if you do want one, why?
2006-12-07 07:42:30 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
No No NO
Floppy drive is old type of drive to carry 1.4mb data to any whare from one computer to an othre computer now in these day's floppy drive is replased with usb storage devise normmly called data travller or pen drive if u are buying a computer just don't buy fllopy drive i suduhest u to buy one data travler insted of floppy both are cheap items...........
2006-12-07 08:10:06 · answer #1 · answered by Liza_Ray 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a lot of businesses still use them. the disks are cheap, small, and most text files/spreadsheets are only a couple hundered kilobytes.
getting a pc without a A drive wouldnt be economic unless you were building a computer yourself. It depends if the expansion slot is there in the case. A usb A: drive would be more expensive later on than getting one initially. Then again, anything on a floppy disk is small enough to just e-mail.
2006-12-07 07:52:51 · answer #2 · answered by angelicusbeefus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's not really any use for one now is there, unless you already have floppy discs with info on already. CDs can store a lot more information than a floppy and USD drives are quite cheap and have a larger capacity for transferring files between computers.
2006-12-07 07:47:19 · answer #3 · answered by Kazu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heck no, in fact i just ordered myself a new XPS 410 and i made sure that it had a floppy drive. I did it because not everyone has made the jump to CD's and flash drives so I can still read content from people who only have disks.
2006-12-07 07:57:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A few years ago I forked out a lot of money for a new PC, dazzled by the flashy lights I didn't notice that the "A" drive was missing! I spent a small fortune on a USB "A" drive, I bet they're cheap now! Couldn't live without it!
2006-12-07 10:09:08 · answer #5 · answered by alfie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question.
I remember the first imacs coming out and hating the idea that it didn't have a floppy drive.
I haven't put one in any of my computers for the last 3 years, what were they 1.Mb or something like that !
2006-12-07 07:53:35 · answer #6 · answered by savs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's handy to be able to boot up a PC if the hard drive is not bootable, since it can check there first before trying the hard drive - it's a legacy from the days of early PC's.
2006-12-07 07:51:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
just bought a new pc it doesent have a floppy drive on it however i need one to put info from old pc onto the new one as old pc doesent have a cd writer
2006-12-07 08:41:41 · answer #8 · answered by chrisatyork 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the computers here at the library have floppies. lots of people still use them but more and more people are switching to usb flash. especially now that i have told them that they can install portable apps on them :)
2006-12-07 07:50:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my cd drive doesn't work so i would use floppy discs to save like documents and stuff but that might be it.. its handy sometimes
2006-12-07 08:05:42 · answer #10 · answered by orion5733 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋