Diskettes, also known as floppy disks or floppies, are a fairly old fashioned data storage medium. The advantage of using floppies is that most computers have a floppy drive, however, storage capacity is very limited with only 1.4 MB for the most commonly used 3.5" floppies and floppy disks can be easily damaged by dust in the drive.
Mediabay Tecnology increase the expandibility of your notebook, choosing the right OpticalDrive to satisfy all customers needs. With our Mediabay Tecnology you can change the OpticalDrive without switching off the notebook, all our devices are hot swap or USB or 1394 based.
Specs
Alternatives
Options
Disk drive
Diskette drive
If present, storage capacity of Floppy Disk Drive (FDD). Standard is 1.44MB for 3.5" diskettes. Often the FDD is not included in PCs or notebooks, and is at most optional. Optional drives are often connected via an external port like the USB port.
1.44 MB
Connectivity
Interface
Interface ports to connect pieces of equipment. USB (Universal Serial Bus) has become the most popular wired interface to connect peripherals. USB 2.0 supports speeds up to 480 Mbit/s (USB 1: 12 Mbit/s). The wireless interface FireWire is also known as the IEEE 1394 standard. Enhanced IDE (EIDE)is sometimes referred to as Fast ATA, Fast IDE or ATA-2.
USB
Connectivity
I/O ports
An interface on a device to which you can connect another device.
