I'm trying to by an external floppy drive my computer but don't want to spend alot. Any suggestions?

Question

I use the floppy to upload pics from floppies to my computer. I want a decent transfer rate but I'm pretty unclear on wear to even start.

Answer 1

I'm not sure why you are using floppies but it would cost you less to implement the usage of a jump/thumb/flash drive than to locate, purchase, and install an external floppy drive.

Answer 2

They're all the same. Seriously. Ok, I think there's different speed models available now. 2x speed is standard, but a few companies make 4x units. If there's no price difference, go for it, but honestly, double-speed floppy drives are plenty fast and just buy whatever you find.



Also, think about USB keys. A 2GB one will cost you less than the $25 a USB floppy drive costs.

Answer 3

Before you buy one, check your local library. Many libraries still have one or two computers equipped with floppy drives. You can then burn the pics to a disk to take home to your computer.

Answer 4

an external USB floppy drive will set you back around £20 or less if your looking on eBay

Answer 5

Thats a rip off.

At CPC you can get 120GB for £37.50

Something like $75.



http://cpc.farnell.com/CS15165/computer-products/product.us0?sku=seagate-st



If you still want an external floppy try:



http://cpc.farnell.com/CS11483/computer-products/product.us0?sku=newlink-nlfl



Only £20 [$40] !

Answer 6

a floppy drive.

if your using one of those for pics you should really look into something else like an External Hard Drive.

you can get one for 120$ 320GB of storrage.

Answer 7

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=BEI-D353FUE&cpc=SCH