*new* PCMCIA LS-120 drive $59 + S/H Compgeeks

[bigjon]

Here



*DISCLAIMER*

I do not have a laptop and have not kept up with laptop prices, so I cannot be held liable if this is a cold deal.

There.

 

[w3b]

hey.. that's actually a good choice for ppl who use external floppies. I think LS-120 drive reads regular floppy (at faster speed?).

 

[bigjon]

Yeah, it's faster than a floppy drive - the specs at Compgeeks are:

Sustained Data Transfer (KB/sec): 313-571/110/55

I'm not sure what the /110/55 is all about (maybe for floppies?), but at the lowest sustained transfer (313KB per second) that would fill a regular 1.44MB floppy in less than 5 seconds.

 

[SuperSix]

Probably wouldn't be too hard to hack it into a regualer IDE external.. Hmmm..

 

[ThaiBruin]

Here is the THREAD FOR INTERNAL PC CARD READER it's pretty cheap, and will allow you to use this in your PC, I might do it.

 

[gotbeef]

Can I boot off from a floppy with this drive?

 

[bigjon]

Depends on your BIOS (check the Startup order and see if LS-120 is listed). I'm not sure about PCMCIA startup options tho...