USB Floppy Drive....

More Useful Than You Think

With the increasing use of thumb drives and optical drives, acquiring an USB floppy drive may seem unnecessary and a waste of money.

But if you had a computer back in the good ol' days when floppies (3.5" diskettes) were popular, having a USB floppy disk drive may come in very handy.

Just think about it for a second. Let us say that over the years, you are likely to have stashed lots of 3.5" diskettes that have loads of vital information on them.

Sure you could use the floppy drive in our desktop computer (if you have one or if your desktop's floppy disk drive hasn't died). But if you don't have a desktop, buying an external floppy disk drive that can be connected to your laptop via USB is cheap and workable alternative.

Truth be told, many desktop computers do not incorporate floppy disk drives anymore. And it wouldn't be surprising to find that millions of users still keep precious information on diskettes whether for archiving stuff or as back-up.

External floppy disk drives are inexpensive too. But we urge you not to go for ones that are too cheap as their qualities are suspect.

Just take a look at two good choices for your consideration:

* Compact - lightweight

* Compatible with both Windows 98SE, Me, 2000, and XP, or Mac OS 8.6, 9.x or 10.1 Mac

* Easily recognized by your system - no specific driver required.

Sony External Floppy Disk Drive

* Fast and affordable data back-up solution

* Easy USB connectivity to PC or Macintosh

* Compatible with both USB 2.0 and USB 1.1.

* Can be used on Apple Mac OS 8.6, Apple Mac OS 9, Apple Mac 9.1 Microsoft Windows 98/ME, Microsoft Windows 2000/XP. Some customers have reported that is works easily with Vista too.

* Powered by USB so no need for an AC Power cable required

* Mounted vertically to conserve on space

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