Dell Laptops = NO FLOPPY DRIVES!!! WTF!!!!!!

Blitz · Post by **Blitz** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 3:23 pm

Instead, they have like an external modular Floppy Driver.......the Dell guy on the phone was trying to explain to me what is.....

Can anyone explain in more detail to me what it is.....

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 3:24 pm

It's an external floppy drive that connects via USB.

ScottE · Post by **ScottE** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 3:24 pm

It's an external drive that you just plug in when you want to use it. Probably a USB drive.

Blitz · Post by **Blitz** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 3:27 pm

thats what I asked, if its just a USB hook up......

stupid person, heh

but anyway, it looks a little inconvenient compared to the other "normal" laptops witha built in floppy.........is it inconvenient, or am I being ignorant?

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 3:30 pm

Originally posted by Blitz
thats what I asked, if its just a USB hook up......

stupid person, heh

but anyway, it looks a little inconvenient compared to the other "normal" laptops witha built in floppy.........is it inconvenient, or am I being ignorant?

Do you use floppies often? If not, then I wouldn't worry about it.

Brent · Post by **Brent** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 3:31 pm

Originally posted by Blitz
thats what I asked, if its just a USB hook up......

stupid person, heh

but anyway, it looks a little inconvenient compared to the other "normal" laptops witha built in floppy.........is it inconvenient, or am I being ignorant?

depends on your needs, if you are gonna be using floppy disks more then cd's then it would be annoying, but it all depends on what you are doing and need

ScottE · Post by **ScottE** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 3:33 pm

The floppy drive has gone from being a necessity to being a convenience.

Blitz · Post by **Blitz** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 3:34 pm

ya, thats true

I usually just e-mail myself my reports........

It costs $30 to buy.....but I'll get it, but ya, I doubt I'll use it much when I think about it.....

Zuma · Post by **Zuma** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 3:53 pm

My Dell latitude came with an internal floppy

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 3:54 pm

Originally posted by Zuma
My Dell latitude came with an internal floppy

Some do, but the thinner ones have external or modular internal drives.

Zuma · Post by **Zuma** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 3:58 pm

Yea this one is kinda big and heavy compared to my Toshiba

Ghosthunter · Post by **Ghosthunter** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 4:43 pm

i never got a floppy with my dell laptop
what do you need one for?

On my p3 866 last time I used my floppy was like 3 years ago

Immortal · Post by **Immortal** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 5:24 pm

I think dell lappy comes with those 64mb key chain thingy for u..

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 6:44 pm

Unless you need to backup documents for transport or the like, a floppy isn't necessary...especially if you get a CD-RW drive.