Read, write and format testing of 13 High-Density 3.5-Inch Floppy Drives
with 3 weak floppy disks

Floppy disk drive model label picture bottom picture Read test:
(weak) Verbatim DataLifePlus OEM #1		 Format, write than read it back test:
(weak) Verbatim DataLifePlus OEM #2		 Format, write than read it back test:
(weak) DATACE
ALPS DF354H040F (OEM for IBM) img img more than 2200 bites different no differences no differences
CHINON FZ-357 S/N 2407785 img img more than 2900 bites different 405 bites different no differences
CITIZEN Z1DE-62B (OEM for HP) img img more than 1200 bites different more than 5000 bites different no differences
MITSUMI D359T3 060500 2A31S0140 img img more than 5000 bites different more than 3500 bites different no differences
NEC FD1231H 2003.06 img img more than 1500 bites different 2 bites different 8 bites different
Panasonic JU-257A606P N1613 00501910 img img more than 2300 bites different 71 bites different no differences
Samsung SFD-321B /LCP5N (OEM for HP) img img more than 3500 bites different more than 4000 bites different no differences
SONY MPF9020-E E/131 9712 img img more than 2000 bites different more than 2500 bites different 510 bites different
SONY MPF9020-E E/131 JUL2001 img img more than 4500 bites different no differences 486 bites different
TEAC FD-235HF 4291-U 19307342-91 img img more than 1900 bites different no differences no differences
TEAC FD-235HF 5464-U 19307754-64 img img more than 1300 bites different no differences no differences
TEAC FD-235HF 7291-U5 19307772-91 img img more than 2000 bites different 510 bites different 484 bites different
TEAC FD-235HF B291-U5 193077B2-91 img img more than 2500 bites different more than 20000 bites different no differences


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