Amazon should retire these 3 hardware storage categories ASAP to stop confusing people - does anyone still need floppy, zip, and tape?

Date:
Sat, 18 Oct 2025 16:26:00 +0000

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Amazon should retire these three outdated hardware categories to stop confusing shoppers.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Amazon still lists outdated storage devices under Hot New Releases categories
Floppy, Zip, and tape drives linger online decades after losing relevance Removing them would simplify browsing and stop confusing modern tech shoppers

Like a lot of people whove worked in tech for a long time, Ive accumulated a lot of products over the years. Im not very good at throwing things away - because you never know when youll need them!

As a result, I also have a large collection of cables dating back decades. Id go through and chuck away the really old ones, but a lot of them are tangled together, so thats a project for another time.

I also have boxes - large boxes, not shoe-boxes - of hardware that stopped being relevant years ago. The 1990s called

These hardware items include graphics cards, other expansion boards, small-capacity external storage devices, external Zip drives, and no fewer than three floppy disk drives and five optical drives.

Ill never need them, and one day Ill throw them out. Probably at the same
time I get rid of all those old CDs, DVDs, and floppy disks.

The reason I mention this is that Amazon seems to be a bit like me and still has far too many ancient storage products in its warehouses. Run a search and youll see.

Even worse, under the Amazon Hot New Releases banner, the retail giant has sections for Tape Libraries , External Zip Drives , and Floppy & Tape Drives
.

As you might expect, there arent a lot of exciting, hot new releases in these categories, but thats not to say there arent any.

If youve got some floppy disks and have a burning desire to know whats on them, then Amazon has you covered with a hot new USB external floppy disk drive and hot new disk drive emulator.

The best-selling new and future releases in these three categories are described as being updated frequently, so if youre in the market for a brand new external Zip drive, be sure to check back often.

Its hard to imagine anyone genuinely shopping for a new floppy or Zip drive
in 2025 and by keeping these categories alive, Amazon risks confusing
shoppers who may think theyre relevant products instead of relics.

Retiring them would tidy up its store and make its Hot New Releases page feel a little less ironic.

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