After searching and waiting for a 1581 drive to come up for sale, I decided upon a replica. Not being confident enough to build one myself, I found several options but BitBinders was head and shoulders above the rest. And so I ordered a1581S.

This arrived quickly and safely to the U.K., and included some disks to get me going, plus a test sheet to verify the drive. The drive works flawlessly and I can't wait to start making some compilation disks to reduce my reliance on my 5 1/4" disk mountain.

Absolutely amazing quality, and Craig was happy to answer my queries about the internals. I really am chuffed with my new 1581 and for a Yorkshireman, that's rare approval !

A year ago I found BitBinders and ordered a 1581DV and power supplies for my 64 and 128.
These items operated as advertised, the quality of the cases was far above what I expected.
I came back this year to round out with the 1581S and 1581DH, along with a pair of Amiga power supplies.
Again, the quality is top notch. It's nice to know my computers are supported and will continue to be useful.
The plastic printed cases are well built, and look nice. The items were well packed and arrived in perfect shape.
The short serial cables are well made. BitBinders has been helpful with a few questions I had. Awesome products.

I have been looking to get a new keyboard for a while, mine was pretty old and yellowed. This keyboard works great. thank you.

The drive works fantastic and the styling to match the mega65 is very cool!!!

Just received my MEGA1581, in Australia.
It looks excellent with the MEGA65.
Works really well with the MEGA65 and other Commodore cores.
Glad I purchased it! Thank you for creating this beauty!

This thing is excellent. Its nice having one of these that are only works on my mega 65 but also on my Commodore computer

This is a beautiful keyboard. I really like how the LEDs are integrated into the keyboard with the light pipes attached to the upper cover and fit the a1200.net case perfectly. This makes removal of your upper cover very easy. The black and charcoal keys look amazing in a black case.

Building an A1200 with some modern comforts and thought it might be nice to have a mechboard. Ordered this online due to the slightly different keycaps coloring and am I ever happy. Dropped in easily and looks fantastic. Waiting on a few more items before I can power this up, but love the way this keyboard looks.

Package arrived in excellent condition. This is a wonderful double disk drive exactly matching the description. Perfect addition to my C128 setup!

I love my 1581s, such a well crafted and authentic reproduction. I ordered it to use with my C128. I liked it so much I ordered a second for my C64.

Bought the mechanical A1200 keyboard at VCF midwest this past year. Just got it installed and man this thing is epic! Great to type on and the mechanical key switches are fantastic. They have just enough resistance to give a satisfying low click but not so loud that people will hear you typing in the next room. Installed in a new A1200.net case and fits great. Ribbon cable and LED cable fit no problem. If you want a great experience on your A1200 setup buy this keyboard!

I've been looking at this for a while and finally pulled the trigger. Wow, I'm impressed with the quality and function of this drive! The drives operate quietly and you can see and appreciate the attention to detail. It works very well and this is a great addition to my Commodore systems.

My VIC-20 is now happy with a new Drive. Arrived in a good packaged box, works as expected very good. Great work!

Not much to say, it just works. Nicely built and easy to use.

First off, I need to say that even offering something like this is unreal! This is something Commodore should have released back in the day, and they probably would have sold tons of them. Not sure I really needed it, but I definitely had to have it.

When I first unpacked the unit, the first thing I noticed was the quality of the 3d printed case. It is an extremely high-quality print! It’s much better than anything I can do with my own equipment. I plugged it in and ran the drive through its paces. I first copied several DS/DD disks back and forth between the drives and then ran a demo that loads multiple images one after the other continuously on both drives. After a few hours, I was satisfied. Everything worked flawlessly. Since it has PC drive mechanisms, I decided to try HD disks. Copied to and from them, and everything worked perfectly. Still have quite a few DS/DD disks which are holding up well, but I had to know if I could use HD disks. Not sure unit is rated for HD disks or how well they will hold up, but so far so good.

I did notice a minor problem with the LEDs. Bitbinders were very quick to respond and took care of it immediately.

Unfortunately, I had problems with receiving the drive via USPS. No fault of Bitbinders. They stayed on top of it to make sure everything was resolved, which it was.

Overall, I’m extremely satisfied with the drive and the support. Great company to deal with.