h18004.www1.hp.com - 10/24/2008
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The HP USB Floppy Drive Key provides the functionality of two USB devices in one compact package. The device functions as both a USB 2.0 Hi-Speed flash storage device and a USB floppy. The key is offered in both 1GB and 256MB storage capacities. Lightweight and compact, the USB Floppy Drive Key ...
crunchgear.com - 10/24/2008
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crunchgear.com —
If you’re a sysadmin, you may have noticed
a somewhat annoying trend: computers — especially servers —...
rarely ship with floppy drives any more, and yet BIOS updates still often require that you boot from a floppy disk! Sure, ...
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USB Floppy Drive Key provides 2-in-1 storage option
slashgear.com - 10/24/2008
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slashgear.com —
It’s not often that a product makes us
go “but why?” then “oh I see” and then...
“but why?” in such rapid succession, but the HP USB Floppy Drive Key has managed it. At first glance a standard USB memory stick, ...
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HP USB Floppy Drive Key
ubergizmo.com - 10/24/2008
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ubergizmo.com —
HP has released its USB Floppy Drive Key
that offers a 2-in-1 USB media solution that boasts...
the ability to read the USB flash drive as a standard storage device or a floppy device. All you need to do is connect the USB flash drive to a computer, ...
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HP USB Floppy Drive Key
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USB Floppy Drive Key provides 2-in-1 storage option
CrunchGear —
... If you’re a sysadmin, you may have noticed a somewhat annoying trend: computers — especially servers — rarely ship with floppy drives any more, and yet BIOS updates still often require that you boot from a floppy disk! Sure, you can jump through hoops and place a bootable image onto a normal USB memory stick, but that can be complicated and time consuming. The HP USB Floppy Drive Key provides a 2-in-1 USB media solution that presents to the host comptuer a normal USB storage device and a USB floppy device! Simply connect the USB key to a computer, place the ...
HP USB Floppy Drive Key
Ubergizmo —
... HP has released its USB Floppy Drive Key that offers a 2-in-1 USB media solution that boasts the ability to read the USB flash drive as a standard storage device or a floppy device. All you need to do is connect the USB flash drive to a computer, copy files required onto the USB floppy section and transfer the flash drive over to the selected computer and boot up. Kiss goodbye to dedicated USB floppy disk drives since floppies are all but extinct for many years already. You can pick up the 256MB and 1GB models for $49 and $79, respectively. Wonder what happened to the 512MB ...
HP USB Floppy Drive Key
SlashGear —
... It’s not often that a product makes us go “but why?” then “oh I see” and then “but why?” in such rapid succession, but the HP USB Floppy Drive Key has managed it. At first glance a standard USB memory stick, and available in both 1GB and 256MB capacities, the Key shows up as both a memory stick and as a USB floppy drive on whatever PC you plug it into. ...
HP USB Floppy Drive Key
Obsessable News Feed —
... The HP USB Floppy Drive Key (official HP product page) could be a very useful device if you own a Windows machine or if you work in IT offering support to people running Windows machines. Despite the fact that floppy drives are never seen on newer laptops these days and rarely seen on desktop computers, most computers require a floppy boot disk to perform certain maintenance and recovery tasks at the BIOS level. If you haven't needed a floppy disk in a long time, then this device probably isn't for you. ...
HP's USB Floppy Drive Key allows BIOS installation
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... Drive Key into "boot from floppy mode", copy the BIOS files over and update with no fuss.
It's clearly aimed at sys admins, and the price reflects that: $49 for 256MB and $79 for the 1GB version. No one who isn't getting corporate to pay is going to spend that when they can do the same thing using a regular USB stick and any one of a number of open source programs. Still, props to HP for doing something, anything new with gadgetdom's most flotsam of tech.
HP USB Floppy Drive Key [HP via Slashgear]
USB de Hewlett Packard que quiere ser Floppy
Gizmología —
... si fuera un disquette de los viejos que ya no usamos hace unos cuantos años.
Esto podría servir para personas que son administradores de servidores. Muchos de ellos sabrán perfectamente que los servidores ya no vienen con lector de disquettes pero sus Bios muchas veces no leen datatravelers lo que hace realmente molesto.
El USB Floppy Drive viene en versiones de 256MB y 1GB y cuestan US$49 y US$79 respectivamente.
Vía: HP
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HP USB Floppy / Flash Drive Key
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HP introduces its new USB Floppy Drive Key. The key is a standard USB flash drive at the same time a USB floppy drive when it is plugged into a PC. It is available in 1GB and 256MB capacities and supports USB 1.1 and 2.0. The 1GB version is priced at $79 while the 256MB version at $49.
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