Saturday, October 18, 2008

Blog 8 – IT Essentials - Floppy Drives

1) What is the price of an internal floppy drive?
A. They start at $7.50 and go up to $30, depending on the brand and options.
Some internal floppy drives have card readers with them.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1187054&CatId=287

2) What kind of connection do external floppy disk drives use?
A. Usually external floppy drives use USB connectors; however there are a few floppy drives out there with specialized connectors such as the Toshiba floppy drive.
http://www.connectworld.net/ccc/DB19FS-db19-connectors.html

3) What is the price of an external floppy drive?
A. They average between $20 and $35, depending on the brand.

4) Why do you think external drives cost more than internal drives?
A. Because they have extra parts, a case, an extra controller,
and a USB, or other connector with a cable.

5) What are the advantages of external drives?
A. They can be used with several machines as needed and they are easy to replace.

6) What are the advantages of internal drives?
A. Internal drives don't take up any extra space.
And they have a constant address path.

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