Digital cameras adding floppies
Sales of Sony's Mavica line are boosted by a floppy storage system, which allows users to copy images onto a disk before downloading them.
Sales of the Mavica line have been boosted by the floppy storage system, which allows users to copy images onto a floppy disk before downloading onto a PC or Mac. Downloading images from digital cameras to the computer can otherwise be a long and unwieldy process.
The new Mavica line's floppy storage system is two times faster than the older version, according to Sony.
"They have addressed the speed issues, because of quicker writing to the floppy," said digital imaging analyst Carl Holec of ARS. "However, the Mavica will face significantly more competition, as its VGA resolution is much lower than comparably priced models."