![]() Aside from the floppy drive that sits at the bottom of the card slots, the Floppy Plus manages its seven media types (Compact Flash, Microdrive, SmartMedia, MMC, SD, Memory Stick and Memory Stick Pro) via two slots - one to cover CF and Microdrive cards, and one for everything else. Its silver coating should match up well with many modern notebooks of either the silver or black variety, but you will need a little extra desk or lap space to accommodate it comfortably. As multi-card readers go, however, it's on the big and bulky side. The Floppy Plus sits 1 inch high and weighs in at 340g, which makes it about the same weight as many add-on USB floppy drives supplied with notebooks. Multi-card readers of the type that are included with the Floppy Plus are, however, a hot commodity item, especially if you own multiple digital cameras, PDAs or other items that rely on portable storage. Quite whether the floppy addition is actually a worthwhile thing is rather open to debate a quick poll around ZDNet Australia's offices found that most users hadn't actually touched a floppy for a number of years. In terms of the market it's trying to reach with the Floppy Plus, it's arguably fair to say that Iomega's Floppy Plus isn't really a floppy drive it's more of a multi-card reader that just happens to have compatibility with floppy disks. Iomega covers just about every portable storage base with the Floppy Plus, but power concerns make this a less compelling buy. If you see inaccuracies in our content, please report the mistake via this form. If we have made an error or published misleading information, we will correct or clarify the article. Our editors thoroughly review and fact-check every article to ensure that our content meets the highest standards. Our goal is to deliver the most accurate information and the most knowledgeable advice possible in order to help you make smarter buying decisions on tech gear and a wide array of products and services. ZDNET's editorial team writes on behalf of you, our reader. Indeed, we follow strict guidelines that ensure our editorial content is never influenced by advertisers. Neither ZDNET nor the author are compensated for these independent reviews. This helps support our work, but does not affect what we cover or how, and it does not affect the price you pay. When you click through from our site to a retailer and buy a product or service, we may earn affiliate commissions. And we pore over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the products and services we’re assessing. We gather data from the best available sources, including vendor and retailer listings as well as other relevant and independent reviews sites. ![]() ZDNET's recommendations are based on many hours of testing, research, and comparison shopping.
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