Got a Floppy Disk?

Advantages: Quick, Easy, Reliable, Small, Fits into any pocket or bag
Disadvantages: Faded out use lately

...I originally bought this external floppy drive a few years ago after the standard for laptops was not to have an inbuilt floppy drive already in them however at the time floppy disks were still in use from time to time. It doesn't mean that this can't be used for desktop computers that don't have internal floppy drives. Power ********* Usually when having an external device like an external hard drive or optical drive you would usually need more than one lead. It would usually be a cable for the power into a power socket in the wall and a separate cable to send and receive data between the device and the computer however with this external floppy drive it has completely changed. Now all that is need with this floppy drive is simply just one USB cable with a mini USB connected to the drive making it quick and easy to use when your...

burns2007 12.08.2008 · Read review
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Review of Freecom Floppy disk drive 1.44 MB

Panasonic Floppy disk drive

Advantages: Very reliable
Disadvantages: none

...One of the best floppy disk drive makers in the business. I have never had any problems with this make of floppy disk drive since I have been using them. Have fitted this make of floppy disk drive in every machine I have built for my self and for my customers for around the last four years and don’t think I have had one returned to me that is not working. Have tried all the other makes of floppy disk drives and have had problems in one way or another with them some. The key to all good floppy disk drives is that the heads are regularly cleaned to keep them in good condition.....

robbailey 02.10.2000 · Read review
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Review of Floppy Drives

**This Micro is ScanDisk's Cruzer**

Advantages: storage - 4GB -
Disadvantages: awkward shape when in pocket

...**SanDisk Cruzer Micro USB Flash Drive -- 4GB** -- USB Flash Drive 4GB -- U3 Technology enabled (software installer supplied) Follow on-screen instructions for installation *Summary* SanDisk, is known for having the world's highest volumn as in (sales) for data storage. -- No other data storage business has the retail portfolio that SanDisk has. They are based in California and boasts to be the first company to announce the introduction of the USB Flash Drive. They provide storage and multimedia solutions for the home and small business environments. ScanDisk in 2005, went public in the US. In 2006, their revenue was 3.3 Billion US Dollars. Their site is: www.sandisk.com Two years ago the company founded by Dr. Eli Harari in 1988; hit on the world's smallest memory card; The memory Keys were to be exported to over 200...

1st2thebar 19.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of SanDisk Cruzer Micro - USB flash drive - 4 GB

88 Floppy Disks in one!

Advantages: Fast USB 2.0 connection, accessories, Compact, Looks COOL
Disadvantages: Requires a driver for Win98, Need updated USB 2.0 driver to use advanced features or your computer crashes, not all computers have USB

...You're copying a bunch of documents from your computer onto a 3.5" floppy disk. All is well, you see the sheets of paper flying across and the progress bar moving along nicely but then suddenly *BEEP*. A small window pops up saying your disk is full! A standard floppy diskette these days can only store 1.44MegaBytes (or 1,044KiloBytes) of data. Sometimes, it's not even enough for a single document these days, especially if there are pictures inside. Now imagine a disk that gives you 128MB of data. That's the same as 88.89 floppy diskettes! Yes, you've guess it (if you bothered guessing that is). The product I'm reviewing is a flash disk. Also known as pen drives, USB drives, flash drives, memory sticks, travelling disks, jump drives, etc. These are basically disks that plug into your computer via USB and act like a drive. Kind...

Deru 10.10.2004 · Read review
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Review of PQI 128MB USB 2.0 Cool Drive Traveling Disk

If only all Pens Drive like this

Advantages: Cheap, good storage, quick/read write speed and small enough for pockets
Disadvantages: U3 installed software can be tricky

...PC to Pen drive, and vice versa, was as easy as opening a door, I simply pushed the Pen drive into the USB port on my PC and as it was Windows ready I didn?t have to install any drivers, thus making it so quick to dart from PC to PC, which I like very much. The sliding mechanism which allows the USB connector to retract into the devices body is a little stiff at first, (the ones I have used have been, although most may not be), but the action does become smoother once you have used it a few times, but not smooth enough to retract when you don?t want it too. The sandisk can be bought so cheaply, prices varying but for a 4GB unit from amazon will set you back just under a tenner, (a 16 GB device is around the £16 mark), although I do advise shopping around for the best deal. And for this price you can store a vast amount of information...

blissman70 09.04.2009 · Read review
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Review of SanDisk Cruzer Micro - USB flash drive - 4 GB

1GB of space...That's 994 floppy disks!

Advantages: Fast USB 2.0 connection, accessories, Compact, Looks COOL
Disadvantages: Requires a driver for Win98, Need updated USB 2.0 driver to use advanced features or your computer crashes, not all computers have USB, gets hot.

...This is a review on the PQI's USB 2.0 1GB 'Cool Drive' Travelling Disk. This product is very similar to my PQI 128MB Cool Drive Traveling Disk, which I've also reviewed, but with one BIG difference. The 1GB version of this drive holds A LOT more information than the 128MB could ever. Now what does 1GB mean? It's short for 1 GigaByte, which is 1,000 MegaBytes. Actually, the space shows up as 999MB but that's close enough. Now, if you've read my 128MB Cool Drive review, or at least seen the title, you'll know that 128MB stores roughly the equivalent of 88 floppy disks. Now the 1GB Cool Drive stores the equivalent of 694 floppy disks! Impressive, in'it? Now, the 1GB Cool Drive is practically identical to the 128MB Cool Drive. The drive is roughly the size of my thumb, it's metallic blue in colour with clear bits at the bottom and tip...

Deru 17.10.2004 · Read review
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Review of PQI 1GB USB 2.0 Cool Drive Traveling Disk

SanDisk Cruzer Micro - USB flash drive - 2 GB

Advantages: no cap, large sorage space, U3 software is useful
Disadvantages: U3 auto-installing may annoy some people

...Firstly this USB drive is quite small, it looks good and as soon as you plug it in a big orange light starts up, it doesn’t have a cap (so you won't lose the cap!) and comes with a neck strap. The USB data transfer is quite fast, there is not much lag and the computer immediately picks up that the USB stick is plugged in. However as soon as you plug in the stick then it starts to install the U3 software on the PC, this could annoy some people but the software is very useful. You can download many free portable ap’s and can synchronise the USB with the PC using this, its a useful feature and also includes some security features, preventing nosey people looking through your files. The U3 software also has an instruction manual/tour on it, preventing the need for there to be any paper manuals with the device. The 2GB...

01wojtowicz 22.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of SanDisk Cruzer Micro - USB flash drive - 2 GB

A slim and compact USB Flash Drive.

Advantages: Slim, compact, very trendy outlook and fast performance.
Disadvantages: None really.

...BACKGROUND INFORMATION PNY is one of the premium manufacturing companies that make USB memory drives, different types of memory cards, memory upgrades and also different types of customer oriented graphics cards. It is a USA based multi-national company and has different branches all over the world for sales and customer support. Over the years, PNY is one of the popular brands amongst customers for its high quality products, cheaper price and excellent after sales support. They have been manufacturing and providing different types of flash memory drives with various configurations. As time progresses, the capacity of hard drive also increases. Nowadays they also provide up to 32 GB memory space in a PNY USB drive and also maintaining the same compact and slim size with faster and speedy response. Pny Attaché Premium...

Gladiator007 18.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of PNY Attaché Premium Capless - USB flash drive - 1 GB

San disk another USB to look for!

Advantages: fast, strong, small
Disadvantages: None i found

...Thissandisk cruzer micro a flash drive that has some generous storage capacity of 8gb and is USB 2.0 which provides high transfer speeds. This driver is a nice colour in my opinion black is great i think. i use this drive daily at work and most of the time it rattles about at the bottom of my bag and the isnt a scratch/dent on it so it is very strongly built. It offers excleelent value for money and wil Guaranteed to do the job transfer speeds are pretty quick i manged to tranfer a movie onto it with in a min. I would recommend this USb flash Drive to anyone who wants a quick way of sending data from computer to computer and is well worth the money i brought mine from the internet fo about £10 which i think is good and have been happy with it ever since....

Mattlav 23.05.2008 · Read review
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Review of SanDisk Cruzer Micro - USB flash drive - 8 GB

Crucial 4GB USB drive

Advantages: backup, save important work, easy to transfer work or files from one pc to another
Disadvantages: none

...This Crucial Gizmo is great for anyone looking to backup there files up to 4GB. I have had this device for over a year now and it?s been great. You can save anything from pictures, music, videos, Photoshop files, pretty much anything you can think of really to this device. I backed up a few file drivers from one PC and placed them on to another PC, which worked great. This saved the hassle of writing a CD with the files I needed to place on to another PC which I would have probably only used once as well. This device is basically like having 6 CDS worth of data on or just under. The device is really easy to use, you basically plug the device into the USB slot and go to my computer, and where it says Devices and removable storage your device name will be listed e.g. Crucial. All you do from there is open up the storage device...

gremenis 16.12.2009 · Read review
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Review of Crucial Gizmo! USB flash drive - 4 GB