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Slim black 3.5-inch USB floppy drive with eject button

Corn Electronics

Corn Electronics 3.5" 1.44MB USB Floppy Drive Diskette

SKU CH-QZZM-98BFQ

External USB 3.5" drive reads and writes 1.44MB floppies, draws under 500mA from the bus, no power adapter needed

  • Total capacity1.44 MB
  • Size3.5 in (8.89 cm)
  • Pack quantity1
  • USB powered — no external adapter needed
  • Plug-and-play with Windows ME, 2000, XP, Vista, 7
  • Reads and writes 1.44 MB and 720 KB floppy disks
  • USB 1.1 / 2.0 interface at 12 Mbps full speed
  • Super-slim, lightweight design for easy portability

3.5" USB Floppy Drive for Legacy Media

This external 3.5-inch drive reads and writes 1.44MB and 720KB floppy disks through a standard USB connection. It is intended for users who still need to access or archive data stored on legacy diskettes. The unit draws all power from the USB port with a maximum current of 500 mA, so no separate adapter is required.

Bus-Powered Operation With Minimal Heat

Because the drive uses only the 500 mA available from a USB 1.1 or 2.0 port, it generates very little warmth during normal read or write activity. There is no internal fan, so operation is silent apart from the mechanical sounds of the disk spinning and the head seeking. Power consumption stays within the low limits of the USB bus supply.

Slim Enclosure With Plug-and-Play Convenience

The super-slim, lightweight plastic housing is built to withstand regular transport between desktops and laptops. A fixed USB cable provides the industry-standard interface, and the drive works immediately with Windows ME, 2000, XP, Vista and 7 without extra drivers. This makes it a practical tool for quick data recovery or software installation from original media.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in USB Floppy Drives & Disks, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $23.99
Cheaper than about 70% of the 68 comparable items (median $28.49).
Total capacity 1.44 MB
Higher than about 99% of the 28 comparable items (median 0 GB).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameCORN
Total capacity1.44 MB
Size & build
Size3.5 in (8.89 cm)
In the box
Pack quantity1

Questions about this item

How do I install the drive and what is the step people most often miss?

Connect the drive to a USB port that can supply 500 mA or less; the step people miss is using a port that cannot deliver that current, which prevents the drive from powering up.

What maintenance or replacement will this drive need later?

The only replaceable part is the 3.5 inch 1.44 MB floppy media itself; the drive mechanism has no user-serviceable components and requires no scheduled maintenance.

What limit appears first during sustained read or write operations?

The USB full-speed 12 Mbps interface caps sustained throughput well below the media's 250 Kbits per second raw rate, making the bus the first bottleneck.

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