https://www.reddit.com/r/amiga/comments/1iegw2t/floppy_disks/
created by PilksUK on 31/01/2025 at 15:10 UTC
9 upvotes, 5 top-level comments (showing 5)
Recently picked up an amiga 500 as I found some of my old games and disks in the loft, I don't really want to to keep using them given their age so was thinking of using a greaseweasle to make adfs and transfer to new disks but where can I get some new disks? struggle to find a source thats not a rippoff in price lol
Comment by danby at 31/01/2025 at 17:14 UTC*
6 upvotes, 1 direct replies
and transfer to new disks
Lovely as that might be, people don't make new disks. A gotek with flashfloppy is probably a good investment at this point
struggle to find a source thats not a rippoff in price lol
Worldwide manufacture of floppy disks ended in 2010. I think that Tom Persky guy is the only remaining floppy disk supplier/wholesaler, and he's the only source of bulk unused floppies remaining. He bought the final output stock form the last floppy disk manufacturer and his company recycles/reclaims old floppies
Comment by LysoMike at 31/01/2025 at 15:16 UTC
3 upvotes, 1 direct replies
You will only find NOS if you're lucky. Those discs are not in production anymore.
Comment by RScottyL at 31/01/2025 at 15:32 UTC
3 upvotes, 2 direct replies
You might want to look in to floppy drive emulation instead, unless you actually want to try using the floppies:
Comment by retropassionuk at 31/01/2025 at 17:06 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Search ‘tosec Amiga’ I’m sure they have already been done (ADF).
Comment by GeordieAl at 31/01/2025 at 19:36 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I keep an eye on FB marketplace, there’s regularly people selling of bunches of new or used disks, often at pretty good prices.
I got a sealed pack of 25 disks for $10cad not too long ago.