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Where to buy new floppies? (Users)

posted by CluelessInSeattl, Seattle, USA, 02.09.2012, 19:49

> > However, the floppy drive took more than a decade to die. Sony,
> > which at the end owned 70% of what was left of the market,
> > announced in 2010 that
> it was stopping the
> manufacture of 3.5? diskettes.

As I mentioned in my original post, there's no shortage of web sites that offering "new" 3.5" floppies for sale.

My question is: Who manufactures them?

And: "How reliable are they?"

Verbatim used to have a good reputation.

Does anyone know where the current crop of floppies are manufactured these days and which are the most reliable brands?

---
Will in Seattle
a.k.a. "Clueless"
Running MS-DOS 6.21

Complete thread:

• Where to buy new floppies? - CluelessInSeattl, 01.09.2012, 19:02 (Users)
  • Where to buy new floppies? - tom, 01.09.2012, 20:00
  • Where to buy new floppies? - Rugxulo, 01.09.2012, 21:06
    • Where to buy new floppies? previous BTTR forum discussion - Arjay, 01.09.2012, 22:26
      • MrSolidSnake745's floppy drive music - Arjay, 01.09.2012, 22:54
        • MrSolidSnake745's floppy drive music - w3a537, 01.09.2012, 23:27
          • MrSolidSnake745's floppy drive music - RayeR, 02.09.2012, 14:19
    • Where to buy new floppies? - CluelessInSeattl, 02.09.2012, 19:49
      • Where to buy new floppies? - w3a537, 03.09.2012, 05:22
        • Where to buy new floppies? - CluelessInSeattl, 03.09.2012, 18:14
          • Where to buy new floppies? - w3a537, 04.09.2012, 08:13
            • Where to buy new floppies? - CluelessInSeattl, 05.09.2012, 18:01
  • Where to buy new floppies? - rr, 06.09.2012, 20:48
    • Where to buy new floppies? - bretjohn, 07.09.2012, 17:53
      • Where to buy new floppies? - RayeR, 10.09.2012, 00:44
  • Where to buy new floppies? - mvojvodic, 11.12.2012, 13:25