Why do so few laptops come with a floppy drive?

Am I wrong to think I need a floppy drive, considering that I have so many floppies?

How do I find out (or tell me please)which laptops (old or new) either come with a floppy drive or can have one added ??? (NOT externally)

thanks!!!!

Some manufacturers now consider floppies obsolete. Programs and files are generally so big these days that floppies can't hold much. Add to this that nearly all computers are capable of transferrign files by connecting to the internet, that CD burners are becoming common (and CDs cost less but hold 500 times as much), and that other types of storage (e.g. zip disks, memory cards, and USB sticks) with more room are available. For laptops, size is limitted so eliminating a floppy drive allows room for something else (or just a smaller computer). I, personally, still think that floppies have their place, and still have quite a collection of my own, but I can see why they're being sacrificed in laptops.

Most manufacturers, as far as I have seen, offer floppy drives, but they are often optional and sometimes take the form of a drive that must be removed to insert some other drive, such as a DVD drive.

If it doesn't list a floppy drive, assume it doesn't have one.

But then how do U inmstall something like windows 98 with out a floppy drive since 98 cds don't boot?

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