Floppy Drives Buyers Guide
Key Features
| Key Features | | | Enclosure Type | | | Interface | | | Platform |
| | With over 200 floppy drives on the market, key features such as Enclosure Type, Interface & Platform are important factors when buying. These features not only effect the performane and quality of the floppy drive you choose, but also the price. Shown below are price guides for a selection of floppy drives focusing on the key features: Enclosure Type, Interface & Platform. |
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| Enclosure Type | | Internal | £26.00 | | External | £41.00 | | Plug-In Module (Laptop) | £51.00 | | * | Internal | £26.00 |
| | | Interface | | Floppy (IDC) | £32.00 | | USB | £42.00 | | IDE / EIDE | £45.00 | | * | USB | £42.00 |
| | | Platform | | PC ? Mac | £24.00 | | PC | £36.00 | | PC ? Sun | £39.00 | | * | PC | £36.00 |
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* Taking into account all current floppy drives on the market the most desirable would be a floppy drive with Internal Enclosure Type, USB Interface and PC Platform.
Price Guide
| Min | £3.95 | | Avg | £40.03 | | Max | £556.95 |
| | Floppy Drives cost anywhere from £3.95 for a basic floppy drive with few features to around £556.95 for a fully featured floppy drive. |
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Brand Guide
| Popular Brands | | | Hewlett | | | Hewlett Packard | | | Dell | | | Sony | | | Samsung | | | Teac |
| | The most popular floppy drives brand is Hewlett. The most expensive floppy drives brand is Panasonic. If you're looking for a bargain then look out for Imation branded floppy drives as generally they offer the cheapest floppy drives. |
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