1.   An external floppy drive is included.

2.   An external CD-ROM drive is extra, as are detachable speakers.

3.   Apple forces its customers to spend hundreds more on external floppy drives and USB printer adapters, then expects them to be thankful for the extra expense.

4.   Anyway, if you want the easiest route, just buy an external drive.

5.   A nifty new external hard drive is trying to become the diskette of its generation.

6.   Ah, say the critics, but even self-contained external hard drives cost less than Peerless cartridges.

7.   But if you feel uncomfortable installing one, you can also find external drives that plug into the computer.

8.   But that also means the external drive is one more thing to carry in your briefcase.

9.   Buy an external FireWire drive, and simply plug it in.

10.   Connecting external hard drives to Macs or PCs can be a frustrating task.