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Floppy disk drives and disks are also very cheap to buy. A floppy disk can store 1.44 megabytes and are usually 3.5 size now. Because software applications and games are becoming very large (100mb upwards) floppy disks are now being used less and have been overtaken by zip disks, CD's, DVD's and super disks to name a few. However floppy disks are always useful for storing small word processing and graphics files and will probably always be a standard device on a new personal computer.

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Posted on 19 / 01 / 2006

The floppy disk seems to be whirring its last goodbye. As a part time PC builder there are very few clients who wish a floppy disk as standard, a few still do, but it's becoming a smaller and smaller band of followers. And i can see why, with only 1.44 megabytes storage it was never ideal for this modern world of huge file downloads. Even the 100 megabytes storage of zip disks is becoming a little small. I personally love the USB storage devices that you just plug into your PC's usb simply and easily. But i will miss floppy disks, most of my computing career has been hand in hand with them.

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Visit the two online UK computer shops above for a range of Maxell high density floppy disks and floppy disks from a host of other top manufacturer's. Maxell sell some of the best 3.5 ins preformatted dos high density diskettes / disks which are compatable for use on all IBM and compatable PC's. You usually floppy diskettes / disks in packs of 10 and upwards and you should expect to beable to buy a 10 pack of Maxell floppy diskettes / disks for £3.99 or cheaper at Jungle and PC World. PC World also sell their own brand of floppy diskettes / disks which are considerable cheaper than Maxell's but probably of not the same quality. Both Jungle and PC World should also sell storage racks, floppy disk labeler kits and floppy disk cases for your floppy disks.