassette tapes. This item allows me to convert them to MP3 or CD's. I love it and would recommend it to anyone. Great tool!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Lap top very new - So Far GREAT

    |
    |
    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    GREAT Laptop, I am told by an expert for the Money!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Small jobs

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Tape to CD Conversion plus Geek Squad LP to MP3

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This worked well for my 5 tapes but I gave up after spending too much time and went to www.GeekSquad.com/Rip They ended up converting my remaining CDs, LPs and Tapes to mp3. This device is fine for small jobs but I also wanted the artwork and nice track splitting that Geek Squad does.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    ion Tape2PC

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have about 200 old cassettes that I wanted to convert most of to cd's. This product was just what I was serching for. It has lived up to its expectations and also is just a dang nice cassette player. But what I like best is it can convert tapes to cd's a very high rate of speed. Otherwise this project would take me months to complete.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Compatibility

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    NOT COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS 8.1

    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works just fine with windows 7 pc but not with windows 8.1

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Sponsored